tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post2539793285240520561..comments2023-04-08T06:06:13.055-07:00Comments on Notes from the Pens: Going to SeedAya Katzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830585801297506770noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-36740413703947937372015-09-28T08:42:57.125-07:002015-09-28T08:42:57.125-07:00Hi, Kathy. I actually first encountered this expre...Hi, Kathy. I actually first encountered this expression in books, mostly fiction, where it had that very negative connotation. I only later realized what the literal origin of it was.<br /><br />Yes, I think I did know that the seeds do not represent clones of the plant, but are more like children, who are similar, but not the same. But it is easy not to realize this if we buy our seeds in a store. Much better to collect those we have around us.Aya Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830585801297506770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-13336827767346838062015-09-28T06:03:11.394-07:002015-09-28T06:03:11.394-07:00I never realized the term "going to seed"...I never realized the term "going to seed" could have any negative connotations. I find it to be a delightful part of the process, as I know when it's finished, I can collect more seed and spread them around, producing the next generation of whatever flower or grass in my field. Interesting factoid - did you know that every time a new plant sprouts from a seed that it is never 100% genetically like the flower / grass from whence it came? It is technically a new variety! How cool is that? Nikkis Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04900207220789667368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-53727063363513751412015-09-27T08:13:11.656-07:002015-09-27T08:13:11.656-07:00The photos that include the Monarch were taken fro...The photos that include the Monarch were taken from the video that I shot using my iphone. The butterfly would not hold still, so I could not capture it in a still shot. I think the effect -- it being somewhat blurry -- is due to that, but I do think it looks a little like a painting. The same is true of the thistle flowers going to seed. It was a video first then, edited in paint from a screenshot.Aya Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830585801297506770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-62925454824079546972015-09-27T08:02:04.057-07:002015-09-27T08:02:04.057-07:00The thistle photographs almost look like paintings...The thistle photographs almost look like paintings. Did you use a photo editing program to create this effect?Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147781152448695481noreply@blogger.com