Playful texts with the aspects most exceptional, shortly addressed; Or, from 'constantly walking...'

 

“Nitrogen pollution can change an ecosystem from a pristine state where nitrogen limits growth to one where phosporus or some other nutrient is limiting. This change can favor invaders and may be what has happened to the native grasslands of the western United States and Canada where, among other alien plants, no fewer than five nonnative species of knapweed belonging to the genus Centaurea dominate pastures. ...the growth of western grasslands was nitrogen-limited, but it is thought that ammonia pollution from feedlots, where cattle are kept on an industrial scale, changed this. ...

Liebig's revenge – the artificial fertilization of natural habitats all over the industrialized world with the atmospheric nitrogen pollution – is like a massive, unplanned, and reckless experiment in plant nutrition. It has revealed that many natural plant communities are nitrogen-limited. In habitats like British grasslands, release from nitrogen limitation has unleashed the demonic potential of native grasses, and competition from these has eroded plant diversity. Elsewhere, particularly in the New World, nitrogen pollution has opened natural communities to invasion of nonnative plants. Many plants have a habit of running amok when they are introduced to new environments. ...” (Silverton), of Demons in Eden. The Paradox of Plant Diversity. (2005; p. 101)

; [ Recommendations I / 2018 ]

RECOMS:

Global Forest. 40 Ways the Trees can Save us.

by Diana Beresford-Kroeger

(2010 ; 125 p. ; Penguin Books)

A Small Place

by Jamaica Kincaid

(p. 1988 ; 70 p, Farrar, Strauss, Giroux.)

'Autobiographical Romance'

by Margaret Fuller

[from 1840s] ; ...read via 'The Essential Margaret Fuller.', ed. Steele; 1992.

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Not of any 'unifying' theme, or from subject, to provide alongside the essays selected on this current post/recom. Could, of course, entertain the thought from about some 'sex equality' w. the reminder that all these selected seem been written by women writers. (From basis that at our former essayist-post the selections were of male authors.) But actually that would appear just as misleading than anything else. Not selected from any particular reasons like that, even if I might've, subconsciously, held something like the idea. ; Let us then, just offer to a 'pretext' that held to maintain proper level from impartiality on this. ...And, let us then further remark that I've considered, occasionally, to have more from these essayist texts in general on our recoms. Often 'easy reads', not much of a trouble, or necessity, to have too plentysome from any 'co-text'. ; But perhaps then any later follow-up to that sort, 'suppose we'd better try find some that would better fit from to a more 'standard' from examples of the essays. Let us at least also make it a rule for those to some later selection(s) of strict limitations for any page count - 20-30 pages, maybe from maxim. (Or, maybe not.)

So, in my lack of any uniform theme for these, are presented just for some essays: In fact, merely writings on the quite very varying from topics. ; ...Alongside that goes the mention, and guess I noted that earlier already, our recent writings largely been from the literatures, the 'bellet-trieves' (,ie of fiction books) – And therefore it would appear more than proper, for change, have some of the science books to these recoms now. 

Only that it lately been out of the question for devote much any my time to have a better look on anything suitable. (On topics imaginable: 'Genetics', Astronomy, Archaeology...Just for some examples.) See, my intention (here) is not of present any particular 'best selections' on anything/most part. Instead, it would be of to represent at least something on a very wide variety of these advancin' sciences and fields from the 'human achievement' (And the consequences from, those, having always fallen on the non-human life, quite as much.) ; And let us then finally also entertain a thought from that given my recent reading(s), perhaps the studies from kind of social- and 'co-environmental' histories might emerge for the more likeliest choices for. Since the ecology we actually here have had quite well covered, from priorly. So in the futures, expect some boring pedantic and pagecount tiresome academic volumes of to surface for these recom-posts of mine, or on these 'reviews' by us... :) 

 (Above) ; - Unless I've perhaps already remarked of that, don't recall to this, but Basil actually has a very nice flowers, once you come to happen look from particular. Usually the herbs aren't recommended for harvested after when them flowered. Basil, however, of what I've noted, not on these latitudes very early does. (Here it mainly since that to 'leftovers' from the preceded depictorials on plants posts...or about.)  

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(Beside) ; ...From continuance for the preceding post began series to a few  examples from the fungi/mycorrhizal varieties that surfaced on my cabin-yard/grounds, here's then a further remaining examples I had of pictured. ; Supposin this some other species from Boletus (Or, in fact it might be the very same specimen, only that I'd had that photographed some days, weeks later on during Summers...)  

