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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 10:37pm

What a great story!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooster_of_Barcelos#:~:text=The%20Rooster%....

Thanks

Submitted by dystopian on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 10:28pm

foul fowl state birds

@janis b Hi Janis,

Yeah the domestic fowl for a state bird seems mighty questionable. Rhode Island Red is not the only one though. Delaware Blue Hen is the state bird of Delaware. I know these are small states but they each have 400 species of native wild birds in them. I have over 100 species on my RI list, and never saw one of their chickens there. If it is something you brought there, how is it the state bird? Surely there are countless species that better represent the state avifauna than a foul domestic fowl.

be well!

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 10:40pm

Hi d

Maybe it portrays the 'progressiveness' or modesty of RI'ers, to adopt a bird in need??? Or maybe they needed the bird ; ).

Submitted by QMS on Sat, 04/27/2024 - 12:02am

The local lore goes along these lines

@janis b
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at one time, about 300 years ago, RI was the egg laying capital of the
'new world' meaning the colonies in the eastern NA continent. For
some odd reason, the RI Red was a prodigious layer. Since eggs were
akin to gold, the bird was honored by its industry. Or some such.

Submitted by janis b on Sat, 04/27/2024 - 12:10am

So RI'ers

@QMS

are just gold collectors ... just kidding. Thanks for the history, it makes sense.

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 8:40pm

Good evening SP, great photos. I especially like the

foxglove. I find that they seem to get photographed a lot less than many of the other species, including many that are fairly humdrum by comparison. Thanks for the pics and thanks for the OT.

be well and have a good one

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That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 9:18pm

Hi el

I see the foxglove makes your heart beat faster just looking at it ; ).

I imagine it is less often photographed because of its association with being toxic, even though it flaunts its beauty.

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 9:52pm

Hi Janis. That has always been my suspicion as well.

be wll and have a good one

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 9:32pm

Hi, EL

@enhydra lutris
The foxglove is a pretty flower. Strange name though since it doesn't look like a fox or a glove.

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Submitted by enhydra lutris on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 9:58pm

Hi SP. nobody seems to know how it got that name, it

is straight out of old english but makes no sense. The Germans call it (or once did) fingerhut, whichis literally finger hat but is an idiom meaning thimble, which makes a lot more sense.

be well and have a good one

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That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 10:18pm

Finger hat does make more sense.

https://pixabay.com/photos/flower-flower-bud-zinnia-flora-8142447/

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I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.

Submitted by QMS on Sat, 04/27/2024 - 12:06am

What, foxes don't have fingers?

@Socialprogressive
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I'm blissfully confused

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 9:06pm

Hi Social

Thank you for the beautiful flowers. The hanging pink pearl is wonderful. It reminds me of a glamorous rain drop.

I hope you enjoy some warm, dry weather next week.

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 9:45pm

Thank you, Janis

@janis b
Interesting how people see different things in the same photo. For me the pink pearl reminds me of a Christmas ornament.

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I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 9:15pm

My contribution

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 9:22pm

Nice Zinnia snoopy

@snoopydawg

The zinnias are still flowering at my neighbours. I also love their buds.

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 9:52pm

And a nice contribution it is

@snoopydawg
Beautiful shot of the zinnias, snoopy. The water drops add a nice touch.

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I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 10:48pm

Thanks

Sadly this uploader here isn’t up to snuff to show the crispness or sharpness of the photo. I’m too lazy to do flicker. This was taken just after it stopped raining.

Looks like we inherited your weather. Rain most of the day and for a few days more. Good timing though since it should help us until the water comes on. I have secondary water that comes from the dam.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 9:26pm

Hi all

A tulip one week later, but still quite animated ...

Enjoy and be well

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 9:59pm

Fading Beauty

@janis b
Love the lighting. Beautiful shot of the tulip, Janis.

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I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 10:08pm

Thanks Social n/t

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 10:04pm

It could double as some sort of Mantid dancing.

A ery interesting shot. Thanks.

be well and have a good one

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That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 10:11pm

Thanks el

I thought so too. I sent it to my 3 year old granddaughter because I thought she might see it as some dancing animal, and smile.

Submitted by dystopian on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 10:40pm

Hi pixelators

Hi all,

PHantastic photos SP! Awesome orchids. Quite the group of flowers, aren't they? Amazing. And often with complex relationships with everything from various pollinators to fungus or microbes in the soil. Nice iris too!

Great pics too QMS, SD and Janis! Thank you all!

Lazy Daisy, and since you asked... because it does not open flowers until later in morning.

This is likely Sow-Thistle or a near relative. A dandelion sorta daisyish thingie, which seems to barely open flowers before going to puffball. The flower heads on every one in the yard that is not behind a fence is eaten off by deer.

gotta fly...

happy trails all!

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 10:45pm

I wonder if that lazy daisy

lives in valleys that don't see the sun until it rises over the mountain later in the morning?

Submitted by dystopian on Sat, 04/27/2024 - 9:05am

Hi Janis

@janis b great idea Janis, I think there are some plants like that.

This grows in open often ruderal (disturbed) areas and soils, here anyway. They refuse to open despite the sun being on them the first few hours of morning. I guess they are just lazy? We get patches with from 200 to 500 or more flowers in a fairly small area. By time you get far enough away to get the whole patch, they are just white dots.

take care!

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by janis b on Sun, 04/28/2024 - 1:10am

Hi d

I guess they find it rude to be disturbed!

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 04/26/2024 - 11:40pm

Hi, dystopian

@dystopian
Thanks for the late risers. I'm trying to remember the last time I saw a Dandelion. It's been a while.

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I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.

Submitted by janis b on Sat, 04/27/2024 - 12:14am

That's not a good sign

I'll never forget reading decades ago, that when everything else is gone only the ants and dandelions will survive.

Submitted by janis b on Sat, 04/27/2024 - 12:22am

Dandelions grow tenaciously here n/t

Submitted by dystopian on Sat, 04/27/2024 - 12:35pm

only survivors

@janis b Hey J!

The way I heard was cockroaches and Keith Richard.

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by QMS on Sat, 04/27/2024 - 12:15am

we get a ton of dandy lions every year

the deer don't particularly care for them
but they do enjoy the tiny yellow 'other ones'
would have to research what those are

Submitted by janis b on Sat, 04/27/2024 - 12:20am

Could it be this ...

@QMS

https://wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-wildflowers-coltsfoot-tussilago-f...(Tussilago%20farfara)%20is%20a,leaf%20to%20a%20colt's%20foot.

Submitted by dystopian on Sat, 04/27/2024 - 9:15am

Hi SP

@Socialprogressive In general the common Dandelion here in the U.S. that the people have spent countless millions at war with in their yards, is a non-native flower originating from Europe. It has medicinal purposes though, so not all bad. Here in Texas we have a native species that looks mostly the same, Texas Dandelion. It has some black dots in the flower the Euro model does not.

It's a great tune too.... Charlie's drums in the outro are great.

John and Pual sang backup vocals, Nicky Hopkins on harpsichord, Brian Jones on Mellotron.

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sat, 04/27/2024 - 9:23am

beat me to it; great tune from a really great,