tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post7510009336431080848..comments2023-11-24T12:31:19.294-07:00Comments on Microcosm: The Gold in Them Thar HillsStacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-1314001551335059812011-11-03T18:40:21.312-06:002011-11-03T18:40:21.312-06:00Michelle, it is sooooo hard to sit inside a buildi...Michelle, it is sooooo hard to sit inside a building in October!<br /><br />variegatagal, I've never understood why yellow sometimes gets a bad rap. Welcome!<br /><br />Dave, that sounds like both a very practical, enjoyable ritual and a wonderful way to drift off to sleep. I'll have to try it--I tend to go over and over the photos, but then find myself remembering only the visual parts of a trip and not all of the other senses and associations that really made it delightful. If that's the worst you do to earn one of those Looks from Jim, then Jim has it pretty easy.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-22663701211406019952011-11-03T09:20:34.111-06:002011-11-03T09:20:34.111-06:00I always try and run over, in my head, the sequenc...I always try and run over, in my head, the sequence of a special day - especially a day from one of my long walks. I find if I relive, in detail, the day's walk it becomes etched onto/into my memory. I tend to do it as I'm drifting off to sleep. Jim often casts me one of his "Wow, you're weird" looks when I recount some tiny insignificant detail from day three of a seven day hike, five years ago. You need to do it twice, I find, to really burn it into place. (Thought I'd share that with you). Oh, and that yellow bunny stuff against that NM sky. Phew. <br /><br />DaveDavid Marsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194429506546837258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-41761299942846566052011-11-01T20:29:01.626-06:002011-11-01T20:29:01.626-06:00Beautiful! it's amazing how the color yellow c...Beautiful! it's amazing how the color yellow can make any scene come alive.variegatagal@gmail.comhttp://www.variegatagal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-64424231831727678462011-11-01T15:00:24.017-06:002011-11-01T15:00:24.017-06:00Those gorgeous yellows would bring me out from wor...Those gorgeous yellows would bring me out from work as well. I can see why you would want to take time to enjoy them...beautiful!The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-65346634703284104072011-11-01T13:42:17.149-06:002011-11-01T13:42:17.149-06:00Karen, I have to say, it sure is nice to live in a...Karen, I have to say, it sure is nice to live in a place where you can count on blue sky almost every day. On the other hand, I can barely remember what greenery looks like… <br /><br />Donna, a lot of artists here only do landscapes, and between the colors, textures, and shapes they have to play with you can sure see why. Thank you!<br /><br />Jill, it took me a long time to believe that colors could clash with a location or really belong to it. I just looked at some photos of the Senecio, and I could see where it might be a bit much in the UK’s softer light and greenery, but it would be right at home here. Earth tones and warm or intense shades work wonderfully, but the delicate pinks and blues that are so irritatingly gorgeous in British gardening books just look wan and washed out in our sunlight.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-41960263018464745552011-11-01T13:41:15.049-06:002011-11-01T13:41:15.049-06:00Donna, the skies are so wonderful, and more in Oct...Donna, the skies are so wonderful, and more in October than any other time of year, I think—a different depth to the blue. The rabbitbrush really lights up the grasses and those dark junipers.<br /><br />Zoe, thank you—this is definitely the best time of year to be in the southwest!<br /><br />b-a-g, between the dryness and being a mile above sea level, the sky here (and across a lot of the western US) is a pretty amazing color. I’m a little perplexed at how the third photo ended up that way, though—I mean, the sky is blue, but it’s not <i>that</i> blue.<br /><br />Indie, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! It was an amazing day. We seem only to do extremes here—either blah or spectacular, with no in between.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-60337236084037441892011-11-01T13:40:38.900-06:002011-11-01T13:40:38.900-06:00Holley, I didn’t know whether anyone would like th...Holley, I didn’t know whether anyone would like that photo but me—thank you! It really is a sunshiny plant—attractive the rest of the year, too, but more inclined to fade into the background. We used to take Columbus Day driving trips to see my Dad’s family in the TX panhandle, and it was always in bloom then.<br /><br />Kathy, I’m surprised Blogger hasn’t developed a scratch-n-sniff gadget yet. Boy, are they behind the times.