Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Pampas Grass

In California the pampas grass is regarded as an invasive weed.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Friday, March 19, 2010

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Panda

The panda is an endangered species due to loss of habitat and a very low birthrate.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Panda

Estimates of the number of living pandas range from 1500 to 3000.
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Monday, March 15, 2010

Panda


An adult panda needs to eat 20 to 30 pounds of bamboo each day.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Pandas

The only natural range of the panda is a few mountains in central China.
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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Friday, March 12, 2010

Panda

The panda is one of the most popular subjects for sumi-e painting.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Fox Tail Agave

The fox tail agave is also known as the lion's tail or swan's neck agave. because of its unusual curved flower stem. The fox tail agave originally came from the highlands of Mexico.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Friday, March 5, 2010

Orchid




One feature of composing an orchid in sumi-e is the phoenix eye. The phoenix eye is the negative space formed when two leaves of the orchid cross.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Orchid


The orchid is one of the four gentlemen of Japanese sumi-e painting. The four gentlemen are four basic forms that contain brush strokes that are used over and over in sumi-e painting.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Orchid

Many orchids that grow in the tropics are anchored to trees. Orchids that grow in temperate climates are usually terrestrial. Temperate orchids are often found in rocks or rocky soil.
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