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Flower Porn from Frankfurt am Main's PalmenGarten
Topic Categories: Frankfurt through My Eye • Image of the Day • My Pictures • Nature • Photography
Posted on: March 5, 2010 2:59 PM, by "GrrlScientist"
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Well, you know what they say: Love is the anther.
http://digitalcuttlefish.blogspot.com/2010/03/botany-is-destiny.html
Posted by: Cuttlefish | March 5, 2010 3:35 PM
Perhaps this is why some people feel such a stigma over sex.
Posted by: Bob O'H | March 5, 2010 4:11 PM
Simply not my style, Bob, although I think stamen-a plays an important part, as does the size of the column and ensuring your pistil isn't firing blanks...
Posted by: David Hilmy | March 5, 2010 5:47 PM
(and this looks to be the characteristic "frilly" stamen of a white crocus)
Posted by: David Hilmy | March 5, 2010 6:05 PM
"Time is honey." Bernd Heinrich.
Posted by: biosparite | March 5, 2010 6:37 PM
indeed, david, this is a crocus (i think their german name translates to "flowering onions").
and of course, DC, i've been giggling over your pun longer than it likely took you to write that cute poem.
Posted by: "GrrlScientist" | March 6, 2010 4:30 AM