Archive for 2009
Oops! We did it again…
In 1979 villagers from Shantiniketan in West Bengal cut down a palm about to flower because they feared it could be a “ghost palmyra tree.” This was the last Corypha taliera alive in the wild. Years later, a cultivated specimen from an Indian botanic garden flowered and the seeds were collected. Some of the seedlings […]
Berry Go Round #13 is up!
This is old news, but if you haven’t checked out the latest edition of Berry Go Round at Watching the World Wake Up, go! My favorite entry this month was about the oldest tree on earth. I’ll be hosting the next edition of the carnival in a few weeks, so email your submissions to enchantressofnumbers […]
Linneaus Legacy – quote mining edition
The 16th Linneaus Legacy is up at Seeds Aside – and it’s hilarious.
Staying warm
So it’s still cold and still windy and unlike Monday, I can’t hide inside all day long again. My goal is to stay warm without looking like the little brother in A Christmas Story. So far, I have not been very successful, but I think a few gorgeous accessories could help – like this Himalayan […]
At least school is canceled today
The perfect movie for a snowy day
I watched A Room with a View a long time ago and don’t remember the storyline very well. I do remember beautiful, sunny Italian scenery and being absolutely smitten with Lucy Honeychurch. I’d much rather be watching this movie again than doing my homework. It seems like the perfect thing to distract me from such […]
Protected: Recovering from chronic pain
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