tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post8988030589548436928..comments2023-05-24T07:28:47.004-05:00Comments on Teresa Evangeline: Butterflies and Thistles: the Science of PoetryTeresa Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-26726496727427154812012-07-29T13:34:50.549-05:002012-07-29T13:34:50.549-05:00I suspect so, too. :) These are some wonderful le...I suspect so, too. :) These are some wonderful lessons I'm learning through gardening and living on this little patch of land. <br /><br />Yes, everything's connected. Thank you, Connie.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-43835554259070162742012-07-29T13:26:44.912-05:002012-07-29T13:26:44.912-05:00Everything's connected. We don't always se...Everything's connected. We don't always see the reason for some weeds or insects(like flies). I try very hard to understand why some things exist in the natural world. But I like to think that Mother Nature doesn't make its efforts for nothing.<br />Those stickery thistles are a bane to my garden and I do pull them out. Maybe weeds are a metaphor for something. I suspect they are.farmladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516462251842458511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-16924363971562124162012-06-30T06:53:48.919-05:002012-06-30T06:53:48.919-05:00Hi Tony! I didn't know that! I'm so glad y...Hi Tony! I didn't know that! I'm so glad you've mentioned it. It makes me feel a bit better towards this much-maligned plant. I won't go foraging for them any time soon, however. :) And, hopefully, I won't be forced to any time soon. Thanks for visiting.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-74384859384701681612012-06-30T05:09:22.454-05:002012-06-30T05:09:22.454-05:00Did you know that there is a bit in the middle of ...Did you know that there is a bit in the middle of the thistle kernel that you can eat, Teresa?.I'm Scottish so I know what I'm talking about. It tastes a bit like turnip but to be honest there isn't much eating in it and it's hardly worth the trouble. Or the physical danger!TONY @oakroydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304486783392151133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-9273890305098668482012-06-28T07:34:16.513-05:002012-06-28T07:34:16.513-05:00Well, I left a reply last night and now it's d...Well, I left a reply last night and now it's disappeared! Anyway, it's so nice to hear from you. I had different settings for awhile due to some rather unkind anonymous remarks, but then I thought, 'Steven might not be able to leave comments.' I don't know if that's true, but I changed them again. And here you are! :)<br /><br />I'm doing fine. Remember when we were kids and every letter started with, 'How are you? I am fine.'? I hope you are, too, and that you're having a good summer thus far.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-56614180226630620482012-06-27T21:46:10.620-05:002012-06-27T21:46:10.620-05:00I've never been a thistle lover either. I bel...I've never been a thistle lover either. I believe the Canadian Thistle is considered to be an obnoxious weed. I agree. A funny post none the less. How have you been? I have missed you.Stevennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-39250150031788864032012-06-26T10:44:35.038-05:002012-06-26T10:44:35.038-05:00Thank You to everyone for your comments.Thank You to everyone for your comments.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-80642484685095138132012-06-25T13:34:17.956-05:002012-06-25T13:34:17.956-05:00When you mentioned receiving a poem about thistle ...When you mentioned receiving a poem about thistle the other day, I was so hoping that you would post it Teresa. I am so glad you did. Thank you. I love it in the fall when I see the goldfinch hanging on the thistle, storing up seeds. Of course, I love it better when the thistle isn't in my own garden.lifeonthecutoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657395265006688388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-70566998050849041242012-06-25T08:10:45.840-05:002012-06-25T08:10:45.840-05:00Who can blame a plant for defending itself? And t...Who can blame a plant for defending itself? And that is so beneficial to so many species makes it all that more interesting!<br /><br />Liked your discoveries in this piece of writing.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820138063960706998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-7049405666102154052012-06-25T00:43:07.958-05:002012-06-25T00:43:07.958-05:00He who has never stepped on a thistle writes poetr...He who has never stepped on a thistle writes poetry about them. (There is that thing about butterflies, though.