Wednesday, May 18, 2011

boarding gate

wild strawberry

Rainy. Eating asparagus out of the garden. One thing that has surprised me about wildflowers is how they can share the same space, but at different times of the year. You can walk through a forest, and find a certain species predominant. You come back a few weeks later, and that species has been replaced by another in virtually the same areas. It reminds me of a boarding gate at a busy airport. The gate can be crowded, then empty, then crowded again with different people. 



2 comments:

  1. … alittle science tidbit ?

    The first spring ephemeral flowers are apparently quite high in nitrogen – thus when they go by, they release an early flush of nitrogen for the next plants that follow. … a very clever plan eh?

    doug

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  2. This guy is smarter than he looks.

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