Gaia is the ancestral mother—sometimes parthenogenic—of all life. She is the mother of Uranus (the sky), from whose sexual union she bore the Titans (themselves parents of many of the Olympian gods), the Cyclopes, and the Giants; as well as of Pontus (the sea), from whose union she bore the primordial sea gods. Her equivalent in the Roman pantheon was Terra.
Epiphytic orchids, growing anchored to the trees at National Orchid Garden, Singapore
An epiphyte is a plant that grows harmlessly upon another plant (such as a tree) and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, and sometimes from debris accumulating around it. Epiphytes, that may be found in every major group of the plant kingdom, differ from…
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Happy Earth Day! Sending love and gratitude to Blessed Mother Earth.
Earth Mother, you who are called by a thousand names. May all remember we are cells in your body and dance together. ~ Starhawk
wonderful
"Everything that is in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth is penetrated with connectedness, penetrated with relatedness."
~ Hildegard von Bingen
Fernando de Noronha,the archipelago off the coast of Brazil..
Beautiful sunset Carmen..
Prickly pear
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