tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post4137787687299765525..comments2023-04-28T04:10:44.539-07:00Comments on My Back 40 (Feet): Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preservechuck b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-58661098942403947152010-09-28T22:07:49.817-07:002010-09-28T22:07:49.817-07:00BTW-the white "eyeball"-looking flowers ...BTW-the white "eyeball"-looking flowers remind me of the pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea). Same family?lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-79952415626414101752010-09-28T20:31:29.845-07:002010-09-28T20:31:29.845-07:00Between the ghostly trees and the venom talk, this...Between the ghostly trees and the venom talk, this was a very Halloween-esque post. Reminds me to take a walk in the woods...lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-54835605301496645662010-09-25T04:11:08.015-07:002010-09-25T04:11:08.015-07:00I will neither deny nor confirm the existance of g...I will neither deny nor confirm the existance of ghosts, but I will state the the sting from wasps and hornets is much more painful that those from bees. At least with honeybees, I find a small endorphine release after the sting, no such consolation from wasps.<br /><br />These woods look like a remarkable place, and I love the moss covering the branches.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-57288772306684417432010-09-22T13:01:11.476-07:002010-09-22T13:01:11.476-07:00There's something amusing about how you manage...There's something amusing about how you managed to fit both a denial of the existence of ghosts and an insect-venom chemistry lesson into a single entry on a garden blog, which one might not expect to contain either of those things.<br /><br />I've been stung by honeybees, bumblebees, and gall wasps, and I've had poison oak. I definitely can't recommend any of those experiences, Queer by Choicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926850867846286427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-5485922829247707402010-09-22T10:25:18.694-07:002010-09-22T10:25:18.694-07:00I also do not put much stock in ghosts but will co...I also do not put much stock in ghosts but will concede, if a woods were haunted, it would be these shown in your photos. And I must say that is the sexiest explication of amino chain/venom triggering I've come across. I'm saving up your post on edible Cal natives to peruse with a bigger chunk of time. Great posts!Denisehttp://agrowingobsession.comnoreply@blogger.com