tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post114952439953822695..comments2024-03-08T01:37:39.323-05:00Comments on Getting Stitched on the Farm: Kristin Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-1149640932197893722006-06-06T20:42:00.000-04:002006-06-06T20:42:00.000-04:00That's them. Thanks Bernie. I was going to look fo...That's them. Thanks Bernie. I was going to look for a link, but I got lazy. The ones in our yard were a little clump like the bottom picture. They would make a great painting.<BR/><BR/>KristinKristin Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-1149640052920950822006-06-06T20:27:00.000-04:002006-06-06T20:27:00.000-04:00I've never seen an Indian Pipe flower so I googled...I've never seen an Indian Pipe flower so I googled it and clicked on images. What an unusual plant! They apparently don't have chlorophyll so their energy comes from the soil, not the sun (so they are more like a fungus than a flower). Very interesting! for those others who have never seen:<BR/><BR/>http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/monotropaunif.html<BR/> <BR/>enjoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-1149613906502738522006-06-06T13:11:00.000-04:002006-06-06T13:11:00.000-04:00Stunning. We saw a single pink ladyslipper (a bit...Stunning. We saw a single pink ladyslipper (a bit different than that variety, I think) on a hike over Memorial Day weekend, too. <BR/>I remember feeling that way about Indian Paintbrush flowers when I was young. We always saw them in Mt. Rainier Nat'l Park and you can't pick anything in the park, so I thought that they were very rare and that you couldn't pick them anywhere. Turns out, they're not as rare as I had once thought. We even have a little patch of them on our place. After my husband poured the foundation for his cabinet shop one spring, I suddenly realized that that was right over by where the patch was. OH NO! Luckily, later that summer we found out that they had missed the patch and it was still a little ways off one of the back corners of the building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-1149604070499371482006-06-06T10:27:00.000-04:002006-06-06T10:27:00.000-04:00My Bompa, GGF, used to take me foraging in the for...My Bompa, GGF, used to take me foraging in the forests of Windsor, MA as a child and I remember helping him to clear away debris from lady slipper patches. I only remember finding Indian Pipes with him once and even he was amazed. Those were also the trips when we'd collect fiddlehead ferns, spruce gum and check for good spots where we knew we'd find mushrooms later in the year. There are some wonders to be found in our forests that I don't think we take the time to be amazed by anymore, if you haven't yet, page through Tom Wessels book The Forested Landscape. It seems dry and academic on the surafce but WHAT A READ!YOu'll find yourself searching for wierd apples and pillow/cradles. <BR/>You're an amazing woman. Thank you for sharing your work and a glimpse of your life with us.<BR/>SaraChickenBettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852591477630552824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-1149601282233973202006-06-06T09:41:00.000-04:002006-06-06T09:41:00.000-04:00Amazing ... I remember both Lady Slippers & Indian...Amazing ... I remember both Lady Slippers & Indian Pipes growing up in NH. WOW - thanks bringing back some wonderful childhood memories. BTW - LOVE your BloG - so incredibly inspirational.Karyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04787206245985500624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-1149600041384951702006-06-06T09:20:00.000-04:002006-06-06T09:20:00.000-04:00Wow. You totally brought me back with that post. I...Wow. You totally brought me back with that post. I grew up in Berkshire County and I remember Indian pipes very well. Devil's Paintbrushes, too, but those are a very different thing altogether.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy western Mass. I miss it--although I'm outside Boston now, and WEBS drags me back occasionally. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com