 

; ”There is a new violence in the world. ...

The new violence is particulate pollution. This form of pollution is composed of tiny fragments of matter that will become airborne. Anything can become airborne if it is small enough, light enough or has the right kind of aerodynamic form to. ...

[...] Particles of 2.5 microns or less irritate the lungs and damage the entire circulatory system. They can reduce the birth weight and damage the brain. Metal-carrying particles accelerate asthmatic constriction. These particles go into the deeper passages of the lungs – the tiny bronchioles, where the body begins its oxygen extraction from air. These bronchioles are paper thin and delicate. They have to be to do their work. In the presence of the pollution particles, the process of extraction is hampered and the lung tissue gets irritated. The lungs can produce free radicals to fix matters, but this in turn causes scarring of the ling tissue, a condition called fibrosis. The natural act of breathing becomes more difficult with fibrosis.

The story of the heart is similar. ...

Hitchikers travel on these particles like magic carpets. The hitchhikers can be hydrocarbons of various kinds, metals or pesticides. Other toxins like dioxin and furans can travel and work together, making their visit more deadly. Metals like spent plutonium from modern weapons with its almost eternal half-life can make the trip as can various other jockeys like vanadium, titanium, oxide, and lead.

Trees and forests hold the answer to particulate pollution in a way that is surprising. Many trees have leaves that differ from one species to another. This diversity is found in the leaf's anatomy. Some leaves have a waxy cuticle on their upper surface. These leaves repel water and attract particles that are water insoluble. The undersurface of the tree is downy. This down is composed of thousands of fine hairs, all only a few microns in size. These hairs are multiplied in the full canopy into billions of fine hairs.

[...] This microscopic world of the leaf within the tree canopy acts like a fine-toothed comb for the air. ...” (Beresford-Kroeger) ; ...of the Book on below listed (chpt 'Dirty laundry'; p. 151-3.)

'...Riches of a solvent universe.' ; In the sense from sciences this selection of essays by Beresford-Kroeger then must serve our former established purpose well. ; While of course not pedantic, nor convention, it seems comprised of a number briefer texts, and all relate for the trees, also of their great very importance for human kind (/to the general ecology). Each, or most of the essays contained also sort of 'combines' the biologic, scientific, (and, fx 'traditional') knowledges from those many 'secrets' the trees behold. As much as I think I understand – some of the biology class I 'skipped' in my times...But from that part too I quite can acquire the idea, only think of lacking the basic education: I only have 'general lines' from. -Each essay then seem provide and offer 'paths' for a more comprihensive understanding of the trees lifes. Some basic infromation on from those several varying topics: Such as are fx: the foliage on trees ; the photosynthesis – How the trees actually maintain their photoreception of the sunlight. ('This is what makes them the most special species on this planet.') ; The Sacred trees ; fragnance (and it's role on life of the trees) ; the lichen and trees. ; ...Or, fx, the trees and that 'biochemistry of dream.' (...As I've learned, lately and before, trees and dreams have a lot in common.) - In fact, I certainly think the trees have to do with dreaming, not just literally and metaphorically, but 'practically.' Not that I'd know about any of that very specifically, not having any very precise idea from, on. ; Anycase, it's actually very interesting from read about that: ('... Trees produce a hormone similar to melatonin called auxin. It, too, is an aromatic hydrocarbon. It is produced in response to the changes in sunlight of the seasons. Darkness plays a role, also, especially underground in the roots. These photoperiods, in rotation, balance sleep or respiration in the tree so the dream can arise.'; p. 139.) (So, dream on...)

Not going to anything much else to more detailed on, or about, either. From an aspect that the texts/essays combined under the books heading, that 'global forest' - and the concept is ever more growing from importance - 'Suppose we have there every reasons for represent this to the principal recommendation on this chapter.

