Althouse: Peony.

७ जून, २००९

Peony.

It doesn't mean "like a peon." It means this:

१८ टिप्पण्या:

traditionalguy म्हणाले...: Tres Belle.; ७/६/०९, ४:३६ PM
rhhardin म्हणाले...: Grass, sun somewhere above, poison ivy and friends below.; ७/६/०९, ४:५५ PM
Bob_R म्हणाले...: Here in VA the peonies have faded. We've had lots of rain and the flowers were so huge that the unsupported heads bent to the ground. An over lush year.; ७/६/०९, ५:४१ PM
Big Mike म्हणाले...: They are beautiful, aren't they.; ७/६/०९, ५:४३ PM
Deb म्हणाले...: Thank you for posting that. It really lifted my mood. I do not know why people are so cranky on Sundays at the li-berry, nor do I understand why they think "we close at 5 pm" is a suggestion, not an abslolute fact. Thank you.; ७/६/०९, ५:४६ PM
rhhardin म्हणाले...: Get your librarian tattoos here.

Click on detail images and then an image.

``Born to Read'' ``Librarians Rule'' ``Read or Die'' seem to be the set.; ७/६/०९, ६:०२ PM
EKatz म्हणाले...: What camera do you use? The photos are lovely.; ७/६/०९, ६:२९ PM
अनामित म्हणाले...: The peonies were always in full bloom on Memorial Day in central Indiana, and we had an abundance of them at our home. We miss them.; ७/६/०९, ७:१२ PM
Maxine Weiss म्हणाले...: You used to feel the intensity in the office,” said a longtime partner at a big New York litigation firm. “When people walked to the bathroom, they would actually scurry. Now it’s more of a stroll. "

(From what I've seen, they shimmy and sashay on over......it's really the highlight of a lawyer's day....spending time in the restrooms)

“For the first time in their lives, people feel sort of useless. All of a sudden, you can go to lunch for two and a half hours and really not be missed. It’s a blow to the ego. You’re talking about people who have never really failed.”

(Actually, anyone who goes to law school is already a big failure, having absolutely no other options)

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/nyregion/07law.html?pagewanted=3&em

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Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...: You know Max, you force me to talk to you here in front of everybody. You should open up you comments.

Take a chance.; ७/६/०९, ८:२७ PM
Nasty, Brutish & Short म्हणाले...: Love them. But what does it say when you have a plant with blossoms so heavy they need to be staked or caged?; ७/६/०९, ९:०३ PM
Deb म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; ७/६/०९, ९:५७ PM
Treacle म्हणाले...: Thank you for sharing your lovely flower with all of us!; ७/६/०९, १०:२० PM
Bissage म्हणाले...: Dearest Madam,

Thank you so very much for posting that delightful photograph of a fine specimen of a superb peony.

Very Truly Yours,

Monsieur Jules Elie; ८/६/०९, ६:१७ AM
Modern Otter म्हणाले...: So which is it? PEE-uh-neeze (as I learned growing up in WI) or pee-O-neeze (as I've lately heard in VA)?; ८/६/०९, ६:५१ AM
Issob Morocco म्हणाले...: While possessing a beautiful bloom, the Peony itself is a sloppy, droopy flower. When the bloom is in full stride, the stems are unable to support them and they fall over, providing to ants and other insects a technicolor faux sun.

From afar they look like the bridesmaid who drank a bit too much bourbon out of the bottle and now is folded over seeking relief.; ८/६/०९, ७:१४ AM
Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...: That pic of the first lady over at Drudge this morning is what we call in Spanish ‘un corte de ojo’.; ८/६/०९, ७:३४ AM
Harsh Pencil म्हणाले...: Professor Althouse,

How old is that Peony? Do you know? They can be very old. I had some peonies in a house of mine that were over 70 years old.; ८/६/०९, ११:५४ AM