I'm just really curious if there's a particular reason (aside from tiredness) why keiko kneels on stage during some of her performances? Like in some lives of one light and heavenly blue. Whenever i watch her do that, I'm always worried that she might stumble, she's running on heels after all. And i think it's the audience who should kneel down to goddess keiko 🤩😆😆

Hi there!

While I wouldn't call it part of the official "choreography", this is most definitely something that Keiko has incorporated into her personal performance style. She likes to walk towards the very edge of the stage, lean forward, crouch down or even kneel on the floor to get a bit closer to the audience. It's something artists regularly do during the climax of a song to appeal to fans. Little gestures like this can make the performance in a big venue feel much more intimate. And obviously, it looks pretty damn cool on camera so that's always a bonus.

Keiko is a strong woman and she has great control of her body. She probably knows how to reduce the force of her drop by using the strength in her legs, this way she can "fall" to her knees without causing any damage. As for her heels, they are almost always platforms which provide added support to help with balance.

I don't think there's anything to worry about.

On a side note, I would probably die if Keiko knelt down right before me. At the FOTW Special Final I was super close to the stage but when Keiko got down on the floor during their One Light performance, she was on the far right of the stage so I didn't get to experience it up-cose T_T

Did you know the psychoactive ergot alkaloids found in some morning glory species (like in the heavenly blue ipomoea tricolor pictured) aren’t actually in the plant but in fungi that have an ancient symbiotic relationship with morning glories?

Source:

Diversification of ergot alkaloids and heritable fungal symbionts in morning glories by Wesley T. Beaulieu, Daniel G. Panaccione, Quynh N. Quach, Katy L. Smoot & Keith Clay. Communications Biology, 2021.

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Heavenly Blue

Stagnant, bored stability Now you are where you're supposed to be

last bloom :(

before the freeze

Morning glories and d. Metel flower.

【庭】西洋朝顔ヘブンリーブルー。自力で開かないので花弁を広げてやったら午後には開き切った。だいぶ変色してしまったが。

もうひとつの蕾はこれ以上開きませんでした。

Lithodora 'heavenly blue'. I love the blue on these flowers! Next year it will spread and fill in the gaps. Apologies for the grass everywhere I had mowed the lawn after taking these.

A big 30x22 inch painting I’m working on with kitty and heavenly blue morning glories

Glory Glory

some of the other morning glory variations in my garden – pictures taken over the past couple of months. Heavenly blues still blooming in October a pair on the front trellis triplets on the back trellis close up of the triplets closer up of one of the triplets pale purple from behind ready for my close up heavenly blue backside Hey! You can give me $$$ to defray blog fees &…

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It’s windy and too tough today.