tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post5356172504766733641..comments2023-10-31T15:39:09.651+01:00Comments on box elder: Galling thingsLucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-53850478352441544322011-11-25T22:17:46.037+01:002011-11-25T22:17:46.037+01:00Thank you, I'm always pleased and surprised wh...Thank you, I'm always pleased and surprised when people respond so well to these 'nature-table' posts! You would all be welcome to come along on our walks.<br /><br />Chris - surely it's the other way around, your boss galls you!<br /><br />Plutarch - I remember that coming up on The Archers, oak apple day at The Bull. Apparently it was to commemorate the Restoration, and was a public holiday until 1859,<br /><br />'In 1660, Parliament declared 29 May a public holiday:<br />"Parliament had ordered the 29 of May, the King's birthday, to be for ever kept as a day of thanksgiving for our redemption from tyranny and the King's return to his Government, he entering London that day." '<br /><br />says Wiki, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Apple_Day<br /><br />You owe me an e-mail? How nice...<br /><br />RS - I have no objection to having an oaky resonance with Backwoods Bastard. However, I suspect most things would...Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-87066483467422868972011-11-25T21:16:47.687+01:002011-11-25T21:16:47.687+01:00Just to make clear, I meant this as a good thing! ...Just to make clear, I meant this as a good thing! When I read it back just now, my friend said, "you'd best clarify!"Rouchswalwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393987883437907945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-9883508449977921522011-11-25T21:15:39.412+01:002011-11-25T21:15:39.412+01:00Reading this over a goblet of "Backwoods Bast...Reading this over a goblet of "Backwoods Bastard" (yes, that's really the name of the brew) - ale aged in oak bourbon barrels, brewed in Michigan. And the topic is perfect for this glass of ale. How do you do that?Rouchswalwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393987883437907945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-27503050821379406642011-11-25T18:13:49.617+01:002011-11-25T18:13:49.617+01:00Can you remember what precisely is oak apple day a...Can you remember what precisely is oak apple day and when it is? Something to do with Bonnie Prince Charlie? I mean to look it up. And I know that I owe you an email.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-11424264340484763472011-11-25T13:28:17.713+01:002011-11-25T13:28:17.713+01:00I wonder if any of the scamps would eat them.I wonder if any of the scamps would eat them.Stevehttp://balconyvisitors.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-67215939747246368122011-11-25T04:33:50.361+01:002011-11-25T04:33:50.361+01:00Hooray for Lucy and her world. I love this, girl....Hooray for Lucy and her world. I love this, girl. That's what I've done. I've galled my boss...heh.christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201537517464996231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-88412360017919476912011-11-25T03:34:37.010+01:002011-11-25T03:34:37.010+01:00I loved learning this. I've noticed those kin...I loved learning this. I've noticed those kinds of growths on trees but just never looked into them further; I'm happy to benefit from your curiosity.HKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653570160517335758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-30040226753648256912011-11-25T02:28:27.058+01:002011-11-25T02:28:27.058+01:00You find the most interesting things, Lucy! I wou...You find the most interesting things, Lucy! I would love to go on a walk with and Molly sometime. Something to add to my bucket list, I can see that right now. Wonderful, and wonder-filled, images; thank you.The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-88633751775348861802011-11-25T00:45:01.213+01:002011-11-25T00:45:01.213+01:00Fascinating! I did not know any of this. A wonderf...Fascinating! I did not know any of this. A wonderful collection of images you have there, Lucy.marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.com