“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”-Anais Nin
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Alkaloids are Not a Breath Mint. The Icelandic Poppy.
This is an Icelandic Poppy. Native to subpolar regions but not to Iceland as it turns out. Just about every part of it is poisonous, containing alkaloids which can be used for pharmaceutical or recreational purposes. The first alkaloid … Read the rest
Thou Art The Iris
Thou art the Iris, fair among the fairest,
Who, armed with golden rod
And winged with the celestial azure, bearest
The message of some God.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, from Iris
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