A tree's leaves may be ever so good,
So may its bark, so may its wood;
But unless you put the right thing to its root
It never will show much flower or fruit.
But I may be one who does not care
Ever to have tree bloom or bear.
Leaves for smooth and bark for rough,
Leaves and bark may be tree enough.
Some giant trees have bloom so small
They might as well have none at all.
Late in life I have come on fern.
Now lichens are due to have their turn.
I bade men tell me which in brief,
Which is fairer, flower or leaf.
They did not have the wit to say,
Leaves by night and flowers by day.
Leaves and bark, leaves and bark,
To lean against and hear in the dark.
Petals I may have once pursued.
Leaves are all my darker mood.
-Robert Frost "Leaves Compared With Flowers"
A recent trip to the local discovery gardens produced some beautiful butterfly photos. They were housed in a greenhouse enclosure (with approx. 1,000 released each week.) It was pretty mesmerizing to watch. Take a peeky for yourself :-)
Just wanted to send off the weekend on a better note ... so here's baby porcupine. Just take one look and you are guaranteed to lose 20 IQ points and start cooing :)
"Oh Earl ... you are just a big fat liar."
"No Maybel, I swear ... my eyes were closed during the whole topless part of that show! If I'm lying to you ... may I be struck down by lightning right here."
Boom.
