Saturday

[nightdog_barks]

Bright sun and cold, 28 degrees. But it is supposed to get above freezing today! Looked in the back yard and saw a chickadee, two purple finches, and some tiny yellow-breasted bird on the feeders.

Have been reading Michael Pollan's The Botany of Desire and loving it.

Not sure what's on the agenda today, so have a couple of news articles. For folks who read the recent collaborative fic Roll the Bones, I think this might be one of Colt's long-lost cousins -- man in hospital gown steals fifty bucks, tries to escape on Walmart scooter. Also, guys will stick their dicks in anything. And then not be able to get them out. Heh.

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[taiga13.livejournal.com]

I loved 'The Botany of Desire' too, and find myself quoting it a lot.
My book club discussed which plant we would feel unable to live without. I voted for wheat, though sugar cane would be a close second! In reality, microscopic aquatic plants that form the bottom of the food chain would probably be most essential.

[nightdog-barks.livejournal.com]

I've been reading parts of it out loud to Mr. N! I've finished "The Apple" and have started "The Tulip."

[taiga13.livejournal.com]

Terrific, both parts. I wish he'd wrote about the grape too.
The part I remember most vividly is the potato, partially because I'm an agrologist and partially because, well, you'll understand when you read it.

[taiga13.livejournal.com]

Oops, I meant add this link about how the annual Canadian Tulip Festival got started. It's interesting, especially when you consider how devastated the Netherlands were by WWII. Coming up with that many tulips may not have been easy.
http://www.tulipfestival.ca/en/festival_history.html

[topaz-eyes.livejournal.com]

microscopic aquatic plants that form the bottom of the food chain would probably be most essential.

That would be my vote. I read an article once saying the amount of oxygen produced by algae is much greater than the amount produced by all terrestrial plants.

Mmmm, kelp fry...