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They called crocus cuz when you step on them they croak.
They are protected flowers in Manitoba, and our provincial flower. They croak, Natural Resources hits you with a huge fine. People do grow them. I always love seeing the crocuses and ***** willows come out. They are a welcome sign of late spring in this part of the world..
I like seeing the crocae, plural? , too. As well as the *****, the **** and the ******. Okay, those were just asterisks.
I've heard of state flowers having similar legal protections. Not sure such laws are necessary, but there you have it.
I didn't asterisk it, I guess a mod did, and that's okay. We used to go down to the creek, and pick the willows and the cattails, which always fascinated me. I realize know that even as a very young child, I was very tactile. So lucky to have grandparents who had a creek, with all of nature's wonders, and several acres to play on. Sadly enough, the creek has dried up, and there is a subdivision all around there. My family has lived on that creek since the 1850's. There were actually small steamboats going up and down there. Last summer when I was home I walked down to bed of the now dried creek, and noticed the silence...as a child the area was full of the sounds of nature...
Gee, we have always say crocus..should it be crocae, bjh. I don't know that the legislation is necessary. There are probably so many people who never even notice them in the ditches or know what they are..my Mom has a whole set of dishes. They were produced for our provincial Centennial in 1970..kind of blaspheming a beautiful piece of nature on china
Last edited by taigagirl; 02-08-2012 at 11:12 PM..
I didn't asterisk it, I guess a mod did, and that's okay. ...
Actually, it was the site's autocensor that coughed (puked) up the asterisks. you'll find a great number of common words are auto deleted because, it's believed, you're using them to be either vulgar, demeaning, rascist or maybe even unObama - who knows the reason why.
Just try typing in the Battle of Wash ita River (without the space between "Wash" and "ita") and see what you get. Eg: The Battle of Wa****a River.
So you can out smart the autocensor by typing p u s s y willow and you won't get ***** willow. Not that it's a big deal, but don't stick this one back on the mods...there's already enough to rant at them about. (Hah! Take THAT Elnina!)
On a more important matter, it's sad about that stream you knew as a child - there's just too much of that crap happening these days.
Actually, it was the site's autocensor that coughed (puked) up the asterisks. you'll find a great number of common words are auto deleted because, it's believed, you're using them to be either vulgar, demeaning, rascist or maybe even unObama - who knows the reason why.
Just try typing in the Battle of Wash ita River (without the space between "Wash" and "ita") and see what you get. Eg: The Battle of Wa****a River.
So you can out smart the autocensor by typing p u s s y willow and you won't get ***** willow. Not that it's a big deal, but don't stick this one back on the mods...there's already enough to rant at them about. (Hah! Take THAT Elnina!)
On a more important matter, it's sad about that stream you knew as a child - there's just too much of that crap happening these days.
Ron
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Ya, I wondered about auto censoring afterwards. Yeah, it's really sad to go back to a place and see what used to be. A live creek is one of the most wonderful things to experience as a child. My own son really loved the creek and its inhabitants, but it was down to practically nothing. So in a period of 25 years it went from a thriving ecosystem to practically nothing, and now it is nothing.
"Why zebras evolved their characteristic black-and-white stripes has been the subject of decades of debate among scientists.
Now researchers from Hungary and Sweden claim to have solved the mystery."
~ BBC Nature.
I didn't asterisk it, I guess a mod did, and that's okay. We used to go down to the creek, and pick the willows and the cattails, which always fascinated me. I realize know that even as a very young child, I was very tactile. So lucky to have grandparents who had a creek, with all of nature's wonders, and several acres to play on. Sadly enough, the creek has dried up, and there is a subdivision all around there. My family has lived on that creek since the 1850's. There were actually small steamboats going up and down there. Last summer when I was home I walked down to bed of the now dried creek, and noticed the silence...as a child the area was full of the sounds of nature...
Gee, we have always say crocus..should it be crocae, bjh. I don't know that the legislation is necessary. There are probably so many people who never even notice them in the ditches or know what they are..my Mom has a whole set of dishes. They were produced for our provincial Centennial in 1970..kind of blaspheming a beautiful piece of nature on china
I was just kidding ya. The asterisks are automatically put in by the nanny-state filters. Was also kidding about the plural of crocus. Like most English speakers I would just say crocuses.
Sorry to hear about that creek. Sounds like it was a wonderful place. I suppose it's because of the shift of people from country to cities as farming has become heavily mechanized. The house I grew up in was just on the edge of undeveloped areas when my parents moved into it in the late 50s in suburban Dallas. Now there are houses where pastures used to be. There are some wetlands a mile or so away that have been left because they would have been more expensive to develop. Now possibly protected by wetlands laws? Don't know.
The crocus are coming up between the snowdrops now. I guess I'm just a sucker for the first signs of spring but the fact is that spring comes early around these parts. As an official winter-hater, I've always loved that. Today I saw the first honey bee of the year, she was working overtime trying to make the rounds of all the snowdrops before the sun went down; I'm thinking that she was as grateful for the lengthening days as I am.
"The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come."
~ Song of Solomon 2:12
Ron
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Lovely flower and quote!
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Originally Posted by taigagirl
They are protected flowers in Manitoba, and our provincial flower. They croak, Natural Resources hits you with a huge fine. People do grow them. I always love seeing the crocuses and ***** willows come out. They are a welcome sign of late spring in this part of the world..
Very nice to see any flower protected!
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Originally Posted by bjh
I've heard of state flowers having similar legal protections. Not sure such laws are necessary, but there you have it.
You might enjoy the sight of the Texas Blue Bonnet along every major highway every year. I think it was Lady Bird Johnson who started that.
Very interesting! I love zebras. At this time I'm sitting in one of three chairs the I reupholstered with zebra stripe fabric. And above me is an alcove with big plates of zebra stripes and lots of greenery. If I had money to spare, I would get a new SUV in black and have it painted with pink zebra stripes!
Very interesting, taigagirl! You had a fine childhood outdoors... Lucky to have that land still in your family...
Love seeing blooming p-u-s-s-y-w-i-l-l-o-w branches during very early spring...or forced to bloom in water...(Salix discolor, botanical name) and that IS the common name, not a foul-mouthed comment
and crocus too....(plural=croci or crocuses acceptable)
I know what you mean about trying to reproduce nature on items like dishes, mugs, t-shirts etc. (really can't be done )
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Originally Posted by taigagirl
I didn't asterisk it, I guess a mod did, and that's okay. We used to go down to the creek, and pick the willows and the cattails, which always fascinated me. I realize know that even as a very young child, I was very tactile. So lucky to have grandparents who had a creek, with all of nature's wonders, and several acres to play on. Sadly enough, the creek has dried up, and there is a subdivision all around there. My family has lived on that creek since the 1850's. There were actually small steamboats going up and down there. Last summer when I was home I walked down to bed of the now dried creek, and noticed the silence...as a child the area was full of the sounds of nature...
Gee, we have always say crocus..should it be crocae, bjh. I don't know that the legislation is necessary. There are probably so many people who never even notice them in the ditches or know what they are..my Mom has a whole set of dishes. They were produced for our provincial Centennial in 1970..kind of blaspheming a beautiful piece of nature on china
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