...'Though, guess I'd also to say so merely from reason that it been my intention from read smght of Beresford-Kroeger ever since I first encountered a mention to her ideas on that book by millenium-timing (Robbins, The Man Who Plants Trees, p. 2001...about, and here that was remarked now quite sometime past.) ; W. that mention (also) perhaps it then necessary make a mention from that Bioplan, too - Said for the Beresford-Kroeger's general idea from what comes for the global ecology and ways to it's (hopefully seen) recovery from the futures considering. Or, that for the peoples 'finding', cons the many benefits which could achieved, or 'harvested' from 'resuscitating' the long gone, forgotten and neglected relations for our green surroundings. ; Actually, decided of to acquire myself – sometime – also those books by hers, Arboretum America. A philosophy of forest (2003) and Arboretum Borealis. Lifeline of the Planet (2010). Principally from reason that even that'd here wrote quite a many word on the trees, I actually not own much any good books about the trees. Besides the books seem to have the meaningful accompanying advices or few words too on the usable practices if/when planting some by yourself. (Of these species at them presented.) And it been my consideration also from planting/growing some; As the decorations at garden – and, for purposes of sheltering, and naturally because of the necessary shading, plus for the 'purification' and filtering the air...Plus whatever else purpose one might imagine for trees having on one's locality.

...However, a short look to that Arboretum America then seems fill us merely w. some envy and frustrations. Namely, from noticing what the multitude number luxurious flowerin' and exiting lookin trees there are existant/is possible to grow on the bit warmer temperature zones. (While many actually seem also said of gotten scarcer in during times and several at least from their natural levels of woods and forests threatened of varying amounts, acc. that.) That notable of us having here the diminute number from only closely 15 separate species – Of course, all them very appreciations worth, "sturdy" northern species – But then a collection having such exiting 'examples' like the following, in the book depicted, described: Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) ; Carya (Hickory) ; Indian Bean Tree (Catalpa speciosa) ; Honey locust (Gleditsia) ; Hop hornbeam (of Betulaceae) ; Hemlock (Tsuga) ; ...etc.

This much said, I guess it then suffices of this part of the recommendation.

Except...it might appear quite as necessary also from brief citation cons. that Juglans (Black Walnut, Juglans nigra) too. (Or, about that Cahokia, if it then was by formerly for some main example, reason from us remarking to these trees in question.) On that A.America seems it from read of followingly on the entry from these nutritious nut-producing Juglansean species: 

"N. America had already seen a great city built around the top-class protein produced by the Black Walnut. This city had a greater population than London, England. ...

The aboriginal peoples maintained an open canopy, which is essential for the black walnut's vigor, by means of fire. They flash-fired the dead, long grass in November and April. These fires produced ash high in potash and calcium, essential macroelements for nut production. The ash also acted as a high-PH pesticide around the walnut trees, which kept them healthy. In addition, black walnuts were groomed for noxious insects by two species of bird that now are extinct. ... The flash fires maintained the open setting for various species of nut trees and grassland.

Every farm and holding should have a nuttery attached. ..." (; p. 85.)

That reminded (that) I've occasionally seen the Black Walnut to overlooked in comparison for an European/East Asian variety of Walnuts. But the quality of it's nutrient seeds would provide some other good reason to this mention. (...Don't know, about too precise, but the species Northern ranges also gives me some hope to experimenting w. those here. Even if that just for the indoors growth, or merely in the manner from grown to house-hold plants.)

; Besides to mention, there's also that other honorable N.American nut-bearing tree, the Hickory (Carya). Indeed, what a life of luxury it would appear of have some those grown on a garden by one's own... 

(The pic) ; ...This too likeliest, I suppose, would belong for those species from Boletus. (...Of concluding from the shape of the hat. Though, I'm not to say...might be some other variety even.)

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“Because trees have a cooling effect, for example, the temperature in the interior of a landscape forest is often a few degrees lower than at the edges, so while the margins may die, the rest of the forest can carry on. Small tracts, on the other hand, suffer from something known as the edge effect. When a new edge of a forest is created by logging or road building in an adjacent forest, sun and wind are able to penetrate the remaining forest. Exposure brings changes as far as a quarter mile from the new edge. [ao] ...allowing the invasive plants to find their way in. Many small forest fragments are all edge and will likely die as the climate warms.” ; (Robbins), The Man Who Plants Trees (p. 2001; p. 87-88)

'Confiscations and concealments...' ; ...Perhaps also would be most practical make these saying on that essay by Kincaid from briefest here. Of considering it for a fact too (that) I'd possibly practiced bit resemblant travelin' on that 1980s than a subject tourist at text. While not unobservant, nor/neither near so arrogant and indifferent than what arises for the main characters to that 'unfocusing center' of it. (The 'occasional passenger' jumping to a cab when arriving on a distant tropical isle described, Antigua).

