Foxglove - Oregon wildflower
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14 comments:
Well THIT!!! Holy Thursday! It's here!
Today's cover page pic is a very common wildflower found in Oregon. I probably have 75 to 100 plants just like this one, crowing completely wild. This one is in one of my planting areas but it's not because I planted it. It just decided it wanted to grow there. The Foxglove is a biennial... going from seed to established plant in the first year and blooming the second before dying. The plant is also known by other names like Dead Man’s Bells, and Witches’ Gloves because all parts of the plant are extremely toxic if eaten. On the plus side, the Foxglove is the source of Digitalis, a well known and widely used heart medication. Man-oh-man! The stuff you learn in this place!
Have a great Thursday! Mariposa - I hope it continues to be a little cooler for you. We're headed into a sustained stretch of highs near 90 but that's only just a little warm by Oregon summertime standards. :o)
Carl, I have never seen wild Foxglove I guess since I've never seen one that was such a beautiful color!! Who knew Digitalis could be so pretty???!
From last night, I know if I figured inflation in, our gas wouldn't be so bad when compared to the 50's and 60's. Hey, back then you even got glassware with a fill-up! I had a whole set of gold colored Anchor-Hocking glasses and bowls. :)
The grip I have about prices now is that it's not inflation or supply and demand (or even that phoney story about the machinery problem in a Washington and/or Calif refinery)...it's just GREED. When the barrel price is going down, and the price at the pump is going up and no new taxes are in the picture, something smells. The sad thing is that this is all done right in our faces, and we cannot do a single thing about it....other than park our cars and walk/bike/skate to where-ever - yeah, like that's going to happen. Maybe the horse and buggy and wagon...hmmmm. See? In our world today, that would NOT work.
end of rant.
Carol - I feel your pain every time I have to pay the outrageous tab for gas. What really torques my bones is that crude oil is treated as a commodity and is subject to paper profits before it even comes out of the ground. The same barrel of oil may be bought and sold at least a dozen times before it ever becomes a an actual barrel of oil. The investors expect to make a profit with every transaction... and that drives up the price of the final commodity at the gas pump. It's a great system for the investors, especially since the oil companies get huge subsidies to help offset the discovery and production costs. The other aspect is the manipulation by the oil companies with the refinery shut-downs right at the peak consumption season. That drives my blood pressure through the roof but what can you do since our elected representatives just look the other way and do NOTHING! It's a great system we have here but it's too broken to be fixed! Where am I and what am I doing in this handbasket???
Carol - Purple and white are the dominant colors for Foxgloves and they are very common alongside most roads through the Cascade foothills. They are the among the first plants to return following the logging of stands of trees. They are also toxic to horses and cattle so most farmers try to keep them under control.
Ah I bulleve we are headed in a SOUTHERLY direcktion, suh.
You are entirely correct and not only do the elected reps look the other way the 'MEDIA' doesn't mention it either, oh wait, yes the media is owned by the ones with all the pull...silly me.
A tisket, a taskit, all you in that basket....don't worry, be happy!!
They'll have us lining up pretty soon to consume more of their Koolaid. Gas prices have been coming down too quickly & they can't allow that to continue. The powers-that-be think Americans should pay the same price at the pump as the Europeans.
A lot of the European cost for their gas is the heavy tax attached to it.
I sure see a lot more of those Smart cars around. They cost a bundle so I wonder how many years until the owners realize any return on their 'investment'... the cars will probably be rusty by then. Also they are so tiny, seems like you couldn't get more than 3 large bags of groceries in them....where would I put my beer??? LOL. Also see these same type of cars with the "Cars-2-Go" logo stamped on them. Cute idea, haven't looked into it though.
Carol - I have a friend who has a Smart Car. He bought it from Monte Shelton for $18 Grand when they first came out here. It's really cute but he'd sell it if it was worth anything close to what he paid. He complains that it is underpowered and you need to take a "RUN" at any hills or it has problems. He also says that gas mileage is nowhere close to what they claim... only about 23 mpg. His last complaint is over the lack of driver comfort & space. He's fairly tall and almost has to fold himself to get into and out of it. He was so turned off by it that he gave it to his kid to take to school in Corvallis.
Carl, amazing to me that your friend would have purchased such a car, given his height...also when the gas mileage was off so far couldn't he return the car? What recourse does a customer really have? Doesn't sound like the 'Lemon Law' would apply but what about 'truth in advertising'...oh, that's an oxymoron isn't it??? :0
Carol - The poor fuel mileage was blamed on "his driving" style. When he bought the car, it was a "trendy" thing to do and he just ignored the driver comfort issue. He finally just got tired of it. He's pretty much in with the Lake Oswego "more money than brains" group but he's also a good friend of mine. Go figure!
Carol - Back to gas price discussion: The other thing you got with every gas purchase was either Green Stamps or Blue Chip Stamps.
Carl, oh geez, we must be the same age!! I sure do remember the Green Stamps. I filled all my little books and turned them in at Zim's 12 Mile Corner: Waaaay out on Stark street, I think about 224th...can't remember now. I still have one book tucked in with my 'memories' in a good old plastic storage box.
I always got the job of licking them and putting them in the books.
Oh, and my friend bought the Smart Car sight unseen. He ordered it and had to wait six months for delivery.
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