The series is called Flower Flashes. Each installation has a different vibe. “Our Alice in Wonderland installation was romantic, feminine and whimsical,” Miller told NBC New York. “Our trash can flashes are edgier and ephemeral.” The bouquets also vary in scale. The largest ones consist of thousands of flowers like roses, dahlias, and orchids, and, if produced for a client at Miller’s firm, could cost upwards of $10,000.

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There are lots of strange or unique-looking plants in nature, most of which you probably don’t even know exist. Some are carnivorous or only bloom for a few hours every year… and some totally look like something else. When an object is a dead ringer for something else, it’s a phenomenon is known as pareidolia.

The flowers you see below are exotic looking for a reason. They bloom in such a way so that animals or insects will be attracted to them and assist in pollinating the flowers. Even though there is a good reason for it, the resulting flower formations are still so weird (and often adorable).

Monkey Face Orchid (Dracula Simia)

Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis)

Naked Man Orchid (Orchis Italica)

Hooker’s Lips (Psychotria Elata)

Dancing Girls (Impatiens Bequaertii)

Laughing Bumble Bee Orchid (Ophrys bomybliflora)

Swaddled Babies (Anguloa Uniflora)

Parrot Flower (Impatiens Psittacina)

Snap Dragon Seed Pod (Antirrhinum)

Flying Duck Orchid (Caleana Major)

Orchid that looks like a tiger

Happy Alien (Calceolaria Uniflora)

Angel Orchid (Habenaria Grandifloriformis)

Dove Orchid (Peristeria Elata)

Ballerina Orchid

White Egret Orchid (Habenaria Radiata)

Darth Vader (Aristolochia Salvadorensis)

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Residents of a Palestinian village have planted flowers in hundreds of spent Israeli tear gas grenades to honor those killed during their weekly protests against Israel’s West Bank separation barrier.

The only thing worse about war in today’s world is that it never seems to end. Even if armed conflict comes to a close, the after effects, even the instruments of war, seem to linger and change the lives of everyone involved. This is only more true in places where the conflict never ends, as bodies continue to pile up and families are destroyed.
To help remind the world of this basic fact after one of their own was killed in the wake of peaceful protests, citizens in a small Palestinian village sprung into action in hopes of spreading the word of peace, and an end to the conflict.

The resident’s believe that unusual garden can show others that life can spring from death.

And in fact was started to celebrate the life of a Palestinian protest leader who was killed in 2009 when a tear gas grenade struck him in the chest during a demonstration.

Since then the garden has become a symbol of Palestinian protests against Israeli policies in the West Bank.

And was even part of an Oscar nominated documentary in 2013, called “Five Broken Cameras.”

Hopefully drawing further attention to the humanitarian effect of this conflict will help bring it to an end.

The conflict in the Middle East is incredibly complicated, with both sides holding grudges that go back far into time. While there is no easy solution to their problems, perhaps these images, and the message they depict, can help remind those leaders involved that above all else, war is terrible for everyone, and people can settle their differences without resorting to violence.

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Beautiful ice flowers. Frost flowers form when plant stems and roots are not quite frozen and full of moisture. As that moisture is transmitted up to the higher part of the stem, it freezes, creating layers of ice.

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Beautiful flowers? Let’s see what they look like when they are withered. Pure evil.

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