The tone of the essay is bit of 'assaulting' – Or one might even say, irritationsfull. (The main idea seems make people aware from and about.) So the reader, 'identifying' for an imaginable wealthier tourist on holidays to warmer tropical sunshine paradises, and alongside neglecting of the view any from underdevelopments and ecologic disturbances historically caused, might perhaps either like what it has to say - on him/her - or not. And how that said. (I did hence the reason to this selection.) ; The narrative actually keeps lashing the persistent lack from understanding and held 'clean' conscience by that encountered casual traveller, from his/her self-assured indifference and unknowings from the conditions, histories and pasts of the place, an island, where spending his/her holidays on. There's no flee, no escapes from, sort of. And no excuses for. In brief: it's very effective and well written. Offers still something to think about. (While the times may have changed ever since.)

...I've not perhaps the ways from estimate how actuelt contents might turn out from this day viewed, now decades after. Back in the 1980s most of the so called global problems, and what presents itself as the global inequality, were probably written more in the sidelines than surfaced on the actual official story. For example, now that the ecological questions and threats are always on the view, that general concealment by many/most peoples doesn't operate quite on any similar 'tones' (I suppose.). On during these days you exactly can't go anywhere from quite similarly of the 'eyelids down'. Not even if you only meet the 'big shots', about. But during the 1980s that kind of level of the post-imperialistic attitudes was still maintained and might happened represent an adapted manners to travels. (Of course, still possibly does – But like said people can't these times pretend for the same level on themselves. Simply, probably, people no more have/can't maintain the similar false beliefs, even if they'd wish to.) ; At least, so I think of a few experiences and encounters I can recall for this day, of that far. Read it, won't do bad for your historical consciousness.

(But the 'headline' to this, in fact, inspired of an aspect that I didn't seem find said essay/book for my viewing anymore, on our local collection, while writing this. Some censorship, ...Here? Now, give me a break...)

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; “... In common usage the compound 'mountains and waters' – shan-shui in Chinese – is the straightforward term for landscape. Landscape painting is 'mountains and waters pictures.' (A mountain range is sometimes also termed mai, a 'pulse' or vein – as a network of veins on the back of a hand.) One does not need to be a specialist to observe that landforms are a play of stream-cutting and edge-resistance and that water and hills interpenetrate in endlessly braching rhytms. ... 'Mountains and waters' is a way to refer to the totality of the process of nature. ...” (Gary S. Snyder), 'Blue Mountains Constantly Walking', on Practice of the Wild ; 1990 Counterpoint. (; p. 109)

'...not feeling like some paid Corinne' ; This final example (Fuller), being from the ages past, ie written on a far earlier time than is our present 'periods of the time'. So, it's actually even more of a deviation from the 'essayist' norm. Additionally, actually these Fuller's early 'biographical sketchings' selected are hardly any essayist text in the actual sense of the word. - But I think it serves the purpose here, quite as well. I actually noted it from some difficulty to decide what on her writings would appear most practical from here contained. This selection avoids the difficulty, since it actually not by origin was wrote for any published word. Merely what the later compilators discovered of her diaries. (Such as was on the earlier post from remarked, about.) Likeliest it was written around the 1840/-41. ; And also, Steele seems from notice, ao, the text having an amount importance from due it had preceded her more renown writing, or her own 'rediscovery' from thatafter.

(Pic, above/beside) ; ...This maybe is some 'Puffball'. Didn't 'investigate' from anyhow more specifically while I was protographing. I recall it been amongst the few more obscure lookin' species, and there weren't but these few to be seen. The picture might slightly miscale the proportions, but seems was quite a large one, for it's sort. So that my guess, on this case.  

Of course, to Fuller's better known writings one must count the renown 'European letters', ca 1848-50. probably usually beheld from to contain lots historical 'fact and evidence'. Also considered to some her most appreciated writing, otherways. (Neither those are precisely any essays, but 'journalistic text'.)

