Nature
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Today is the 82nd anniversary of D-Day – the Allied landings in Normandy. It is one of the most important moments of unity among the defenders of life in human history, and it was less than a year until the peoples’ aspiration for freedom and the hope of peace prevailed in May 1945. Remembrance post for those that gave their life.
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Thanks for the remembrance reminder. Too bad history doesn't seem important in our schools anymore.
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School's out. I sub a lot in History, we have great history teachers!
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@RockChalkinTexas-0 what is that?
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@approxinfinity said in Nature:
@RockChalkinTexas-0 what is that?
Are you talking about the bloom stalk that came out of the Sotol? Yeah it was pretty high up there.
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Yesterday the girls and I saw a set of twin fawns! They were across the road so it is not the best but it is not uncommon for around here as there seems to be at least one set, sometime two sets, of fawns every year and you know which doe is carrying them too. A load to lug around. I know a thing or 2 about twins!!!
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@RockChalkinTexas-0 You have to wonder how evolution lead to the Sotol being almost two entirely different kinds of plants -- a low ground shrub-like feeder and then a 12 ft high 'bloom'. I mean, I guess it has to do with the need to preserve the seeds... but other plants have the same need. It's just pretty unusual.
Also-- huge Carl Sagan fan here. Probably my most admired person I met in person.
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Yuccas do the same with a high stalk and their flowers up where the polinators can get to it. The birds went up and down the bloom gathering seeds in the late summer. They lasted for weeks. The one and only time they bloomed.
I got a book by Neil DeGrasse Tyson signed when I saw him in Austin years ago.
Speaking of blooms....a couple of my bluebonnets still have blooms, while the others have turned to seed.
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Found a picture of the blooms on the sotols. Go Spurs Go!!!
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@RockChalkinTexas-0 I loved Neil on Colbert! So smart and so funny. Did you see him on the final night?
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I don't have pictures yet, but nature was a major beyatch here last night. I heard wind reports of 98 and 113 mph. Our whole neighborhood is almost tree-less (ok. Ii exaggerate a little sometimes but not much this time). Me, my wife and the chainsaw have been outside since 8:30 this morning and we're nowhere near done.
