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Last login: 3 hours agoForesthippy: John is a 33 year old married guy from Carnforth, England, UK.; Likes 250 pages, 13 videos, 5 photos • 83 fans • Received 23 reviews; Member since Mar 18, 2008

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foresthippys profile - StumbleUpon: Jul 16, 12:55pm 23 reviews stumblers •http://foresthippy.stumbleupon.com/

Jul 16, 12:47pm: Some photos from a walk yesterday.

A Damselfly

Common Spotted Orchid

Bladder Campion

A pretty little yellow flower. I think rose family, but not completely sure.

A rose with a strange growth of fuzzy red and green hairlike strands. If anyone know what happened here, or if this is somehow normal, I'd love to know...

...update: Thanks to Ryquail for explaining this. It's a cellular proliferation, or gall, caused by a parasitic wasp.

Here's a closer shot. I think the lighting of this is rather flukey; my wife and I are currently arguing over who took this photo. You can see mini thorns on mini stems; it looks like the kind of bush you'd have to fight through to get to sleeping beauty.

A rather amazing product of evolution, I think. To be able to manipulate the cellular structure of a plant to grow yourself a home. Which leads me off on a tangent. I find it mildly amusing that every other species in this country can make it's home wherever it finds a suitable habitat (albeit perpetually marginalised), whereas us humans have to mortgage our lives away and adhere to strict planning laws. Civilisation sure has it's downsides.

Jul 14, 7:51am: Here's my latest artistic effort. The colours and theme were inspired by a visit to Frannyy's page. I did it in photoshop, using just two colours on a black background.

Here's a B&W version. I think the trees look more like trees, but I guess it defeats the point of using complimentary colours.

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Sussex | Golf course damaged by weedkiller: Jul 12, 11:19am 1 review golf, idiot •http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/en...; "The fairways were watered with weedkiller instead of water."

How do you manage that?! I'm guessing someone is now without a job.

BBC NEWS | Americas | Urban farming takes root in Detroit: Jul 10, 7:21am 4 reviews •http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/amer...; Growing crops on wasteland. What a fantastic idea.

YouTube - Michael Nyman Band - The Heart Asks Pleasure First: Jul 1, 3:28pm 2 reviews video, piano •http://video.stumbleupon.com/?p=r0475...; "The heart asks pleasure first" again, this time on the piano as intended. This sends shivers down my spine.

YouTube - The Promise [The Heart Asks Pleasure First] (OST: The Piano): Jul 1, 2:43pm 1 review electronica, video •http://video.stumbleupon.com/?p=pg32g...; "The heart asks pleasure first" is one of my all time favourite pieces of music. Played here by Zack Kim on two guitars simultaneously. This guy is a genius and captivating to watch.

YouTube - Are Humans Smarter Than Yeast?: Jul 1, 3:22am 4 reviews environment, video •http://video.stumbleupon.com/?p=t212b...; Are humans smarter than yeast? From the look of most of the people I see on the street today, I'd say it's very unlikely. This is a succinct documentary highlighting the problems with exponential growth.

BBC NEWS | Americas | Human peace sign in Ithaca: Jul 1, 2:43am 2 reviews uk •http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/amer...; Human peace sign. Cool, man.

BBC NEWS | UK | Education | Review as expletive gets marks: Jun 30, 9:50am 6 reviews humor •http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/education/...; A student receives 2 out of a possible 27 marks for writing "fuck off!" as an exam answer. He would have got only 1 mark, had it not been for his imaginative use of the exclamation mark.

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