Carolyn,
I suspect this 'Kyle Booker' may be a new intergeneric hybrid - the
pollinator must have been an extraordinary creature, flying from
Lancashire, England to the States with pollen intact ... ?
On 12 Jan 2011, at 20:23, Carolyn Strong wrote:
I had a problem with my account forwarding to a dead Verizon account
and had received no less than 316 messages in 5 days. But I will
have you know I am reading them all and I have 85 to go..... A few
tidbits on some comments. David Theodoropulos said something about
"we should all make an effort to be more gracious and inclusive if
we would like newcomers to feel welcome". I can't stess how
important this is for the continuation of alpine gardening because,
dare I say, many are getting on in years and as newbies, we need
your expertise! So please be patient with those of us who haven't
had an opportunity to garden or are just getting our hands dirty....
And in contrast to that, the other side.... The comment on Kyle
Booker's questionnaire... Besides recognizing it as instant cannon
fodder, as an amateur astronomer, I compared it to the many
questions received at "star parties"..... How far away is that
star? What power is your telescope? Although the questions are
sincere, you want to ignore it and say, THIS is what is important if
you want to do astronomy!! There is a balance in there somewhere,
in knowing how to deal with it most of which is met by being polite.
And so, that is why the Alpine list is so valuable. You are telling
us the areas to focus on, what's valuable to understand, and most of
all try!
One other comment... I am reading Robin Kimmerer's book, Gathering
Moss and find it rather 'fluffy'. Pleasant and lyrical in parts to
read, but not much substance for learning anything of depth about
mosses. Her need to remind us of her indigenous background
throughout seems bit out of place. So many of the 'green' books
today are going for "feel good"...
Where will we be in 100 years?
Carolyn Poff Strong
Portland
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