tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post3109417155103990661..comments2024-03-28T21:29:04.460-04:00Comments on Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: My Friends the Weeds Part IIIThe Furry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-74283026960097247692022-07-25T08:16:58.524-04:002022-07-25T08:16:58.524-04:00they are all very beautiful. i am impressed with y...they are all very beautiful. i am impressed with your knowledge, i need to get a book on wildflowers/weeds!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-3980189962482185652022-07-24T09:09:23.256-04:002022-07-24T09:09:23.256-04:00Your first shot is my favourite. Your first shot is my favourite. William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-11747903857113496332022-07-23T20:09:52.300-04:002022-07-23T20:09:52.300-04:00Weeds weeds the rejected seeds, the more that are ...Weeds weeds the rejected seeds, the more that are lost, the more we needs.Al Bossencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307619781955351484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-66025374434238799222022-07-23T18:18:33.436-04:002022-07-23T18:18:33.436-04:00I am enjoying your weeds review. We have most of t...I am enjoying your weeds review. We have most of those weeds and they grow along our roadways too. Chicory here is a dark blue in color.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-53262339277197680322022-07-23T15:58:31.589-04:002022-07-23T15:58:31.589-04:00I love your pretty wildflowers. They are NOT weeds...I love your pretty wildflowers. They are NOT weeds, and chicory has been grown as a coffee substitute for generations! Thanks for the lovely pictures.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-87439026484074559492022-07-23T05:06:39.973-04:002022-07-23T05:06:39.973-04:00Not weeds so much as "very resilient wildflow...Not weeds so much as "very resilient wildflowers". It seems that most of the ones here have made it across the water and, however much mowing they do, they'll be back again next year - probably stronger and more numerous.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-50219553261239671762022-07-22T19:12:04.413-04:002022-07-22T19:12:04.413-04:00Seems a disservice to call them weeds... beautiful...Seems a disservice to call them weeds... beautiful wildflowers perhaps?Spare Parts and Picshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836657200014402380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-37435303431968164302022-07-22T18:17:10.461-04:002022-07-22T18:17:10.461-04:00Oh yes, I like the chicory too. It is all over th...Oh yes, I like the chicory too. It is all over the place around here now!!<br />I'm always saddened when the roadsides get mowed down too!! One good thing though, before long it all grows back. :)happyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186179870233267082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-29496516632785283802022-07-22T17:40:10.183-04:002022-07-22T17:40:10.183-04:00That last photo 😞That last photo 😞Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-8043544229972343062022-07-22T16:27:40.656-04:002022-07-22T16:27:40.656-04:00Our town has dedicated areas for wild flowers, and...Our town has dedicated areas for wild flowers, and they are lovely to see.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-45795013679712314342022-07-22T15:33:36.458-04:002022-07-22T15:33:36.458-04:00Roadsides were much more beautiful when they had t...Roadsides were much more beautiful when they had to be mowed with a scythe and most communities didn't have enough staff or funds to mow everything. Now with articulated boom mowers it's much easier to cut everything. Woody Meristemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042498252608254901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-13820542650687817082022-07-22T14:51:22.795-04:002022-07-22T14:51:22.795-04:00That's too bad that the beautiful wild flowers...That's too bad that the beautiful wild flowers have been cut down. Some of our highways have some beautification happening, usually a swath of planted day lilies around here.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-40356388424113255342022-07-22T14:32:16.071-04:002022-07-22T14:32:16.071-04:00I'm really happy that our township has stopped...I'm really happy that our township has stopped mowing along the rural roads. I've had two wonderful conversations with neighbours about the lovely flowers growing along our road. Great swaths of purple and yellow!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592184037513559644noreply@blogger.com