tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post348800126913699554..comments2023-11-24T12:31:19.294-07:00Comments on Microcosm: The Befores and AftersStacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-1148306984294626332011-05-17T21:29:59.028-06:002011-05-17T21:29:59.028-06:00Landscape Lover, it's really kind of awe-inspi...Landscape Lover, it's really kind of awe-inspiring to think of the range of this tree and its kin--not to mention the amount of raking and tidying that will have to be done by others, once the rest of us have enjoyed watching the seeds streaming through the sunlight... It could make an interesting photo study--similar trees at a similar time of year, in different cultural/geographical contexts. I love the thought of the contrast between Vaux le Vicomte and New Mexico in general, with the same family of trees dispersing their seeds over each.<br /><br />Cheri, I'm so glad you enjoyed the photo of the lovely seed, of whatever sort! I more or less wrote the post around that one. I'm afraid the seed/fairy-in-disguise wasn't actually quite as pink as the photo turned out--it's just the way the afternoon light reflected off the terra cotta-colored walls. (I feel like I just told you there is no Santa Claus.)Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-56327264643868766642011-05-17T21:01:45.359-06:002011-05-17T21:01:45.359-06:00Diana, when I lived in the northeast and hiked a l...Diana, when I lived in the northeast and hiked a lot, I'd look at flower buds every spring and wonder, "What is this going to be?" before remembering that it already <i>was</i> whatever it was, just not in bloom... Steiner did <i>not</i> have navel oranges in mind. Thanks for the Wildlife West link--I actually haven't been there before, which is silly, as it's only about 45 minutes away. I'm coming to depend on you to point out cool things about New Mexico. :)<br /><br />Jean, I wonder how much our locale colors our perception of those changes. When I lived in VT and NY I often felt that kind of ambivalence, especially about fall. All those vivid maple leaves were wonderful, but the awareness of loss bit deeply at the same time. Out here, maybe the growing season unfolds at a leisurely enough pace that I'm always a little more ready to move on. Thanks for a lovely, thoughtful comment!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-10890716408842312692011-05-17T08:11:20.685-06:002011-05-17T08:11:20.685-06:00Funny all the beautiful flowers and the thoughtful...Funny all the beautiful flowers and the thoughtful commentary on the changing (or lack there of ) of the seasons and my eye is keeps being drawn to the lovely seed of some sort.<br /><br />When I was a child, I thought these types of windblown seeds were fairies. How I would have loved to have seen a pink one.lifeshighwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389824485602821605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-79186657535113445712011-05-17T06:11:53.871-06:002011-05-17T06:11:53.871-06:00One for you Stacy?
Wildlife West Nature Park on F...One for you Stacy?<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wildlife-West-Nature-Park/102390453184576" rel="nofollow"><br />Wildlife West Nature Park on FB<br /></a>Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-27899258122985193642011-05-17T03:06:34.946-06:002011-05-17T03:06:34.946-06:00Stacy, what a lovely, thought-provoking post. The ...Stacy, what a lovely, thought-provoking post. The cottonwood seeds may only appear briefly, but they do it over a vast area of the northern hemisphere: just this weekend I was watching clouds of European poplar seeds (a near relative) flying off through the sunshine at Vaux le Vicomte. So it is a brief rite of passage for these trees, but one that many hundreds of thousands of us get to witness in many different countries, marking that particular point in the year for us all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-8722217147738396172011-05-16T17:28:08.419-06:002011-05-16T17:28:08.419-06:00Stacy, I find I have a very ambivalent relationshi...Stacy, I find I have a very ambivalent relationship with the process of change in my garden. I love the sense of anticipation created by the seasonal changes, and I can glory in the moment of each special time in the garden; but I also find that I want to freeze those fleeting moments in time and make them last a bit longer. The peak of daylily season or the first bloom of the late-season siberian iris is always bittersweet as I both enjoy the moment and anticipate the coming loss. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-3098804625885254522011-05-16T12:54:13.209-06:002011-05-16T12:54:13.209-06:00We don't have cottonwoods, but yours is a more...We don't have cottonwoods, but yours is a more inviting spin on - great oaks from little acorns grow. And Rudolf Steiner saying we should eat the seed in the orange, not just the juice and the pulp, for the seed contains everything needed to be an orange. But modern fruit doesn't HAVE seeds ...Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.com