“Hey, that looks a lot like…”
Fungi and Dutch hat
Moth and fighter
Succulent and flamingos
Agave seeds and the langoliers
Agave americana and a giant squid
Agave and shark teeth
Vampire agave
Barrel Cactus go hoooome
Brugmansia flesh
Chrysler building
Close Encounters of the Bulbine kind
Cactus and Side-Show-Bob
Candelabra donkey-ear-bloom
Chemistry Pride of Barbados
Coneflower Hedgehogs
Coneflower fibres
“So that is ver my collar vent to”!
Dragon Scale Succulent
Pride of Barbados Dragon
Dried Gulf Toad…Pompeii Victim
William’s potato-vine intestines
Elephant ear
Egg Daisy
Alien decaying Elephant Ear
More of poor William’s stomach and a tuber
Fatsia japonica chemistry model
Mexican Firebush and Alien Plant
Stalagmite Foot Mines
Freddie Kruger Potato Vine
Gandalf the Grey sculpture
“Gorilla’s in the Mist, Water”, can you spot him?
Hoja Santa Fields
Hoja Santa Treasure Map
Pan’s Labyrinth caterpillar
Edward Hover-Fly
Fighter Hoverfly
Hulk-Culm, Giant Timber Bamboo
Lantana Bow-Ties
Lichen Map
Lychees, Shell-Ginger blooms
Mermaid pond weed
Mandrake Root Elephant Ear
Oh Yeah!
Morning Glory Satellite Dish
Planet of the Moths
Nemo and Gerbera Daisy
Veins on a decaying post oak leaf
Olives and Mexican Fire Bush
Spiny Orb Weaver and Beach Buggy
Withered Passion Vine Sentinel
Passion of the Passion Flower
War of the Passion Vines
Cactus Paddle Penguins
Potato Vine Aircraft
Pride of Barbados sling
De Niro Apple
Skip Carrot (I apologize Skip). Hey, you ARE up there with Robert De Niro!
Steak and Stone
Bamboo Roots of the Caribbean
Passion Vine Tendrils and Rigging
Sago Palm Oars
Shrimps
Hurricane: Snail
Sphinx Moth…The Flying Wing
Starfish Succulent
Mystical Stone
Taro Sushi
Stained Glass Swallowtail
Pond Swan
Taro Death Star
Brown Nose Clanger
Toad Eyes
Saucer Seperation
Ladybug Larva
Warp Speed Sotol
Sci-Fi Paper Wasp
Atomic Drip
Water Bomb
Banana-leaf zipper
Golden Snitch Seedpod
Cow Tongue Donkey Ear…Ewwww!
Amaranth Candles
Fifth Element Southern Green Stinkbug
Winter Papyrus and Donald’s hair.
Drowned Paper Wasp and Jack Dawson (Titanic)
Dead anole in barrel cactus and Bear Grylls.
War of the Worlds tri-pod and a Leaffooted bug
Rhino skin and frost bitten agave
Frost Bitten Agave and Nero’s mining ship emerging from the “singularity”, Star Trek.
A sparkling ghost plant bloom looking like a harlequins hat, complete with bells .
“We’ll build dwarf palmetto spears twice the length of a Naboo man”.
Court Jester squash bloom
Milk Thistle seeds and the sacred spirits in Avatar
Datura bloom and rolled linen napkins
Traffic-light-tomatoes
Milk Thistle Puffer Fish
Tobacco Hornworm and the Hellraiser Chatterer
Sphinx moth larva and the Egyptian Sphinx
Toad Spawn and the Hallelujah Mountains of Pandora
Hitler Spider?
This is what the ESP looked like in 1890, with the original owner.
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/greengarden/award_sanbernard.htm
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This is PURE GENIUS!
And I’m not exaggerating! This is a BOOK – I wish I had a lovely bound volume so I could have it on my lap and flip through it, laughing and pointing and sharing it with friends at a dinner party.
Phaedon Press needs to come a-callin!
Thanks for the pleasure!
Thanks Germi.
Glad you liked it.
I have been meaning to get them all together under one roof, I was surprised at how many comparison shots have materialized over the last year and a half of blogging. Some of them still make me laugh, especially the Giant Timber Bamboo root / squid man and the Planet of the Apes moth…I would love to make it into a funny coffee-table book someday, remember Kramer’s one on Seinfeld? With the flip out legs? :-)
Happy you found the page.
ESP.
Fantastic photos, and your garden puts my East Side garden to shame. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Chris.
Lets see what makes it through this winter!
ESP.
What a great idea! I was LOL at some of the comparisons. Do these comparisons come right to your mind? It would take me forever to compile all of those. I agree with the first comment it would make a great book! -Amy
Hi Amy, a few of them still make me laugh when I see them again, and yes they do come right to mind. I never think about it, it either “looks like…” or it doesn’t!
It would be really fun to do a book!
Thanks.
ESP.
Definately The Donald’s hair! You are so fantastic at pointing out these similarities! “Attention to detail” seems to be a class I missed.
thanks for the fun!
Hi Cheryl.
For some reason that one floors me!
Thanks for dropping into the insanity.
ESP.
I think the term is thinking outside the box! The way you put compatible things together is BRILLIANT! and the fact that you had or could find all the images, is amazing.
Hi Kari.
Most of these images come together really fast, I usually already have the comparison shot already in my head after I download the shots from my camera…just a case of finding the most appropriate image online!
Thanks for your compliments.
ESP.