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-58864932813362699022012-06-24T09:20:43.652-05:002012-06-24T09:20:43.652-05:00How fun was this?? Good stuff.How fun was this?? Good stuff.One Flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03772881642197609507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-20825180452253113342012-06-24T07:40:05.226-05:002012-06-24T07:40:05.226-05:00That's sort of been my thought, too. I think t...That's sort of been my thought, too. I think they'll listen to reason.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-26657844486957703612012-06-24T07:38:53.420-05:002012-06-24T07:38:53.420-05:00Perhaps you should remedy that, Murr.Perhaps you should remedy that, Murr.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-89711710716297023332012-06-24T07:38:25.505-05:002012-06-24T07:38:25.505-05:00Oh, yes. Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul is "h...Oh, yes. Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul is "home," but he takes his show on the road regularly, too. It's looking like this thing could catch on. :)Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-15776108310680641272012-06-24T01:20:40.137-05:002012-06-24T01:20:40.137-05:00Sad commentary, when you can't even bitch abou...Sad commentary, when you can't even bitch about a thistle without getting poemed at. Oh well. 'Twas beautiful. As is the thistle.<br /><br />No one ever wrote a ditty about field bindweed.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-72844366210221018622012-06-23T23:44:27.294-05:002012-06-23T23:44:27.294-05:00I heard the whole thing in Keillor's voice. Do...I heard the whole thing in Keillor's voice. Does he still do that gig?The Good Luck Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08448071993000984393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-37759988233553112542012-06-23T23:36:36.048-05:002012-06-23T23:36:36.048-05:00beauty in their blooms, but a hard one to get rid ...beauty in their blooms, but a hard one to get rid of especially when you like walking barefootOut on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-33427660252575236082012-06-23T21:10:03.919-05:002012-06-23T21:10:03.919-05:00Dear Teresa, son of a gun! this posting left me sm...Dear Teresa, son of a gun! this posting left me smiling broadly. And the poem! Oh, poets find the essence don't they. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-52129752143137196272012-06-23T18:51:29.338-05:002012-06-23T18:51:29.338-05:00I guess everything has its place. And I would do j...I guess everything has its place. And I would do just about anything for the wee butterflies, so I guess the thistles will stay.Wrinkling Dailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213135418725208273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-20020810230643222032012-06-23T18:08:10.815-05:002012-06-23T18:08:10.815-05:00*Sigh* I struggle with the thought of everything h...*Sigh* I struggle with the thought of everything having a beauty and a purpose, especially when a centipede bolts across the bathroom floor when I switch on the light. I know that they eat other pesky bugs, but...shudder.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-5975975614199890312012-06-23T18:02:00.871-05:002012-06-23T18:02:00.871-05:00Perfect poem. I too love thistles when they are in...Perfect poem. I too love thistles when they are in the wilderness, not so much when they're in my yard! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-42327634795665100692012-06-23T17:44:33.350-05:002012-06-23T17:44:33.350-05:00Sorry...I tend to agree with Ms Sparrow, I want to...Sorry...I tend to agree with Ms Sparrow, I want to cut them down. Everything has it's purpose, just not in my yard... :(turquoisemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893008689507282266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-72517982158338627742012-06-23T17:18:00.858-05:002012-06-23T17:18:00.858-05:00Teresa -- Don't worry about your thistle -- th...Teresa -- Don't worry about your thistle -- they are probably the immigrants from Europe kind. They love it here and have adapted well as you surely realize by now. I would give them a talking to -- you stay out of my pathways so I can walk barefoot and I'll put my shovel away. Did enjoy the poem! -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-51496382508787949392012-06-23T16:57:15.794-05:002012-06-23T16:57:15.794-05:00Nevertheless, every time I see roadside thistles, ...Nevertheless, every time I see roadside thistles, I have a strong urge to cut them down!<br />I'm ruthless that way.Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-533950502558089302012-06-23T16:12:05.159-05:002012-06-23T16:12:05.159-05:00LOL! I'm sure there will be plenty enough thi...LOL! I'm sure there will be plenty enough thistles to run wild outside of your patch of lawn, though. ;)<br /><br />What a lovely poem. Everything has its purpose. :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.com