Because “Accessory Pigments Earrings” would probably give the wrong impression to non-botanists.
Accessory pigments being the other pigments besides green chlorophyll that soak up different wavelengths of energy and transfer them for better photosynthesis. They’re the source of the colors in the fall, since plants tend to break down the key components of chlorophyll and store them for spring.
“Seeds of Blood” takes place during what’s locally called leaf season in North Carolina; the time of year when the forests of the Blue Ridges are changing color, and the hills are alive with tourists.
…Perfect time for mayhem of the magical kind….
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It’s always time for mayhem- but yes, tourist season is probably the best time.
(Fast food,oh I love fast food!)
(Wait, what do you mean I can’t hunt ’em?)
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*Thumbs up!*
We’re in our own tourist season down on the Gulf, and the traffic – and numbers of people in grocery stores – is enough to make one seriously reconsider homicide, indeed.
(Too… many… people….)
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The top two rows seem a bit too pink, but otherwise the resemblance is uncanny. Nice!
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Thanks! 🙂
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I read the first line, saw the picture, and went “ooh, anthocyanins, lutein, carotenes, xanthophylls!” In my defense, I used to work in a lab studying plant pigments.
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*G* Yes! Aren’t they awesome?
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And to think i just went ooh pretty colors. My geekdom is emasculated in your presence 😉
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Some things from bio just stick. Pretty colors being one of them. 😉
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