tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323244081501902771.post6945026365035160408..comments2023-10-12T05:54:33.192-07:00Comments on blackoaknaturalist: Keeping Ahead of the Weed Eaters and HerbicidesJoe Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946836311156845945noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323244081501902771.post-36344516717464011192012-05-23T10:57:26.288-07:002012-05-23T10:57:26.288-07:00Please excuse my enthusiasm, but I can't help ...Please excuse my enthusiasm, but I can't help it. It's such beautiful country when things are in bloom. <br />Just wanted to mention that Europe used to be a wonderland of wildflowers, until weed killers, weed eaters and artificial fertilizers came along. Most of the flowers are now gone because of them. It's still beautiful and green, but not as filled with color as I remember it. Seems the same is happening here. <br /><br />I even remember when I first came to Quincy that the courthouse lawn in the fall was simply raked with leaves piled up, and the kids and dogs would be jumping around in them. Now I think they use those horrible leaf blowers and the kids and dogs are out of luck. We are becoming much too "civilized".<br /><br />roseindigoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323244081501902771.post-36286771865578973332012-05-23T10:17:29.291-07:002012-05-23T10:17:29.291-07:00Wanted to let you know that I found some gorgeous ...Wanted to let you know that I found some gorgeous snow plants the other day at the Meadow Camp in Meadow Valley. There don't seem to be many this year and in fact, this is the only spot I've seen them. If you turn left into the dirt road right across from the park and tennis court in Meadow Valley you'll get to Meadow Camp where the picnic tables are. The snow plants are by the creek at the left-most camp site, and are beautiful right now. I got some good photos, but have tried to paint this plant for years without success because when the sun hits it, it looks like stained glass, and pigments just can't capture that color.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com