All below? Sad... :-P Cory Waters wrote: > I'm sorry Ken but there are no average Michiganders. > > Cory > > > Ken Waller wrote: > >> Paul, I bet that the average Michigander has no idea it's a state flower, >> much less an endangered plant. >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 11:33 AM >> Subject: Re: PESO: Michigan's State Flower >> >> >> >> >>> Thanks David. Yes, I suspect they yield to highways in Michigan as >>> well. Not to mention landscapers. The company that "did" my neighbors >>> yard wiped out a bunch of them, despite the fact that I pointed them >>> out. Overzealous homeowners also kill them by raking away the leaves >>> from under trees. Trillium loves a nice thick blanket of decaying >>> leaves. >>> Paul >>> On May 6, 2008, at 10:58 AM, David J Brooks wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Great shot. The back ground is very nice. >>>> >>>> Good a crisp shot. >>>> >>>> This is Ontario's flower and is protected to, unless they are growing >>>> in the path of a highway extension, then they are goner's. >>>> >>>> Dave >>>> >>>> On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 10:49 PM, Paul Stenquist >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> It's both our state flower and an endangered species in these parts. >>>>> The latter protection was put in place to discourage commercial >>>>> operations that were digging up plants in the wilderness. I have >>>>> about thirty plants on my property, and I photograph one or more >>>>> every year. Today's effort was made with the K20D and the Vivitar >>>>> Series 1 90/2.5 macro: >>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7234027&size=lg >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> > >
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