Oh gee willikers!
One thing I've been thinking about since I moved out here, is how I
don't know the names of any of the trees. I'll be "itchin' like a
man on a fuzzy tree" when Paul plants his new box.
And, no, I have no idea what Elvis had in mind when he sang that.
When I lived in Alabama, I was warned off the Spanish Moss, because
it was reputed to be full of chiggers. For all I know, he meant
those crazy red bottle-brush looking tees that grow all over
Berkeley. They sure are sticky!
*************************
Robb and I finally scooped up Mimulus' Upsidaisium today on the way
to work. Really cute.
Yesterday, Robb had me test drive the clues on his newest box,
Canadian Bandstand. Unfortunately, his Cormorant Mystery Box has
gone missing.
Lisascenic
Progress on 'Minotaur's Maze' and a few more boxes found
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Started on 2005-09-26
Progress on 'Minotaur's Maze' and a few more boxes found
From: Lisa Lazar (lazar.bauer@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2005-09-26 01:51:19 UTC
Re: [LbNCA] Progress on 'Minotaur's Maze' and a few more boxes found
From: laura camara (lauracam1976@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2005-09-26 07:54:39 UTC-07:00
Here is a little resource for those interested in
learning more about San Francisco's trees...and in
preparation for Paul's new box =)
http://www.sftrees.com/
I bought this book, but it might be available in the
library. From the above page you can get to the
Friends of the Forest page:
http://www.fuf.net/tree_plantings/tree_listings.html
where you can view some photos.
Have fun!
--- Lisa Lazar wrote:
> Oh gee willikers!
>
> One thing I've been thinking about since I moved out
> here, is how I
> don't know the names of any of the trees. I'll be
> "itchin' like a
> man on a fuzzy tree" when Paul plants his new box.
>
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learning more about San Francisco's trees...and in
preparation for Paul's new box =)
http://www.sftrees.com/
I bought this book, but it might be available in the
library. From the above page you can get to the
Friends of the Forest page:
http://www.fuf.net/tree_plantings/tree_listings.html
where you can view some photos.
Have fun!
--- Lisa Lazar
> Oh gee willikers!
>
> One thing I've been thinking about since I moved out
> here, is how I
> don't know the names of any of the trees. I'll be
> "itchin' like a
> man on a fuzzy tree" when Paul plants his new box.
>
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Re: Progress on 'Minotaur's Maze' and a few more boxes found
From: Paul (pgonyea@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2005-09-27 00:42:32 UTC
laura camara wrote:
> Here is a little resource for those interested in
> learning more about San Francisco's trees...
That's one of the many wonderful things about letterboxing -- you
can draw people's attention to things that they hadn't really
noticed before. In the web page of clues I'm preparing, there is a
link to Friends of the Urban Forest, the volunteers who do many of
the street tree plantings here. I'm making a web page 'cheat sheet'
quick reference to the specific trees you'll need to identify, and
also the basic characteristics of Stick and Queen Anne Victorian
houses. This box is hopefully just a starting point for people to
begin really looking at this great city. The Friends of the Urban
Forest offer free (and intersting) tree walking tours in various
neighborhoods.
Last year, I bought Michael Sullivan's book on San Francisco trees,
and it opened my eyes to how much urban tree plantings improve the
city environment. When I starting really looking at trees, they
intrigued me. The color of the red flowering gum tree blossoms can
stop me dead in my tracks & dazzle me. They're really a soft orange.
Orange isn't usually my favorite color, but this hue is gorgeous,
especially against a blue sky. New Zealand Christmas trees are also
beautiful, with red spiky blossoms and silverey green foliage.
SF was originally sand dunes, and scrub brush vegetation. Even
though the vast majority of SF trees are non-native, they soften the
hard concrete and asphalt terrain. I don't know who said this, but a
wonderful quote is:
"Trees are poems that the earth writes in the sky."
Today, I arrived at 'Emblem of Eros' to check on it, just as someone
from Brooklyn was stamping in. I introduced myself, and she knew of
me because she's a member of LbNY (which I founded last year). She
had just found 'Vertigo1' as well. Wow! She's been
busy... 'Nepenthe' was next on her list.
Paul, as always, in SF
> Here is a little resource for those interested in
> learning more about San Francisco's trees...
That's one of the many wonderful things about letterboxing -- you
can draw people's attention to things that they hadn't really
noticed before. In the web page of clues I'm preparing, there is a
link to Friends of the Urban Forest, the volunteers who do many of
the street tree plantings here. I'm making a web page 'cheat sheet'
quick reference to the specific trees you'll need to identify, and
also the basic characteristics of Stick and Queen Anne Victorian
houses. This box is hopefully just a starting point for people to
begin really looking at this great city. The Friends of the Urban
Forest offer free (and intersting) tree walking tours in various
neighborhoods.
Last year, I bought Michael Sullivan's book on San Francisco trees,
and it opened my eyes to how much urban tree plantings improve the
city environment. When I starting really looking at trees, they
intrigued me. The color of the red flowering gum tree blossoms can
stop me dead in my tracks & dazzle me. They're really a soft orange.
Orange isn't usually my favorite color, but this hue is gorgeous,
especially against a blue sky. New Zealand Christmas trees are also
beautiful, with red spiky blossoms and silverey green foliage.
SF was originally sand dunes, and scrub brush vegetation. Even
though the vast majority of SF trees are non-native, they soften the
hard concrete and asphalt terrain. I don't know who said this, but a
wonderful quote is:
"Trees are poems that the earth writes in the sky."
Today, I arrived at 'Emblem of Eros' to check on it, just as someone
from Brooklyn was stamping in. I introduced myself, and she knew of
me because she's a member of LbNY (which I founded last year). She
had just found 'Vertigo1' as well. Wow! She's been
busy... 'Nepenthe' was next on her list.
Paul, as always, in SF