Yet, 'Autobiographical Romance', contains many characteristics to an essayist 'type' text, too. Also, while being principally some 'self-portrait', it treats that topic actually quite externalized – Almost of a distance and w. a certain level of self-irony (Or, at least one can say there some amounts overall irony towards this 'process' in the writing about her 'early education')

; So, one feels fx not always too assured from the writer's actual purposes by text. Actually diarist, an effort to unpretended portraiture, or alternatively, more just 'for the record', some recollections only. ...What also at first fx gains some attention to any modern viewing, is that there's an amount devoted to her early years readings described of roman and antique authors and personnel. (Their influence on her and some she'd been acquainted via her father's library. ; W. that often cited 'Caesar seemed worthy enough.', also fx, 'The language alone, without the literature, would give one the thought of Rome. ... The power of will, the dignity of a fixed purpose is what it utters. Every Roman was an emperor.') That too seems relate for the periods 'high classical' education and these must be from quite characteristic 'idealisations' typical for the time, at least I actually can't avoid the impression; It somewhat seem arises/reflect from characteristics to Fuller's persona, no matter how admirable the other qualities. I mean, somewhat might had the effect and from to show also on her relations w. Emerson, and that brief encounter w. George Sand too. ...Even for the relations on Mazzini, (Giuseppe 1805-72; an Italian nationalist and 'refugee' from during most his life-years.) ...Perhaps. But since that not any too meaningful discuss, let us leave the subject in brief.

What mainly makes the selection bit problematic is of course the fact it wasn't a published text by hers, by origin. Soforth, one possibly should/would only treat/read that of that view-point reminded from. (That it mainly autobiographical writing.)

; ...Steele, on the words at 'Introduction' , to that compile, seems from think the text was somewhat instrumental and important piece for later development from Fuller's. Actually, fx, says that during the time (/via from her writing that was); 'Re-creating her first friendship in her 'Autobiographical romance,' Fuller analyses the ways in which 'a whole region of new life' was opened to her. The value of the friend, she suggests, is not that he or she suggests new thoughts (Emerson's position) but that his or her presence allows the expansion of the self in a directions that otherwise would have lain fallow."(; p. xvii) (Namely the latter parts text contain lenghtier part to her 'early years' acquaintance, or identification w. the bit older female-friend visiting their places of stay.) Her own 'rediscovery' is then equipped at that w. fx following expressed; 'Should the first love be blighted, they say, the mind loses its sense of eternity. All forms of existence seem fragile, the prison of time real, for a god is dead. Equally true is this of friendship. ... That which she was, that which she brought, that which she might have brought, were mine, and over a whole region of new life I ruled proprietor of the soil in my own right.'

...Which also appears, I think, also quite somewhat informative if one comes from think about the conditions and attitudes towards upper-class children's education by that period of time (1820-40s). The 'idealisations' and 'proper' heroics, likeliest, written at the co-text on those ages on a more than one level from. Which of course only makes her own choices the more notable and from 'independent', yet.

...'Guess these were from quite contrastive, and no doubt - quite limited – views to. But should suffice to this purpose, on here. (One doesn't probably have much the idea about Fuller, of these remarks, but are more so topical view-points on her era.)

One estimate I read (from around the 1990s written it was), said smght like that Fuller still from remained mainly a source of study from the professionals and the critics. And not so much read by the so called 'general readers' – In direct contrast for the more long since popularized Henry David Thoreau . ...'Suppose that from the more recent publication histories by now – seems it - that several more biographies and the 'related materials' might've 'seen the day' and well increased that amount readers. Yet, not would feel so unlike if her her writings still remain – probably do – lot less of 'hobbied' than seems been the case concerning her life's details. ...'Supposin part of the reason to that must been from because any of those not generally fall under a similar unified 'theme' as the Thoreau's pre-environmentalist 'message'. (Each case her texts seem also need/benefit of some accompanying information to their modern day reading. I mean the historical, and cultural conditions.) Such as usual, it's also a matter from what (anyone) then might seek for to find from the said era, or texts by hers fx, of course. What would be to the most meaningful not usually resurfaces on any first look...

; However, anycase, also now noticing, that by this day quite some bit a time since from when I read any from these (...of the 'essays' selected) So, I not think it now purposeful from us avoid any more careful explanating or from relate comprihensive detailed presenting anything about them. (At least this now has a few words devoted on each.)

(Pic beside) ; ...Of this my any specific identification quite as much only uncertain. ...But I suppose, it could belong to the Lactarius. ; ie, this case the supposition is for something like L.Pubescens, which would make it for an edible species (once cooked and heated.) ; Should appear from pretty commonplace too, while my identifications - such as was noted - aren't from to be too much trusted. (That so, or not.) ; Alongside - if from correct identified - of there's an aspect them seem resemble, somewhat, their 'close cousins' Russulaceae. The Lactorius said of grow here, most chracteristically on a birch- and mixed woodlands.)

