tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post1538896283911335131..comments2024-03-28T23:06:17.460+01:00Comments on wcs: Swept awaywcshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-58929154909073990842011-05-04T07:28:14.008+02:002011-05-04T07:28:14.008+02:00cubby, they're tiny things, but there are a lo...cubby, they're tiny things, but there are a lot of them on each shrub. Very pretty.<br /><br />stephen, I understand it's very invasive, which I probably why I'm noticing more and more of it every year.<br /><br />niall & antoinette, yes, very interesting!<br /><br />starman, you're not one of those conspiracy theorists, are you? ;)<br /><br />susan, no surprise there!<br /><br />michael, I know what you mean. We get those downpours from time to time and they make me nervous.wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-32417686531478807652011-05-04T06:21:06.938+02:002011-05-04T06:21:06.938+02:00I miss rain, they so seldom get it and when we get...I miss rain, they so seldom get it and when we get it it is a nasty sudden intense downfall, not at all comforting like a slow gentle drip.Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-86127489464614949782011-05-04T00:10:46.911+02:002011-05-04T00:10:46.911+02:00Scotch broom is really invasive and poses a seriou...Scotch broom is really invasive and poses a serious risk in areas that are prone to fires. In the years since the Oakland Hills fire, neighborhood groups have worked hard to eradicate it from the hills. Stuff burns like crazy.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017788096350527796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-89084002699100912382011-05-03T21:47:45.013+02:002011-05-03T21:47:45.013+02:00Yes, I've heard the "news", my conce...Yes, I've heard the "news", my concern is how much truth there is to it.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-29050140094064163982011-05-03T19:54:27.358+02:002011-05-03T19:54:27.358+02:00Bit of trivia: Geoffrey of Anjou, King Henry II of...Bit of trivia: Geoffrey of Anjou, King Henry II of England and father of Richard the Lionheart took his family/dynastic name from the Latin version of genĂȘt; 'planta genista'. House of Plantagenet sounds better than House of Broom :-).Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-66868663697302743302011-05-03T18:09:16.218+02:002011-05-03T18:09:16.218+02:00Broom is Illegal in Oregon, you can't even smo...Broom is Illegal in Oregon, you can't even smoke it & it listed as a noxious weed. I always let volunteers stay.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05967985806955115917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-59794073892481956652011-05-03T15:01:43.805+02:002011-05-03T15:01:43.805+02:00Yellow's my favorite color, and I really love ...Yellow's my favorite color, and I really love this flower.Cubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12659801291785890663noreply@blogger.com