tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post3308079126948514889..comments2023-12-27T22:26:20.552-05:00Comments on synch-ro-ni-zing: feeling yuccaRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-66639492717319461082009-02-25T07:23:00.000-05:002009-02-25T07:23:00.000-05:00Good to know, excellent information, Fabian! Thank...Good to know, excellent information, Fabian! Thank you very much for taking time.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-89919516172598222762009-02-25T05:34:00.000-05:002009-02-25T05:34:00.000-05:00Yucca are native to almost US states, the differen...Yucca are native to almost US states, the difference is the southwestern ones are tall and very conspicuous. OR and WA for sure have no native populations, but the Northeast has Yucca flaccida- I have a few PA wild type ones! Cacti as well, except they are native in EVERY state except Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire. Of course, eastern half of the US has a single species, a dwarf one- Opuntia humifusa.<BR/>Nice pictures!<BR/>www.coldhardycacti.freehosting.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-90380409832415127792009-01-30T05:31:00.000-05:002009-01-30T05:31:00.000-05:00Charlie,I'm so glad my little advert generated som...Charlie,<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad my little advert generated some interest in your February alphabet project. I will come over and check it out starting Sunday. Will you be linking to the others who participate?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-56377108232520739092009-01-30T05:30:00.000-05:002009-01-30T05:30:00.000-05:00Hi Viji, I hope some day you can see and feel snow...Hi Viji, I hope some day you can see and feel snow in person. In Europe, or the U.S. or maybe the Himalayas. My friend rauf was stuck in a blizzard in the Himalayas years ago.<BR/><BR/>I have never experienced the complexities and intricacies of India, which I hope to one day. And when I do, I hope I can handle the sun!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-63682029061731071802009-01-30T04:33:00.000-05:002009-01-30T04:33:00.000-05:00Ruth,thanks you that link, it certainly has genera...Ruth,<BR/><BR/>thanks you that link, it certainly has generated some interest, and some much appriciated extra traffic.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully you will find some of what happens interesting, I'm not sure how many to expect.<BR/><BR/>But am so excited.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again,<BR/><BR/>Charlie.CSouthwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704468733949923847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-76186243378235363002009-01-28T16:53:00.000-05:002009-01-28T16:53:00.000-05:00It's all so new to me... i have never seen snow ti...It's all so new to me... i have never seen snow till today...for us it's always Sun Sun and more Sun...<BR/>would really love to witness a real winter and snow and autumn and spring.. but we love the sun, if it hides behind the cloud for a day we complain :)<BR/>ur photography is amazing and the way you write :) i loved every bit...Vijihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464183724160979232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-21329276132684497072009-01-28T10:37:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:37:00.000-05:00your ode to yuccas make me feel for them, Ruth. An...your ode to yuccas make me feel for them, Ruth. And i think transplanted souls are hard-ier than the ones who never moved.........they learn to survive whether the environment cooperates or not. They may have scars to show but they only make them stronger. I am still pondering over the self-mutiliation bit, Ruth.Chica, Cienna, and Calihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075584587849773235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-46173855293085473292009-01-28T05:57:00.000-05:002009-01-28T05:57:00.000-05:00Cool, Maximus, thanks so much!Cool, Maximus, thanks so much!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-62035025945960570332009-01-28T05:56:00.000-05:002009-01-28T05:56:00.000-05:00Ann from NZ, I just read about cabbage trees, and ...Ann from NZ, I just read about cabbage trees, and they remind me of yuccas actually, those spiky leaves. And apparently they are edible!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-5665130916938322672009-01-28T05:53:00.000-05:002009-01-28T05:53:00.000-05:00Bob, it's true that plants thrive with music and a...Bob, it's true that plants thrive with music and attention. Good point. I think in a modern design setting yuccas are cool.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-47659759584977813772009-01-28T03:17:00.000-05:002009-01-28T03:17:00.000-05:00Dear Ruth welcome!(just copied reply from my blog)...Dear Ruth welcome!(just copied reply from my blog)<BR/><BR/>Thank you very much for your kind words. <BR/><BR/>Since "it's all Greek to some of you", I'll try to do sth about it soon, I hope.<BR/><BR/>For now, I'll just keep visiting your wonderful blog gazing at your great photos.maximushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111405556432564798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-26898947741971710242009-01-27T22:23:00.000-05:002009-01-27T22:23:00.000-05:00We have lots of Yucca plants in Auckland, New Zeal...We have lots of Yucca plants in Auckland, New Zealand. our weather is mild, like California.<BR/><BR/>I have a big tree we call the New Zealand Cabbage tree.