Harvard's Glass Flowers

Photo by Linden Tea on Flickr

Well, doesn't this just combine two of my favorite things? Flowers and Glass. The above photo is actually a glass flower. Pretty spectacular, yes?

According to the website, The Harvard Glass Flowers exhibit is a " unique collection of over 3,000 models was created by glass artisans Leopold Blaschka and his son, Rudolph. The commission began in 1886, continued for five decades, and the collection represents more than 830 plant species."

You can read more at Wikipedia. 

(please excuse the lack of pictures, we are the homestead are currently experiencing technical difficulties.. we will resume with your normally scheduled program in a bit)