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MARK! :D I dunno: that statement just hits my funny bone, Mike! I'm gonna use it as a generic whenever someone asks me what kind of tree or plant is in the picture from now on. LOL! G > On Dec 1, 2020, at 5:15 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > Botany I have only a passing knowledge of. Freshwat

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> On 01 December 2020 at 12:59 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > I was thinking shaft of wheat .. which it looks like but  isn't .. but > same family according to what you wrote below.. > > I now know who to go to for botanical minutiae as well as techy stuff :-) Botany I have only a passing knowle

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> On 01 December 2020 at 01:24 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > I'm fond of the photo but that ain't a frond, my dear,  it's a /shaft/   > (now anticipate a thread of puns) If you're going to get all technical on us, it's a spikelet on a culm. Probably one of the Pooideae. > > /"Frond definitio

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On 12/1/2020 8:15 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 01 December 2020 at 12:59 ann sanfedele wrote: I was thinking shaft of wheat .. which it looks like but  isn't .. but same family according to what you wrote below.. I now know who to go to for botanical minutiae as well as techy stuff :-) Botan

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I was thinking shaft of wheat .. which it looks like but  isn't .. but same family according to what you wrote below.. I now know who to go to for botanical minutiae as well as techy stuff :-) ann On 12/1/2020 4:51 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 01 December 2020 at 01:24 ann sanfedele wrote: I'

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A very common sight throughout most of the world. It’s some variety of grass that has gone to seed. Technically, it’s a seed-bearing flower. Paul > On Nov 30, 2020, at 8:25 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > I'm fond of the photo but that ain't a frond, my dear, it's a /shaft/ > (now anticipate

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LOL! Okay, I've spent an hour or so studying up on botanical terms. I believe it is best called a "spike" … the little tendrils are the residual bits from where the flowers, seeds, or fruit grow. I could not for the life of me think of what it might be called earlier today … I'll change the na

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Yes, "Seed Head" is right. When we were kids we used to work (stroke) large ones up one coat sleeve, across the shoulders and down the other sleeve. Alan C On 01-Dec-20 03:46 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I agree it's not a frond, but I wouldn't call it a shaft either. Perhaps a seed head? I

PESO 2020 - 266 - GDG

Experimenting with a longer lens on the 907x the other day: Frond - Santa Clara 2020 :: https://flic.kr/p/2kcfLig I enjoyed working with the 135mm lens and it performs well on this format, but I suspect that it's just a hair too long for my normal use. On that basis, I think when next I buy a

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I agree it's not a frond, but I wouldn't call it a shaft either. Perhaps a seed head? In any event, that is a fine image; great composition. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 8:25 PM ann sanfedele wrote: >

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I'm fond of the photo but that ain't a frond, my dear,  it's a /shaft/   (now anticipate a thread of puns) /"Frond definition/,:an often large, finely divided leaf, especially as applied to the ferns and certain palms." Hope you had a yummy Thanksgiving meal xo, ann On 11/30/2020 6:55 PM, G