Dioscorides's dophins and the Microbial Lab
A few days ago I posted a little ditty about Dioscorides' alleged dolphins in my Delphiniums: Searching for dolphins amongst rhinos. The commentary was supurb and very helpful - damn I'm impressed with the people "out there." And now, just a few days later, Pam from the Microbial Lab has actually found the dolphins and snapped a photo. Remarkable and beautiful... to say nothing of what I'm feeling about the fact that someone actually took something I wrote and carried into their garden with them. I'm delighted at the image. You MUST go read what she has to say about these dolphins. Click the picture, or The Elusive Dolphin (in the Delphiniums).
Photo by Pam at Tales from the Microbial Lab.
Used without permission. I hope this isn't a problem.
Well! As much as I liked the look of your blog before, I really like this. nicely done, sir.
Posted by: John B. | April 15, 2007 at 06:09 PM
In this site: Delphinium History, they state: "Delphiniums received their name from the ancient Greeks who thought the shape of the flower bud with its spur, resembled that of a dolphin." - so I guess that is what they saw. It's funny though, I've had larkspur reseeding in my yard for years now, and I never made the connection. But then, I wasn't looking.
Posted by: Pam | April 16, 2007 at 07:35 AM
My fellow submariner. We earned them, but I don't remember reading this in the piping tabs. From now on I'll look upon these in a slightly different light.
Posted by: Bruce | April 16, 2007 at 06:24 PM
Mystery solved....looks more like a short-tailed blue whale to me. I like your blog renovation too, BTW.
Posted by: lisa | April 17, 2007 at 12:22 PM
Ahhh, the cetacean appears.
Posted by: Ki | April 18, 2007 at 10:16 AM
They ARE dolphins...and they are smiling! Great mystery solved with a great photo!
Posted by: ginger | April 18, 2007 at 06:02 PM
late as usual, i found a dolphin or two... thanks to you and pam for inspiring me to look!
Posted by: bright | May 11, 2007 at 03:02 PM