Feb 2012 photo comp - a succulent plant in an unusual place

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'He aint heavy its my Aloe' or 'Allo Allo whats all this then'

This miniature Aloe grows well in this old ornament. Lives in the bathroom. Well it is an unusual container/place for a succulent. :lol: Photo has not been doctored, straight from the digi camera. I used a small torch to highlight the plant. Taken using natural daylight in my dinning room.
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One of my hanging baskets
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This Armadillo died around 1880, I am not trying to encourage the use of them as pots.

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Delosperma lavisiae high in the Drakensberg mountains, South Africa.
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Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
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Rogan, does that count as unusual - isn't that habitat?
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pretty inhospitable place, and fairly unusual in my experience, there can't be much (any?) soil in there!
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Heather N wrote:Rogan, does that count as unusual - isn't that habitat?
Well, yes, it is a habitat picture, but still fairly unusual I think - I've never seen another one in a similar spot. :oops:

However, if you read the title of this month's competition, it says nothing about habitat, pot, etc. - does it? :wink:

Just enjoy it for what it is: a pretty little plant in a dramatic setting... :eek:
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I think its easy to forget that its a photographic competition ie best photo of the month, subject matter comes second.
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Two digital photos taken of projected slides, so quality is poor, but first one shows an Opuntia sp. "in habitat" growing in cement type stuff on top of the giant pyramid thing some folks built north of Mexico city a while back, seen in second photo.
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This Armadillo died around 1880, I am not trying to encourage the use of them as pots.
The fact that Armadillos carry leprosy should help prevent that. Or maybe not given that we grow plants that repeatedly stab us...
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hi there,

i think, i have to make a decision, but it's not easy. so many unusual places, funny scenes...i personally like the simpsons, the fish looks great and Lithos Armadillo is veeery strange....uhhhh what should i dooooo??? ah, come on:

my fav is David Slade with his weird car on the roadside in south africa! Congrats David!!! (tu)

this comp was not the easiest to come to a decision :shock: now it's yours for the next months comp! (tu)
regards michael
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