tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post1250285726546444379..comments2024-02-06T10:31:24.491-07:00Comments on Watching the World Wake Up: Finally! Spring, Wildflowers And The Easter Bunny(s)Watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-65466918081967144442009-05-10T14:02:00.000-06:002009-05-10T14:02:00.000-06:00Also, the Papadopoulos Bunny is swarthy, and makes...Also, the Papadopoulos Bunny is swarthy, and makes frequent hop-stops to mop his brow :)"Elizabeth"noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-64063628527605768172009-04-22T08:25:00.000-06:002009-04-22T08:25:00.000-06:00I just knew there'd be an explanation for the ...I just knew there'd be an explanation for the date! Thanks... (and Duh!)<br /><br />And thanks, as well, for the definition of "deseret"—very cool, and I'd always wondered (but never bothered to look it up!). Mountains, too...neat!<br /><br />Great post, all 'round. It was The Chemist, btw, who taught me "all I know" about <I>Astragali</I>, but it seems you have different species over there. Our <I>A. shortianus</I> looks and acts a lot like your <I>A. utahensis</I>.Sallyhttp://foothillsfancies.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-25988647367262123832009-04-21T23:06:00.000-06:002009-04-21T23:06:00.000-06:00Cancel that- I'm staying in a Marriott, so I just ...Cancel that- I'm staying in a Marriott, so I just opened the bedside drawer and looked it up! Yes, "deseret" was the Jaredite word for honeybee (Ether 2:3)Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-85230624720316739182009-04-21T23:03:00.000-06:002009-04-21T23:03:00.000-06:00KKris- Glad you liked the Easter Bunny tangent, Wr...KKris- Glad you liked the Easter Bunny tangent, Writing it brought back many fond (but strange) childhood memories...<br /><br />Jodie- Yeah the "boob shot", as you put, popped up when I was googling for Easter Bunny images and I just had to work it into the post...<br /><br />Sally- You're right on the name but wrong on the date! Passover is 8 days long; it started April 8 and finished April 16, so Sunday 4/19 was the first Sunday after (the whole) Passover (not just the first day.)<br /><br />But you are spot on re: the name, it is in fact DeserET Milkvetch. And I of all people should know better. In Utah's West Desert there are 2 great hiking peaks- 1 is DESERET PEAK, which is the high point of the Stansbury range, and an awesome, pretty easy hike- a better bang for the buck than pretty much any Wasatch Peak. The other is DESERT PEAK, which is the high point of the Newfoundland range, and gets climbed roughly once every 15 months, as I blogged about in <A HREF="http://watchingtheworldwakeup.blogspot.com/2008/04/newfoundland-mountains-part-3-sage-o.html" REL="nofollow">this post</A>. When I try to describe the latter, people around SLC often confuse it with the former.<br /><br />"Deseret", by the way, was the original name for the Utah territory; in Mormon theology it was the word for "honeybee" in the language of a tribe/race of ancient pre-columbian inhabitants of the New World. (The Jaredites(?) I think, but I'm in a hotel w/out my BoM handy to confirm...)Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-12112368024559181772009-04-21T16:20:00.000-06:002009-04-21T16:20:00.000-06:00Oh my! Even my desk calendar shows Greek Easter (a...Oh my! Even my desk calendar shows Greek Easter (aka Eastern Orthodox Easter)... you always learn something new when you visit The Watcher. But, this year, American Easter <I>was</I> after Passover, so is there more to the date story?<br /><br />I think <I>A. desereticus</I> would translate to "Deseret Milkvetch;" <A HREF="plants.usda.gov" REL="nofollow">USDA Plants Database</A> lists two other species as "desert milkvetch."Sallyhttp://foothillsfancies.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-10881441911834916652009-04-21T16:04:00.000-06:002009-04-21T16:04:00.000-06:00OMG! A tangent, nested tanget, and a boob shot. ...OMG! A tangent, nested tanget, and a boob shot. Im so proud of you...Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274901219563583995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-92184087146781109332009-04-21T12:26:00.000-06:002009-04-21T12:26:00.000-06:00I'll be on the lookout for the Spring active plant...I'll be on the lookout for the Spring active plants you mentioned.<br /><br />Nice Easter Bunny tangent. The Non-Easter Bunny should get you some more Selma Hayek type search hits.KanyonKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954169751206336705noreply@blogger.com