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Then, I just mention, thought that we've here had priorly quite the amount my plants and cultivations of presented, every other post, from now an' then. So, while I think it would be enchanting for add to that number, obviously not very practical – From also concerning that anyone is free and advised of to experiment and learn by oneself.

 

; Anycase, this year, I planned that we'd instead represent only some examples of 'these growths'. But, from their very begins. Means that in the following post aimed from show, alongside, how these fewsome plants might advance and to grow until their flowering times here. (By around the Summer-season midst, July and August.) ; That manner, one also happens make record from the various 'phases' to these plant's growths during cultivation period. (...Although, I reserve a freedom from replace/add a few others instead of these depicted for beside photo – That from reason due because germination on conditions I can arrange not always very guaranteed, and, ...'suppose there always possibility of other setbacks too.) Furthermore, besides, all the plants I've forecasted from to grow maybe aren't successgully planted this early of year. Actually I now have the plans from plentyful from gardens flowers and even of 'shrubs' and trees sowed/planted, likely that many is even not very practical from contained on this serie...

Matter a fact, the picture (beside) is pretty dim, obscure (Of that, you possibly can't have much from any good idea from anything.) 

 

The higher 'bag', behind the others on pic, actually is a container of the ready-made mixture, nowadays available/sold on shops. Consists from 'compressed' soils, at the bag, and which then is watered and enlarges fromafter in bag, made prior the sowing of plants to that.

...The text it has reads the material from contain some organic soils, made fx from a cocos 'crush', ao other 'vegetative material'. Fertilized and has nutrients for some weeks necessities to the sowed/planted species. (Adverted from usable instead/to reduce the use of the turf - For the latter mentioned, on most places, appears from limited natural reserve. 'Resource' the more often preferred, 'proper' word, in the 'standard' language, obviously...) 

; While I haven't too much an assurance on any usability of just these kind 'organic' solutions – Seems to me, cocos not quite any self-evident solution itself, I think – Yet decided from experiment w. this bag as I had some need on indoors growing base to my sowable herbs.  ...Whether it then was from that the dirt was old in the bag, or whether I waited from a bit too long a time before it's preparement – don't know what reason for – but noted that instead of the promised 2 to 3 litres water, it was necessary for add at least some 6 litres to make the base adequate moist and usable on sowing. ; Not that it would've turned from any disadvantage, I've already had the Basil sowed on this bag and seems that do well in the mixture. I'll then add some other culinary herbs in their time, from the Spring advancin'.

The few seedlings that recognizable on pic, in the foreground, appear be from Rosemary. ...Since we've formerly said so much of the species, not necessary describe to this. (But let us then have a few remarks on that at following cultivation 'sequel' to this. Once the timing better for a more assured notice.)

We might yet observe, that Perennials are most practical from here being sowed no sooner than about June. (When the sunshine and warmth permit outdoors growing/planting.) However, as them take some time of to grow, and if one wants/hopes them for flower during the first season it sometimes practical make the sowing indoors, already of January.

(So I fx have on this preparation a sowing from this specific variety Cone flower – Echinaceae paradoxa, whose seeds I acquired. Placed on a warm-up mat seems that I had the luck of having some seedlings appear already after only a few weeks, ie w. relative little trouble. Echinaceae, I've noted, needs a bit more warm-up for germinate, while the caring seedling thereafter ain't from too demanding. ...I think, the estimated time needed for germinating - without any 'extra tricks' - is about 20 to 90 days. But, for some other seeds that seems appear fx, as much as some 30 to 180 days. And then is...well, actually you only learn about that by practice and experiment.)

; ...And to a final example on our series from fungi, this obscure 'oddity', for decorations. (In fact, it probably is the same specimen that presented at begins from these of fungi. Only photo from a slight differing angle, or, maybe that specimen wasn't yet fully developed by the timing...won't recall about that anymore.)  

Anything grown later by year, on outdoors, is usually more rapid to emerge and more likely from succeed. However, to some 'exception' (that) would've not been so good a choice cons the conditions we had last Summer, here - So there another good reason for my early cultivations here.