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-3666166147252973952009-01-27T19:09:00.000-05:002009-01-27T19:09:00.000-05:00Great shots Ruth, yes plants can feel, and they un...Great shots Ruth, yes plants can feel, and they understand music, I sing to plants, not the ones at work, I might look crazy,lol. We have Yuccas in our mall, love em.Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-60886900758322076452009-01-27T18:35:00.000-05:002009-01-27T18:35:00.000-05:00Think YOU have the best blog? Well, here is your c...Think YOU have the best blog? <BR/>Well, here is your chance to prove it! <BR/>15 people will submit their blogs and judges will judge the blogs <BR/>on.... <BR/>- colors (not boring colors) <BR/>- templates/layouts <BR/>- content (interesting posts?) <BR/>- HTML <BR/>Rules: <BR/>No 'adult content' allowed on submitted blog <BR/>MUST be submitted by 12 noon Jan. 30th 2009 <BR/>MUST email [email address] by the date given above (invites <BR/>to chat are welcomed) <BR/>LAST RULE: Post to every blog you find or group, this must get 'out' - <BR/>people need to know about this! <BR/>Thanks, <BR/>blogspot101@gmail.comBlog Contest MGThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18005298899859996783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-76983436538182167132009-01-27T16:19:00.000-05:002009-01-27T16:19:00.000-05:00Hello. I found your blogg last week, just "klick" ...Hello. I found your blogg last week, just "klick" at "BLOG of NOTE"- I love it! Greetings from Sweden! LenaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-35815333570567316932009-01-27T13:06:00.000-05:002009-01-27T13:06:00.000-05:00Dear Noorul, you have touched me, thank you so ver...Dear Noorul, you have touched me, thank you so very much. <BR/><BR/>I fell in love with the Tamil script at your blog, showed my husband saying "isn't this beautiful?" and I thought it was Tamil, but I wasn't sure and didn't want to say it. So artistic and stylish. You are fortunate to have a long and ancient history. I am learning little slivers about India from rauf and mystic, and I get overwhelmed because there is so much more. Every square inch of India is full of complexity. I'm proud to have you visit and say such kind things.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-31406429079179886322009-01-27T13:03:00.000-05:002009-01-27T13:03:00.000-05:00Oh dear, Barry! I have heard about such communitie...Oh dear, Barry! I have heard about such communities, some not gated. I heard about one that wouldn't allow windows to be opened facing the street. Another that required lawns be mowed in the same direction.<BR/><BR/>Good for Toronto.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-88871714791730945892009-01-27T13:01:00.000-05:002009-01-27T13:01:00.000-05:00Thanks, Mika. Your photos over there are interesti...Thanks, Mika. Your photos over there are interesting. It's great that average people like me can learn photo techniques that only professionals knew before. Well and new technologies too.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-51326365131176300062009-01-27T12:59:00.001-05:002009-01-27T12:59:00.001-05:00Hi there, Stiggy! Glad to see you around again. Yo...Hi there, Stiggy! Glad to see you around again. You are depriving us of your wit and photographs. Can't wait to see a new lens and shots.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-82340500977097638262009-01-27T12:59:00.000-05:002009-01-27T12:59:00.000-05:00Thank you, Deepak. I love seeing the yucca blossom...Thank you, Deepak. I love seeing the yucca blossoms high up in the blue sky too.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-67470622472418334632009-01-27T11:57:00.000-05:002009-01-27T11:57:00.000-05:00Dave, I don't know what you're talking about! Your...Dave, I don't know what you're talking about! Your photos are splendid!!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-49379562229247013832009-01-27T11:55:00.000-05:002009-01-27T11:55:00.000-05:00rauf, it's a good trait, and it means you will be ...rauf, it's a good trait, and it means you will be here a long time. Yay!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-69520508402579226012009-01-27T11:54:00.000-05:002009-01-27T11:54:00.000-05:00CottageGirl, why thank you. :DStill thinking about...CottageGirl, why thank you. :D<BR/><BR/>Still thinking about old movies . . .Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-41732033386602095972009-01-27T09:04:00.000-05:002009-01-27T09:04:00.000-05:00Hi Ruth,I'm pleasantly taken aback by your surpris...Hi Ruth,<BR/>I'm pleasantly taken aback by your surprise to visit to my blog. I've posted my replies to your query in my blog. By chance happened to visit your blog via blogger featured blogs. Instantly took liking for your blog because of your breathtaking photos, layouts and of cos your 'charming' words =). Instinctively i've added to your blog to my blog list as your entries never fails to inspire me. I'm blogging tamil - one of the oldest and proud language of India. I'm really delighted by your visit and wish to learn a lots of things from you. You humanity and simplicity speaks volumes about you from the way you write your thoughts =)Noorul Ameenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956534252123132271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-47098745289635442222009-01-27T08:26:00.000-05:002009-01-27T08:26:00.000-05:00The photos are stunning. I have little left to add...The photos are stunning. I have little left to add to the discussion, except for one side note about hanging clothes outside. Toronto recently had to pass a law declaring it legal for people to hand clothes outside to dry after a gated community attempted to ban the practice.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.com