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Vivid Perfume

nobody@flickr.com (! . © Angela Lobefaro . !) — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:27:18 -0700

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shot taken Parco Burcina, Biella, Italy

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nobody@flickr.com (! . © Angela Lobefaro . !) — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:02:00 -0700

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Toscana

nobody@flickr.com (! . © Angela Lobefaro . !) — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:31:00 -0700

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Val d'Orcia
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Typical landscape of the Val d’Orcia
State Party Italy
Type Cultural
Criteria iv, vi
Reference 1026
Region** Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 2004 (28th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List.
** Region as classified by UNESCO.
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The Val d’Orcia, or Valdorcia, is a region of Tuscany, central Italy, which extends from the hills south of Siena to Monte Amiata. It is characterised by gentle, carefully-cultivated hills occasionally broken by gullies and by picturesque towns and villages such as Pienza (rebuilt as an “ideal town” in the 15th century under the patronage of Pope Pius II), Radicofani (home to the notorious brigand-hero Ghino di Tacco) and Montalcino (the Brunello di Montalcino is counted among the most prestigious of Italian wines). It is a landscape which has become familiar through its depiction in works of art from the Renaissance painting to the modern photograph.

In 2004 the Val d’Orcia was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites under these criteria:

* Criterion (iv): The Val d’Orcia is an exceptional reflection of the way the landscape was re-written in Renaissance times to reflect the ideals of good governance and to create an aesthetically pleasing pictures.
* Criterion (vi): The landscape of the Val d’Orcia was celebrated by painters from the Scuola Senese, which flourished during the Renaissance. Images of the Val d’Orcia, and particularly depictions of landscapes where people are depicted as living in harmony with nature, have come to be seen as icons of the Renaissance and have profoundly influenced the development of landscape thinking.

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Tuscany Morning Glory | Val d' Orcia

nobody@flickr.com (! . © Angela Lobefaro . !) — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:59:55 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (! . © Angela Lobefaro . !) — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:52:00 -0700

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Photography is for all Ages

nobody@flickr.com (! . © Angela Lobefaro . !) — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:30:38 -0700

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Peonia | Mother's Day

nobody@flickr.com (! . © Angela Lobefaro . !) — Sat, 12 May 2012 16:19:00 -0700

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Peony Paeony

Peony or paeony is a name for plants in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the flowering plant family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, southern Europe and western North America. Boundaries between species are not clear and estimates of the number of species range from 25 [1] to 40.[2]
Most are herbaceous perennial plants 1.5 - 5 feet (0.5 - 1.5 metres) tall, but some resemble trees up to 5 - 10 feet (1.5 – 3 metres) tall. They have compound, deeply lobed leaves, and large, often fragrant flowers, ranging from red to white or yellow, in late spring and early summer.

The peony is named after Paeon (also spelled Paean), a student of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine and healing. Asclepius became jealous of his pupil; Zeus saved Paeon from the wrath of Asclepius by turning him into the peony flower.[3]
The family name "Paeoniaceae" was first used by Friedrich K.L. Rudolphi in 1830, following a suggestion by Friedrich Gottlieb Bartling that same year.[1] The family had been given other names a few years earlier.[4] The composition of the family has varied, but it has always consisted of Paeonia and one or more genera that are now placed in Ranunculales.[2] It has been widely believed that Paeonia is closest to Glaucidium, and this idea has been followed in some recent works.[1][5] Molecular phylogenetic studies, however, have demonstrated conclusively that Glaucidium belongs in Ranunculaceae,[6] but that Paeonia belongs in the unrelated order Saxifragales.[7]
[edit]Classification

A cultivated hybrid peony
Peonies can be classified by both plant growth habit and flower type. Plant growth types are Herbaceous (Bush), Tree, and Intersectional (Itoh).
Each flower type becomes more complex in its arrangement of petals. The flower types include Single (e.g., Athena, Dad, Krinkled White, Scarlet O’Hara, Sea Shell), Japanese (Nippon Beauty, Madame Butterfly), Anemone, Semi-Double (Paula Fay, Coral Charm, Miss America, Buckeye Belle), Double (Ann Cousins, Gardenia, Kansas, Paul M. Wild, Tourangelle) and Bomb-Double (Red Charm, Raspberry Sundae, Mons Jules Elie). Herbaceous peonies die back in winter and regrow in spring, while tree peonies lose their leaves in winter, but leave woody stems.
Intersectional (Itoh) peonies are hybrid crosses between tree and herbaceous types. They have the large flowers of a tree peony, but die back to the ground each year like herbaceous peonies. [8]
[edit]Chemistry and biological activities

Over 262 compounds have been obtained so far from the plants of Paeoniaceae. These include monoterpenoid glucosides, flavonoids, tannins, stilbenoids, triterpenoids and steroids, paeonols, and phenols.
Biological activities include antioxidant, antitumor, antipathogenic, immune-system-modulation activities, cardiovascular-system-protective activities and central-nervous-system activities.[9]
The herb known as Paeonia (Bai Shao, Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae), in particular the root of Paeonia lactiflora has been used frequently in traditional medicines of Korea, China and Japan. Research suggests that constituents in Paeonia lactiflora - paeoniflorin and paeonol - can modulate IgE-induced scratching behaviors and mast cell degranulation. [10]
[edit]Propagation

Paeonia caucasica

Tree peony
Herbaceous and Itoh peonies are propagated by root division, and sometimes by seed. Tree peonies can be propagated by grafting, division, seed, and from cuttings, although root grafting is most common commercially. [11]

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Kinder and the Birthday Cake

nobody@flickr.com (! . © Angela Lobefaro . !) — Sat, 12 May 2012 05:20:58 -0700

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Kinder is almost 2 months old so she thinks it is already time for her First birthday cake!

Taken with a cell phone.

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nobody@flickr.com (! . © Angela Lobefaro . !) — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:16:00 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (! . © Angela Lobefaro . !) — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:17:00 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (! . © Angela Lobefaro . !) — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:58:34 -0700

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Supermoon

nobody@flickr.com (! . © Angela Lobefaro . !) — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:49:00 -0700

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Taken just one Night BEFORE!

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nobody@flickr.com (! . © Angela Lobefaro . !) — Sun, 06 May 2012 04:14:00 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (! . © Angela Lobefaro . !) — Sat, 05 May 2012 14:45:00 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (! . © Angela Lobefaro . !) — Sat, 05 May 2012 11:15:06 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (! . © Angela Lobefaro . !) — Sat, 05 May 2012 11:14:53 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (! . © Angela Lobefaro . !) — Sat, 05 May 2012 11:14:38 -0700

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