HOW BIG IS A BABY AT 24 WEEKS - BABY AT 24 WEEKS
How Big Is A Baby At 24 Weeks
Autumn #1 - 11/24/06 The cats were in an uncooperative mood today, as if collectively deciding that if I had the day off from work, well, then, they should take a day off from "modeling," too. So they took off and did whatever cats do when they are out of sight. So I wandered around and enjoyed the morning--days off are meant for that, after all--somewhat lazily seeking "fall foliage" to photograph, just for a change of pace. In this particular neck of the woods, we don't have spectacularly colorful autumns--the trees change color, but for the most part the colors tend more toward rust and yellow and burnt orange, than vivid scarlet or crimson or even just plain old red. So coming upon this baby maple (I think) was a pleasant surprise. It wasn't much more than a foot tall, if that--the leaves you see here are all of the leaves on that tree-to-be. And it dawned on me that maybe I should be looking more "macro" than "wide-angle," that by looking too intently at the "forest," I was missing trees that individually might be something special; that, by trying to see the "big picture," well, you get my drift. So I refocused, and found autumn, or anyway a little piece of it. I've got a friend who is just beginning her nursing education and is learning about life at the cellular level. What I gather, from what she has told me, is that almost everything that happens on an "organism" level, happens also at the cellular level, as if each cell were an individual, in and of itself. This fascinated me, not so much because I have any particular interest in biology (I don't), but because for a long time I've seen things from the other way, kind of: Organizations, governments, virtually any type of social group, operate, even grow and develop, very similarly to how we, human individuals, grow and develop. Which brings me back to my tiny maple tree and why I'll probably revisit it in coming days and weeks, to watch its progress through the remaining autumn, coming winter and eventual spring. I guess I am easily fascinated. Guess how big is this flower! Indovina quanto e' grande questo fiore! Rafflesia is the biggest flower in the world, although the varieties in peninsular Malaysia (as in the picture) are not as big as those in Borneo. The flower is the only visible part of a parasitic fungus that grows inside a vine (and ultimately kills it). We were told that the bud looks like a cauliflower and can be eaten. When the petals start opening, the do it one at the time and each takes a few hours (or a day? I am now doubting my memory...). The flower itself lasts for about a week and is most beautiful when freshly opened, when the colour is brighter. This is already a few days old. It is used by the aborigine people as a medicine: it is given to women after they have given birth to help the elimination of the "old blood" left in the uterus, such as what is left of the placenta and lining of the uterus (yi mu cao is used in a similar way in Chinese medicine). The Malaysian guide said that that's one of the reasons why there's fewer and fewer of them. ..................................... Rafflesia e' il fiore piu' grande del mondo, anche se le varieta' che si trovano nella Malesia peninsulare (qui nella foto) non sono grandi quanto quelle del Borneo. Il fiore e' l'unica parte visibile di un fungo parassita che cresce all'interno di un rampicante (finendo con l'ucciderlo). Quando il fiore e' in boccio assomiglia ad un cavolfiore e si puo' mangiare. Poi i petali cominciano ad aprirsi, uno ad uno ed ognuno ci mette diverse ore (o forse un giorno? mi vengono dei dubbi...). Il fiore dura per circa una settimana ma e' al suo apice di bellezza appena aperto, quando i colori sono piu' brillanti. Questo ha gia' qualche giorno. Gli aborigeni lo usano come medicina: viene dato alle donne dopo il parto per aiutarle ad espellere il "sangue vecchio", che dev'essere cio' che resta della placenta e della mucosa uterina (in medicina cinese si usa yi mu cao per questa funzione). La guida malese dice che e' per questo che ce ne sono sempre meno. See also: million dollar baby crib assembly baby jogger switchback hybrid jogging stroller bicycle trailer twins baby name baby phat outfit free baby photo photo frame for baby how do you feed a baby bird two pictures to make a baby baby boy 2 the movie |
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