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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Dual Friday Flowers by Jim N.
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 00:37:05 -0500
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Hi Jayanand,

That's interesting.  That makes it more beneficial than Kudzu, which seems 
to dominate without much benefit.  Thanks for looking.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 12:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Dual Friday Flowers by Jim N.


> Jim,
> Nice. Lantana has taken over India as well:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayanand/2362851719/in/set-72057594056198737/
>
> Surprisingly, it has a positive benefit - it forms corridors for
> animals to migrate, especially tigers and leopards, thus keeping the
> genetic pool healthy.
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
> wrote:
>> This week I would like to take a little different approach. My "Friday 
>> Flower" is actually a fixture in my back yard which, in addition to 
>> holding flowers, also supports two of our three bird feeders. The feeders 
>> are necessarily placed high, and a squirrel guard is lower on the post, 
>> because the little critters like nothing better than to get to the 
>> feeders.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Utility+Post.tif.html
>>
>> My second flower is especially for Geoff. The Lantana, which we plant 
>> each year to attract butterflies and bees, is hated in Oz because it 
>> tends to thrive there and engulf everything, sort of like Kudzu in our 
>> Southern states. I just wanted to let Geoff know that our 2009 crop is 
>> underway, in case he needs any cuttings.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Lantana+for+Geoff.tif.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Dual Friday Flowers by Jim N.)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] IMG: Dual Friday Flowers by Jim N.)