tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post3973617568518496321..comments2024-03-27T17:04:45.202-04:00Comments on Blue Starr Gallery: Gourds, Goldenrod, California CondorLinda Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-86151379924336113412012-09-20T09:30:05.629-04:002012-09-20T09:30:05.629-04:00I love the gourds! I came over from Elephant's...I love the gourds! I came over from Elephant's Child because you mentioned Golden Rod and I've never seen any. it's mentioned a bit in some novels I read, a herb used for various things, but dangerous. Now that I've seen your photo, I realise I've seen it here in Australia too, but I'm not sure what we call it. <br />I like your art work. Thank you for visiting my blog last Sunday. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-67024316457145190132012-09-17T01:14:24.519-04:002012-09-17T01:14:24.519-04:00Hi Joanne, thanks, well I went out and it seems th...Hi Joanne, thanks, well I went out and it seems the yellow flowers I thought were goldenrod were something else so I may have been mistaken. Yes if only people got along as well as the birds.<br /><br />Hi Michele, thanks, they do add a spot of color and usher in the fall weather.<br /><br />Hi Jinksy, thanks so much, Eastern promise, eh?<br /><br />Hi Ms. Sparrow, thanks, no I don't think there is any danger of it's going extinct, I think in some places it has become invasive and threatens native plants.<br /><br />Hi Linda Sue, thanks so much, I have "fun" making them. Ha, lots of trials and tribulations but worth it in the end.<br /><br />Hi Elephant's Child, thanks, yes a conservation management marvel as I understand quite an expensive one, but I think some expenses are worth it and surely this magnificent bird was worth the effort.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-13889272297318816352012-09-16T19:34:32.350-04:002012-09-16T19:34:32.350-04:00Oooh and aaah. The gourds were the only one of yo...Oooh and aaah. The gourds were the only one of your photos I have had any experience with. I love them. The golden rod was spectacular and the condor such an majestic sight. I am thrilled to hear that their numbers are increasing. A conservation good management story. Thank you.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-56124947756766730712012-09-16T19:29:45.158-04:002012-09-16T19:29:45.158-04:00Totally in lOve with your basket! Totally in lOve with your basket! Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-59380359195378200882012-09-16T16:59:58.964-04:002012-09-16T16:59:58.964-04:00I have been amazed at the incredible amount of gol...I have been amazed at the incredible amount of goldenrod this year! As I drive around and see ditches full of it, I wish I could mow it all down. I'm surprised that you like it well enough to put it in a vase. I doubt if goldenrod will ever be extinct as long as it is flourishing from Minnesota to Florida!Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-59434121693718434392012-09-16T12:39:53.168-04:002012-09-16T12:39:53.168-04:00That's a lovely still life you've created ...That's a lovely still life you've created with your gourds, and the towers look full of Eastern Promise! :)Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-14447156515615832072012-09-16T11:12:01.157-04:002012-09-16T11:12:01.157-04:00for years i bought gourds every fall, always a com...for years i bought gourds every fall, always a combination of the bumpy and the smooth. they look great in your basket. Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-2841462339441776582012-09-16T10:10:04.601-04:002012-09-16T10:10:04.601-04:00My hat's off to you if you can live in the sam...My hat's off to you if you can live in the same room as a vase of goldenrod. It holds no place in my heart. The comeback of an endangered species, however, is wonderful. We now have bald eagles nesting in the valley, along side the blue herons. People should get along as well!Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-13569036942884851992012-09-16T07:50:12.669-04:002012-09-16T07:50:12.669-04:00Hi Teresa, thanks, I was amazed at learning about ...Hi Teresa, thanks, I was amazed at learning about the condors because I remembered when they took all the wild ones and put them in the zoo and I felt so bad at the time and then I read just today about their successes with the bird and now I wonder if saw one flying where I lived and just didn't know it was a condor, as I have just learned they were nesting nearby our former home.<br /><br />I normally don't like to cut flowers but I know there are plenty of goldenrod growing. I like to show how my vases look with flowers and the goldenrod seemed an inexpensive way to do that with a seasonal display.<br /><br />Oh I do like zinnias and their seeds can be saved for next year, they last quite long in a vase and the butterflies love them too.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-44556131036809675792012-09-16T07:25:58.204-04:002012-09-16T07:25:58.204-04:00How wonderful that they were able to increase the ...How wonderful that they were able to increase the condor population by so much. I can imagine they must be quite a sight.<br /><br />I always feel a bit of trepidation cutting flowers, as they are then on their way out of this world. The zinnias keep coming back the more you cut, and they are hanging on despite a frost already, but gourds do make wonderful still lifes of much longer duration. Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-43751428431006949482012-09-16T06:55:05.404-04:002012-09-16T06:55:05.404-04:00Hi Meredith, thanks, are you growing this type of ...Hi Meredith, thanks, are you growing this type of gourd or the smooth kind, I do love them. I like the Indian corn too, such beautiful fall colors.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-22805084642871838432012-09-16T06:47:51.241-04:002012-09-16T06:47:51.241-04:00my gourds are curing now- they are so cool. What a...my gourds are curing now- they are so cool. What a wonder they are.cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.com