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Cordyline australis, or cabbage palm, is a wonderful plant that produces great spikes of tiny white flowers which the bees love. It is native to New Zealand, and one of the few trees that can recover from a bush fire. I photographed this one growing in my relatives’ Lancastrian front lawn.

"Nothing can cut diamond but diamond; nothing can interpret scripture but scripture".

-Thomas Watson

A young artist exhibits his work for the first time and a famous art critic turns up. The critic says to the artist “Would you like my opinion on your work?”

“Yes”, says the artist.

“It’s worthless”, says the critic.

“I know”, the artist replies, “but tell me anyway”.