<br /><br />GirlSprout, I could definitely see the smell being a love-hate thing! I love your description of the light dancing on the flowers—hope you’ve been able to get out to enjoy it. Go soon—it sounds like thing are going downhill tomorrow…<br /><br />Janet and Diana, from what I’ve been able to gather, rabbits don’t usually eat the rabbitbrush, but they do shelter in it sometimes. I’m not sure where the name comes from—bunny bush, now, that one I do know is the invention of a desperate man trying to keep his children entertained on a 500 mile drive… For what it’s worth, books sometimes call it rubber rabbitbrush, because it was considered a possible alternate source of rubber during WWII. Diana, it makes a wonderful garden plant—if I had enough sunshine and space I’d definitely grow a few. As long as they’re not too thickly interplanted, they seem to last just fine.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-26068884380390181062011-11-01T06:46:37.459-06:002011-11-01T06:46:37.459-06:00What an evocative post. Like others, I can almost ...What an evocative post. Like others, I can almost smell the honey and feel the Autumn freshness in the air. <br />There's a Mediterranean plant called Senecio cineraria that shares the rabbitbrush's colouring - golden yellow flowers on silver stems - yet in the UK's dull, damp climate it always strikes me as brash and rather lurid. Your rabbitbrush on the other hand looks perfectly judged in that dry air against that wonderful blue of the sky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-87830123862718236902011-11-01T06:40:03.421-06:002011-11-01T06:40:03.421-06:00I think NM was made for color. It really is a pain...I think NM was made for color. It really is a painted state. I love your photos in the bright yellows and deep blues. Gorgeous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-53072087742624661912011-10-31T20:37:54.497-06:002011-10-31T20:37:54.497-06:00I can ALMOST remember what a blue sky looks like!I can ALMOST remember what a blue sky looks like!Karen Chapmanhttp://www.karensgardenadventures.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-53665271059051017182011-10-31T19:37:01.657-06:002011-10-31T19:37:01.657-06:00Wow, it looks beautiful! I love the second pictur...Wow, it looks beautiful! I love the second picture where it sets off the other plants so well. I can just imagine being there on such a lovely day. Wish I could smell it!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120631846270350947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-88233224102776936112011-10-31T16:27:09.307-06:002011-10-31T16:27:09.307-06:00The sky is certainly bluer where you are.The sky is certainly bluer where you are.b-a-ghttp://experiments-with-plants.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-63670168254619535142011-10-31T13:54:56.423-06:002011-10-31T13:54:56.423-06:00Janet, me too. Do rabbits eat it?
That silver fo...Janet, me too. Do rabbits eat it? <br /><br />That silver foliage, and golden flowers, would make a wonderful plant for a new garden. And perhaps one could coax it to stay a little?Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-71535211951904543882011-10-31T10:29:12.398-06:002011-10-31T10:29:12.398-06:00Your pictures truly evoke New Mexico at a time of ...Your pictures truly evoke New Mexico at a time of year when I begin to long for it... Very lovely compositions above.Zoehttp://pearledearth.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-3334306136393120122011-10-31T09:16:50.957-06:002011-10-31T09:16:50.957-06:00One of my favorite things about NM is the blue sky...One of my favorite things about NM is the blue sky...that rabbitbrush is stunning with the yellow flowers on almost silver stems...it shimmers with the other plants around...Donnahttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-65531526087098039262011-10-31T09:09:14.397-06:002011-10-31T09:09:14.397-06:00Your landscape is so different to anything over he...Your landscape is so different to anything over here. The yellow of the rabbitbrush against the blue sky is very vivid. Can I ask is the "bunny bush" anything to so with rabbits or is it just a local name?Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999513105724635810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-45731407100659078082011-10-30T21:51:07.577-06:002011-10-30T21:51:07.577-06:00I was just thinking how pretty the chamisa has bee...I was just thinking how pretty the chamisa has been and need to make some time to take photos of it. It's amazing how the light dances on the flower tips. I can't get to close to it, seasonal allergies and am not as fond of the smell as you are. :)GirlSprouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711241687325640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-11961447648795223982011-10-30T19:34:44.613-06:002011-10-30T19:34:44.613-06:00Yep, you do need scratch-n-sniff monitors for thes...Yep, you do need scratch-n-sniff monitors for these pics, Stacy. What a great vivid yellow too.Kathy R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-47035655923537603852011-10-30T18:22:10.219-06:002011-10-30T18:22:10.219-06:00Very pretty. I love that next to last photo with ...Very pretty. I love that next to last photo with the grass. Since it's one of the last bloomers, I bet the pollinators do absolutely love it. I don't really know this plant, but it sure spreads a bit of sunshine. I would love to be able to smell it!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.com