Just a gallimaufry of photos 📷
Touch-me-not
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I can never resist the urge to touch it!
It was a game we used to play. The neighbourhood kids would try to outdo one another — touching and closing as many leaves as we possibly could!
FUN FACT
Stimuli like heat, wind, or touch cause the leaves of the plant to droop or fold inward for several minutes. It's almost like it's playing dead. The leaves also close in the dark and reopen in the light. The impact of the stimulus determines how quickly the leaves close up. If the plant is struck forcefully with the flick of a finger, the leaves will close up in the blink of an eye. Although some botanists theorise that it may be a defence mechanism, the cause of this unusual behaviour is unknown.
The mocha rum cake is to die for!
QUEEN OF HEAVEN
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Queen of the most holy Rosary, pray for us.
Queen of families, pray for us.
Queen of peace, pray for us. 🙏🏻
FROM THE TRAVEL ARCHIVES
Tijuana 1990
Coconut scraper
The semi-automated process requires the operator to press a half-shell coconut onto a scary-looking rotary contraption with badass spikes.
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I would love to taste some of the coconut! The flowers are really beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe foods on display are just gorgeous! The shredded ice treats are my childhood favorite!
ReplyDeleteThe flower is amazing. Thanks for sharing. Happy weekend to you! 🌺
ReplyDeleteFor many years ago I had this 'touch-me-not' plant. I sowed it from seed. It's a very intresting plant.
ReplyDeleteLovely treat for your son.
Have a nice weekend, Veronica!
Hugs 🌸
Wonderful photos. Love the touch me not, fascinating. I would be tempted to keep touching it! Love the statue of Mary, so beautiful! Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteWhat a great collection of pictures, tasty, pretty and interesting!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful series of photos. Love the mocha rum cake, it looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteDearest Veronica,
ReplyDeleteThat Touch Me Not plant is always interesting to watch and so beautiful.
And son #2 surely got a delicious Birthday treat of very yummy looking food.
Yes, we need this more than ever: Queen of Peace Pray for Us!
That photo from Tijuana Mexico is so clever with the year mentioned in it!
We were there just five years prior to your visit...
https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2021/06/fond-memories-of-our-1st-trip-into.html
That coconut scraper no doubt does its job but will be tricky as to not touch that nasty center with your bare skin!
Love dried, unsweetened coconut. That always goes on our waffles with some fruits and a bit of maple syrup.
Hugs,
Mariette
enjoyed the photos
ReplyDeleteThe flower you featured here reminds me of the response a Venus fly trap has when you touch its fleshy insides. It thinks it's trapped and insect and will rapidly close its "jaws."
ReplyDeleteAnd what a birthday meal your son had! Looks delicious.
Blessings, Veronica!
Hello,
ReplyDeleteThe birthday treat meal look delicious. Love the beautiful flowers and plant. Beautiful statue. Take care, enjoy your weekend!
I wouldn't be able to stop myself from touching the plant either.
ReplyDeleteNo one can ever resist touching a touch-me-not plant! I know I can't
ReplyDeleteIt's so much fun to see the reaction of a touch-me-not plant, and as others have said, it's hard not to touch it.
ReplyDeleteThe coconut scraper does look scary. I can imagine how good the freshly grated coconut would taste. Happy Birthday to Son #2!
Uy me dio ganas del pastel , Bella virgen te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteMe dio ganas de pastel. Bella planta y lindos imagenes de tus viajes. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to see the reaction of a don't touch me plant.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen this before.
The food also looks delicious.
Greetings Irma
Hello Veronica,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this post, the touch-me-not plant is cool. I like the Tijuana photo.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, enjoy your day, have a happy week ahead. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
I've never seen a coconut scraper! Thank you for sharing, Veronica.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice Sunday :-)
Oh I've never seen how they make shaved coconut before! I wouldn't like to get too close to that machine, haha! Thank you for sharing your photos :)
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a nice weekend :)
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Fun photos, I love the touch me nots, and the travel photos. That cocoanut shredder could shred ones fingers if they are not paying attention!!
ReplyDeleteI would never be able to resist touching!!
ReplyDeleteI've never experienced a coconut shredder!!
Thank you Veronica Lee for explaining about the coconut scraping to make shaved coconut. I suspect that there are some large automated processes in large companies. it looks like you son had a delicious birthday meal and belated Happy 🎂 to him.
