Easily amused and more spring stuff
I use Firefox for my web browser on my Linux box. I’ve tried most of the various browsers available and always seem to come back to it.
One of the things I like is the ability to extend the capabilities of Firefox with “Extensions”. One of my latest extensions is Smiley Xtra plugin. It allows me to add any of more than 2000 smilies to my blog or anyplace else I post regularly.
Light snow this morning, but I took another walk around the yard anyway. Laurie asked for a close up of a filbert/hazelnut male blossom. If you look closely, you can see each of the individual flowers down the length of male catkin.
And just a the top of the male catkins are the *little* female flowers that will become the nut. Just below center are the tiny red petals of the female.
And bit more of the yellow crocus. Still nothing open yet, but a few more buds enjoying the chilly sunshine.
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Sheila wrote:
Oh, it just looks so beautiful to see such things, spring or not, just beautiful.
Posted on 23-Feb-07 at 5:00 pm | Permalink
Sara wrote:
Thanks for the pic Jerry. I had no idea filbets bloomed like that. I don’t think I had noticed one in bloom though I see them often in summer as we travel through filbert country. I have always wanted to grow one. Do they self pollinate or do you have to have more than one. It looks like they should. I want to plant an English Walnut as well. I’m glad spring is coming. I am ready to plant stuff at my new house.
Posted on 24-Feb-07 at 3:54 pm | Permalink
Fran Malone wrote:
Cool, Filbert nuts - never seen that before… thanks for sharing… that texture would be good for ideas for knitting a nutty sweater! Just a thought… good day to you…
Posted on 28-Feb-07 at 3:38 am | Permalink
Laurie wrote:
VERY interesting! I love having a plant-dude explain the male/female parts of the flower and where the nut will be. They are lovely, and Fran is right, it does inspire a nubby sweater with that red as trim.
Posted on 02-Mar-07 at 9:12 am | Permalink