Saponification
image source and article As I work in a mostly arid climate, although the past few springs have been very wet, I've never seen this happen to a body. In other parts of the country that are more humid and cool, saponification happens. Yes, a body can turn to "soap". Click the link for an interesting article. If you are into this sort of thing. It is also known as "grave wax" or most professionally adipocere. Well not really soap that we wash with. Here is the Wikipedia article .
Nice! Love the ribbons and the lights! The bike looks great! Are those some daylilies coming up?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure, whoever took care of the yard last summer had completely cut them back, so who knows. They get almost no water, so they must have been there a while.
DeleteThat bike with the flower basket is an awesome idea! I've seen metal bike shaped plant holders before, but not an actual bike used for that purpose. Your entire front porch is so welcoming!
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