ReplyDeleteThe touch-me-nots sure are pretty and the food always looks so delicious. I would like to try some of that fresh coconut too!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a great way to disassemble a coconut.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting information about the flower. The birthday dinner for your son looks delicious especially the chocolate cake. The coconut scraper is something that I've never seen but I sure wouldn't mind tasting some of the coconut.
ReplyDeleteYour son's birthday dinner is making me hungry. I'm a huge coconut fan so I'd love to know what the coconut shavings are for...
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful set of images. Quite fun to see Mimosa Pudica leaves fold on touch.
ReplyDeletedefinitely a few of my favorite things!! you had me with the food...the plant in the video, very cool!!!
ReplyDeleteYummy food and beautiful flowers :-)
ReplyDeleteBeauty and Fashion/Glamansion/Rampdiary
Love those flowers and the cake looks pretty good too.
ReplyDeleteLove the picture of you in Tijuana. Who is that with you?
ReplyDeleteLovely gallimaufry and a very tasty one too I want that food heheh! :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a Merry Christmas and a gallimaufrytastic week 🎄🎄👍
I loved seeing the adorable photo of you in Tijuana, you look so adorable... and the touch-me-not would also be a real temptation for me. It would be so fun to see how fast the flower would close up!
ReplyDeleteThese photos are so beautiful, hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
ReplyDeletea fun collection of food, flowers, and life!
ReplyDeleteLove that Mariain statue and what is that pink flower?
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2022/12/wishing-you-peace-on-earth-good-will.html
Happy birthday to your son Kak Veronica...i like the treat...everything look so delicious
ReplyDeleteand the pinky flower looks so dramatic with the morning view...
happy wednesday ^^
I did the same thing with "touch me not plant" when I was kid.....
ReplyDeleteHappy holiday....
The family I used to babysit for had a touch me not plant and I was obsessed with that thing! I thought it was the neatest plant ever. I never knew it had flowers though.
ReplyDelete...I love your flowers and it looks like you will not go hungry.
ReplyDeleteThat pink flower is so pretty and cheerful! We love the old 1990 Tijuana photo too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful captures all!
ReplyDeleteOh the food. Oh the food. I want to come with you to eat all that wonderful food.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥
Absolutely beautiful and delicious. Regine
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I remember Touch me Nots! Glad your son had a Happy Birthday! Here to wish you a Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI got realy hungry no
ReplyDeleteSending you all good wishes and thanks for another enticing post! (And I've never seen a coconut scraper before. Brilliant! Merriest to you!
ReplyDeleteYour touch-me-not grabbed my attention. We have one named that but of course completely different plus I have no idea why ours is called that! I have to find out! That coconut machine *is* scary!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. I love coconut, thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas from Canada.
ReplyDeleteCan't see that coconut scraper at my place now, wishing you a happy holidays....
ReplyDeleteThat coconut scraper is scary but the two flowers are so pretty- so welcome when it is snowing outside. Happy Holidays to you.
ReplyDeleteYum! Happy Holidays from Sharon's Souvenirs! P.S. I wouldn't touch it. I'm a whimp.
ReplyDeleteHello Veronica,
ReplyDeleteNice pictures. Wonderful to see all delicious food. And what a great picture of that flower on picture 3. Special to see how that man empties the coconut. I'm always hard to do with a knife..hihi..!!
Many greetings and I wish you a nice christmas.
Marco
A great collection of photos. You have interesting meals and I liked the coconut scraper.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful statue of Mary. Yes, she is Queen of Heaven and Earth. Isn't that plant something else? That was so interesting to watch the video about it. Your son's birthday meal looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you, my friend. Thank you very much for visiting and for your lovely comments. I appreciate it so much. I hope so much goodness comes to you in the new year. : )
~Sheri
Buon Natale a te e a tutti coloro che porti nel cuore.
ReplyDeleteYour photo collection is very interesting again, dear Veronica.
ReplyDeleteThe Touch-me-not plant ist particularly exciting! And of course I wonder what a zebra has to do with Mexico ;-DD
I wish you and your loved ones a wonderful Christmas time
and all the best for 2023, Traude
🍎🕯️🎄🌟🎄🕯️🍎
Love the plant. It's so interactive :)
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely holiday!
+Petra
What a beautiful flower. I have never heard of it before.
ReplyDeleteThe coconut scraper seems like a scary contraption to be operating.
Enjoy your blog break. I'm looking forward to reading what you did.
nice
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