tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409024994922908431.post1688778126349223198..comments2023-05-31T10:16:13.078-05:00Comments on MAYBE BLOGGING WILL HELP: JUNE WEED AND WILDFLOWER INVENTORYJohn Porcellinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857989027423938268noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409024994922908431.post-28461427403638310752011-07-27T09:49:25.124-05:002011-07-27T09:49:25.124-05:00Hi John,
I'm a reporter with the Beloit Daily...Hi John,<br /><br />I'm a reporter with the Beloit Daily News, and I'm looking to write a story on the Stateline Restoration Prairie. Your blog was the first result when I googled the term.<br /><br />Just wondering if you'd be willing to tell me a bit about how you enjoyed the prairie and its flowers. <br /><br />If you're willing to answer a few questions, please give me a call at 608-364-9231.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409024994922908431.post-42006781711618507262011-07-04T12:12:41.637-05:002011-07-04T12:12:41.637-05:00Birds: You're right, it's Purple Prairie C...Birds: You're right, it's Purple Prairie Clover, and it's beautiful in bloom. I'll post pictures soon-- the July Inventory is underway...<br /><br />Simon: Thanks! Wow. Nice Goldfinch! That Yarrow rhyme sounds like a lotta fun.John Porcellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857989027423938268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409024994922908431.post-79406388824663466292011-06-30T10:07:53.797-05:002011-06-30T10:07:53.797-05:00Did you also know that Yarrow (Yarroway) was used ...Did you also know that Yarrow (Yarroway) was used in Britain as a divining plant, placed under the pillow by young ladies who wished to dream of their future lovers? It was also sometimes inserted into the nostrils, accompanied by the rhyme:<br /><br />Yarroway, Yarroway, bear a white blow <br />If my love loves me, my nose will bleed now.<br />If my love does not love me, it won't bleed a drop,<br />If my love loves me, 'twill bleed every drop.<br /><br />Sounds a trifle uncomfortable.<br /><br />Also, your Goldfinches look very different from <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/mar/26/finches.birdwatch" rel="nofollow">ours</a>.<br /><br />'Fun' factoids for British folklore!Simon Moretonhttp://smoo.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409024994922908431.post-17272490981072714252011-06-29T14:41:05.195-05:002011-06-29T14:41:05.195-05:00UPDATE: Imagine my excitement to discover that th...UPDATE: Imagine my excitement to discover that the prairie actually runs across state lines, so the goldfinch, for instance, was in Illinois. Also, that bridge is completely south of the border.John Porcellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857989027423938268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409024994922908431.post-69836318168030781142011-06-29T09:54:42.907-05:002011-06-29T09:54:42.907-05:00Thanks everyone!
Blake: Yes, it does look like ...Thanks everyone! <br /><br />Blake: Yes, it does look like Mimosa (I remember those from my sojourn in Florida) -- turns out it's actually a relative of the Mimosa called the Illinois Bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis).<br /><br />Birds: I'll check back on those when they flower and post an update! Thanks!John Porcellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857989027423938268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409024994922908431.post-81572254712975588822011-06-28T14:14:48.177-05:002011-06-28T14:14:48.177-05:00I believe the bluish purple one that you are hmmm-...I believe the bluish purple one that you are hmmm-ing over is Purple Prairie Clover, without any blooms.birds flyhttp://porchbound.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409024994922908431.post-50215058051604175852011-06-28T06:17:33.303-05:002011-06-28T06:17:33.303-05:00Hey John, That "unknown fern-like device"...Hey John, That "unknown fern-like device" looks a lot like what we call a "Mimosa tree" here in the Carolinas.Blakenoreply@blogger.com