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I found this flower with rolled up petals. Either it is beginning to bloom or it is dying!! Picture number 2 shows the" normal flower".
pyoung,some customs are to discourage people from unnecessarily plucking leaves and flowers and essentially leaving them alone.
Similarly I feel that the myth, that a bird will not have anything to do with the fledgling if humans touched it, might have been made up to discourage kids from picking up the bird, and playing with it.
here we have only scouts to,boys and girls in the same groups and camps,but like sergio says.....:-)
i left scouts,loooong time ago,but i never stop camping and hiking and observed the nature in all details,to me was a great experience the scouts,but then,luckely for us, the portuguese revolution(1974) came and open ower country and ower lifes :-)
but one time scout,scout forever,allways alert:)
But they still sleep in different tents, Emma... We are not sooo modern... :-)
That is interesting to know that you do not have different troops for boys and girls!!
I am a scout leader, and I am proud of those two girls. I've always teached my boy and girl scouts* to respect and protect nature, regardless what other people think. Shame to the GSA for exchange Baden Powell's heritage for money.
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*In Brazil, both genders practice scouting together.
Yes Antonio,these girls are remarkable. It takes a lot of courage to speak your mind especially when you are a part of the organization.
"Power to those two Girl Scouts! "
i was a boy scout to(leader of TIGER patrol:)and it was there that i learn(Baden Powel books)to respect the nature and uset whith care and leave no traces of ower passage,great school,i'am proud of that girls to,figth these big mercenaries companys is urgente,make them see that it's possible to have profites whithout,habitat destruction, CO2 emissions etc...
An example to follow
Power to those two Girl Scouts! The Scouting movement should be proud of them and wake up to the horrors of Palm Oil! Aside from all the habitat destruction -much of it illegal, these places are v. difficult to police, esp. when those interested in making money hire mercenaries with guns - the CO2 emissions caused by burning the forest and all its centuries old fragile ecosystems are HUGE.
Girl Scouts shouldn't have to kill Orangutans to eat nice cookies!
Thanks Emma - that's fascinating! I'd never heard of this remedy and it's a damn good illustration of what we stand to loose when habitats are destroyed. When half of Borneo is torn apart for Palm Oil plantations, it is the Orangutan that everyone is (understandably) crying about but the less cuddly life lost (plants, bugs, funghi etc) may yet contain a cure for cancer, aids etc.
By the way, even though the report says African Daisy, Scletium is not related to your spotting or to Daisies! It's in the family Aizoaceae: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aizoaceae
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sceletium_t...
@ Craig , i am really interested in knowing why these are ribbon like. If you come across something please let us know!! Thanks in advance.
Yes, Emma!! I have thought of that often, can you imagine what an old 200 year old tree would say? Or your dog or cat? Maybe in a thousand years they will evolve and have the ability of speech?? Im not sure about that, but I guess people have evolved ,so it may be possible?
p.young If only plants and animals could talk!! the tremendous info they have .
I have heard there was research done on this, so I looked it up and In the 1960s, Cleve Backster, founder of the FBI's polygraph unit, developed a theory of primary perception. Using polygraph (lie detector) tests, Backster concluded that everything in the universe is interconnected and capable of producing emotional responses.
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbu...
Modern scientist say no!! "I think its debatable".
I have not heard any thing regarding not plucking the fruit at night? Is that a cultural custom?? Wonder what culture, I tried to look it up? Maybe the fruit would not be good or it or was a custom due to lack of safety at night, wild animals or people? I know in some countries the woman cover their hair at night so the spirits or ghosts do not snatch them away! They also paint marks onto the children's faces, so thieves or spirits leave the children alone peacefully. Many customs have a root cause. For safety purposes.
Sometimes i often woder if plants have feelings! Just a thought!!
I know that in some cultures,people do not touch plants or flowers in the evening because they are considered to be " Sleeping"
For that same reason , i never pluck flowers or fruits or leaves at night.
Emma,
The flowers of some plants close at night and re-open in the morning. Daisies do this, their name actually means "day's eye" because they open at dawn as the day is just beginning. You can see that the leaves move in a flapping motion like wings. Some plants even fold their leaves up for the night, as if in a sleeping position.
Well in grad school they fail us if we do not provide academic links. Cites from University etc. So Ive fallen into the habit of following that rule. It all carry's over for me into my non academic life. I also did a research paper last semester on Wikipedia for my Computer degree.It wasn't by choice but assigned. I got a 98% on the paper. Im very familiar with the website. I actually went on there sas part of my research.
Liam here is a member of wikipedia. We did find a misleading picture of a duck ,which really did not help in identifying ,instead confused us. He edited that part on wikipedia and removed that picture of the duck.
i guess it is constant vigilance and editing. if you notice something speak up. It can be changed.
Spotted on Jan 14, 2012
Submitted on Jan 14, 2012
