tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post930729227309973693..comments2023-06-29T23:10:52.945-07:00Comments on Nature ID: golden chinquapin ~ 08/04/12 ~ Henry Cowell RedwoodsKatie (Nature ID)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-21802216289564725152012-08-10T11:43:40.064-07:002012-08-10T11:43:40.064-07:00Thanks for explaining. So they were fruit. I reall...Thanks for explaining. So they were fruit. I really am a dufus.Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-54136227550562008292012-08-10T08:01:37.312-07:002012-08-10T08:01:37.312-07:00Good people, all. I realized after this post that...Good people, all. I realized after this post that it isn't nature that's getting me down; it's getting sucked into the attention-grabbing headlines. I once was accused of being too happy at work and to tone it down. Seriously? Is sorrow more universally relatable than joy? Here's my rectification for that: http://othernatureid.blogspot.com/2012/08/online-feel-good.html<br /><br />John, great pun if there ever was one.<br /><br />Randy, thanks for the reminder.<br /><br />Jennifer, hello, let's get together!<br /><br />Graeme,those spiny golden structures are the bur-shaped fruits and the elongated, fuzzy white twigs hold the male and female flowers: http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=199. Ha, you'd fit right in here on the mystic Central CA Coast, Mr. Cobweb.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-7126119904958013832012-08-10T04:40:43.858-07:002012-08-10T04:40:43.858-07:00That's certainly an unfortunate pair of coinci...That's certainly an unfortunate pair of coincidences. I wish for you an imminent life-affirming nature encounter to lift your spirits and restore some faith in the biosphere that we share with every living thing.<br /><br />Leaving the doom and gloom to one side for a while, those amazing structures in your photos are flowers, aren't they? I initially assumed that they were seed cases, along the lines of those in the Beech family, but when I zoomed in, I wasn't so sure.<br /><br />I hope this missive finds you in the healing hands of Nature.<br /><br />ps Just proof read my typing and realised I sound like some New Age mystic. May have to change my name to Cobweb, or some such.Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-74388417169684207572012-08-09T00:49:03.060-07:002012-08-09T00:49:03.060-07:00What a sad association to make....you will probabl...What a sad association to make....you will probably never look at that plant normally again!Jennifernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-68891338021004206542012-08-08T12:37:08.098-07:002012-08-08T12:37:08.098-07:00Being upset by such dark sensless events is a sign...Being upset by such dark sensless events is a sign of health Katie. You know you are sick when unspeakable violence does not phase you any more. Nature is alwasy a good refuge, but ultimately we all have a connection to society that we cannot deny, and it's sometimes disturbing. Good friends and timeless values are all we really have.Randyhttp://randyswaypoints.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-33856834076617855902012-08-07T15:55:30.001-07:002012-08-07T15:55:30.001-07:00The Curiosity story I heard on the radio choked me...The Curiosity story I heard on the radio choked me up. What an astounding feat of engineering. Also, if I'm going to dwell on a nutcase, I'll take a chinquapin any day.John W. Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857907425270640823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-71150060374966243382012-08-07T07:04:56.903-07:002012-08-07T07:04:56.903-07:00Thanks for your support, Ken. A new habitat is a ...Thanks for your support, Ken. A new habitat is a good idea. I heard of the excitement about Curiosity on the radio. Maybe I should check it out on the web, too.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-20761336199024048282012-08-06T18:50:02.931-07:002012-08-06T18:50:02.931-07:00Ah, associations. For some reason whenever I hear ...Ah, associations. For some reason whenever I hear the word chinquapin I think of that odd Jodie Foster movie, "Nell", with Liam Neeson. I think she said some word like that. <br /><br />Keep going back to nature, it'll always come through. Maybe you need to go further afield? Power your wonder with a new habitat or quest.<br /><br />And/or, go check out what NASA pulled off last night - it'll bring back a bit of your wow for mankind.randomtruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.com