Ox eye spiral

 

Don't get dizzy

The Leucanthemum vulgare is considered in some places to be an invasive species.  That does not prevent one from taking a closer look at the spiraling floret of the ox eye daisy.

 

Close up buttercup

That is yellow!

Commonly known as St. Anthony's turnip, the butter cup (Ranunculus bulbosus) has bright yellow flowers.  The flower petals are glossy and curved; they reflect light towards the center of the flower.  The "turnip" name comes from the bulbous root of this flower.

Children use the flower in a game to determine if someone likes butter.  One child picks the yellow flower and asks another "Do you like butter?". They then hold the yellow flower up close under the others chin, see the yellow reflection from the yellow flower on the skin, and exclaim that "Yes, you like butter.".

Stereoscopy Day 2026

 

Now, even more stereo!

 

June 21st is "Stereoscopy Day".  On that day in 1838, Sir Charles Wheatstone presented his reflecting stereoscope to the Royal Society of London and demonstrated his theory of binocular vision.  More info about this event, the fifth, is at the Stereoscopy Day site https://stereoscopyday.wordpress.com/ or #StereoscopyDay 

 

Let's start the celebration right now!   Presented is a relaxed view 3d stereogram of clouds at different levels:

 

Fast moving...

 

You can view my 3d / stereogram / stereograph / stereoscopic images by selecting one of these labels.  These links each should produce the same image results, as I have been pretty good about labeling:

https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/search/label/3d

https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/search/label/stereogram

https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/search/label/stereograph  

 

Enjoy the views!

 

 

Security envelope basket woven

 

Five bars per band

 

The basket weave pattern used for this security envelope is very rustic.  The pattern does take a break at the fold line.

 

 

Spathe and spadix

 

Pulpit and Jack

 

A close-up view of a Jack in the Pulpit.  From its colors and striping, this may be the Arisaema triphyllum.  The spathe (the "pulpit") surrounds the spadix (the "Jack"). As the fruit ripens, the red berries appear.

 

Get a grip

  

front of Gripper (a)

 

 

back of Gripper (a)

 

front of Gripper (b)

 

back of Gripper (b)

The Scovill Brass Company started in 1802 in Watertown, Connecticut.  It acquired the Oakville Manufacturing Company of Oakville, Connecticut in December, 1923, making it a division of Scovill.  That division was closed in 1973.  The Scovill Company went through some business tribulations; in 2014 it became Morito Scovill Americas.

 

The chronological order of the packets is not certain; they are shown in the order they were found.

 

Some good advice

Some good advice here!

 

 

black border from scanning; original is 8 1/2 x 11 inches

 

This flyer offers some helpful advice:

 

DO NOT DUMP

INTO TOWER

 FLOOR STACK.

 

PUT IN-LINE

  WITH OFFICE. 

 

That sounds like good advice - for someone.  But who? And about what?

 

The numbers in the lower right corner ( 34-2002-9438-6  0264914.1 ) do not provide relief.