トキワマンサクの二度咲き (Reblooming of Chinese Fringe Flower)

　トキワマンサク（常磐万作、マンサク科）。1枚目の写真は、基本種で、ごく薄い黄色の花をつける。2枚目の写真は、花が紅色の変種、ベニバナトキワマンサク（中国原産で葉も赤みを帯びる）。通常の花期は5月頃である。2010年10月14日、鳳公園で撮影。

Chinese fringe flower; botanical name, Loropetalum chinense; family, Hamamelidaceae. Photos: upper, basic variety with pale-yellow flowers; lower, pink-flowering variety; both taken at Ōtori Park on October 14, 2010. The normal flowering period of these plants is around May.

From tweets of October 17, 2010 (edited by rephrasing, adding words, etc.)

Exchange of Words with Friends

[From Neil Gunther] "Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why." — Bernard Baruch.
[Re: Winnie-the-Pooh] New York Journal of Books (August 25, 2009).

[In reply to Neil Gunther] Thanks for your tweets of a quote about Newton and your critical review of "The Strangest Man." I haven't yet finished reading this thick book.

Science News

[Retweet of S. C. Kavassalis's words] "Benoit Mandelbrot, Mathematician, Dies at 85" New York Times (October 16, 2010) :(
[See also: a blog post, "Benoît Mandelbrot (1924 – 2010)," by Kavassalis (October 16, 2010); and a newspaper article,"Benoît Mandelbrot obituary," Guardian (October 17, 2010). —I have Mandelbrot's book, "The Fractal Geometry of Nature," but have read only 1.5 pages!]