; ...Of the other my plantings it perhaps too early say anything, as yet – So, I don't. 

 

But I have among these few not so common-place cultivations, so lets see. (At least I've not formerly sowed much any these. Don't know what for the exact preparations most useful, or what kind of hampers on their cultivation might of resultant turn out.) None others were as yet germinated, however.

Let's wait an' see. Until that...Have some 'faith in the seed'.

(; G.U.J.)

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Richard, that abominable buzzard, awaitin' for the hideous bLLizzard...

Or, one of those stories... ; Or, '...this was an interesting botanical locality...'

; “These symptoms of the times have come under my view quite

accidentally: one who seeks, may, each month or week, collect more.” 
; Margaret Fuller, at 'Woman in the Nineteenth Century' (1845, read via Gutenberg-vers.)

“ '...I should prefer to be my own tenant;... I should like to be at work writing instantly. Ink is my opium, pen my nigger, and he must dig up gold for me. ....'” ; “Letters and morning papers were laid for him to peruse in his dressing room ...Dull comments on stale things. Foreign news. Home news, with the leads on them, identically dull. Behold the effect of journalism: a witty man, sparkling overnight, gets into his pulpit and proses; because he must say something, and he really knows nothing.

Journalists have an excessive overestimate of their influence. ... ” 
; (George Meredith, 1828-1909), cited from Diana of the Crossways, a novel 1885. ; p. 62, 273 (on modern paperback reprint.)

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“Our ability to perceive quality in Nature begins, as in art, with the pretty. It expands through successive stages of the beautiful to values as yet uncaptured by language. The quality of cranes lies, I think, in this higher gamut, as yet beyond reach of words. ...An epidemic of ditch-digging and land-booming set in. The marsh was gridironed with drainage canals, speckled with new fields and farmsteads.

But crops were poor and beset by frosts, to which the expensive ditches added an aftermath of debt. Farmers moved out. Peat beds dried, shrank, caught fire. Sun-energy of the Pleistocene shrouded the countryside in acrid smoke. No man raised a voice against the waste, only his nose against the smell.

… Government bought land, resettled farmers, plugged ditches wholesale. Slowly the bogs are re-wetting.

...Thus always does history, whether of marsh or market place, end in paradox. The ultimate value in these marshes is wildness, and the crane is wildness incarnate. But all conservation of wildness is self-defeating, for to cherish we must see and fondle, and when enough have seen and fondled, there is no wilderness left to cherish.” ; Leopold, (Aldo, 1886-1948.),on 'Marshland Elegy' ; Sand County Almanac. With essays on Conservation. (2001 ed. ; p. 160,163-4)

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“Strange that so few ever come to the woods to see how the pine lives and grows and spires, lifting its evergreen arms to the light-to see its perfect success, but most are content to behold it in the shape of many broad boards brought to market, and deem that its true success! … There is a higher law affecting our relation to pines as well as to men. A pine cut down, a dead pine, is no more a pine than a dead human carcass is a man. Can he who discovered only some of the values of whalebone and whale oil be said to have discovered the true use of the whale? Can he who slays the elephant for his ivory be said to have 'seen the elephant'? These are petty and accidental uses; just as if a stronger race were to kill us in order to make buttons and flageolets of our bones; for everything may serve a lower as well as a higher use. Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine-trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it. ” ; (Thoreau), on that Chesunook-article. The Maine Woods, (publ. 1864, orig. on y. 1853.)

(As usual, not any combined or coherent issues, topics or perspectives drawn upon to this.) ...But a few viewpoints, hopefully them having adequate smght in common. At least, I think theres often lot unifying between the 'Natures legacy', or the environmentalist view and the so called cultural-'historic' a view. And, I think fx to quite informative that what Borges (Jorge Luis, 1899-1986) writes on his Atlas. ...Esp. I mean to this the following, it from (his) some contemplations of Constantinople; “Carthage is the most notorious example of a defamed culture. We are unable to determine anything about 'The City'. [Flaubert could establish nothing about it] – except its enemies, who were implacable. …In the West ...The sole name to remain with us is that of Suleiman the Magnificent (e solo, in parte, vidi 'l Saladino).” ; (1984., p. 18 ; Istanbul).

; Borges' brief compares or references of the honorable city for that antique center, then continue w. remark of how, at 1980s, the Turkey and its cultural heritage, situated between the Europe and 'East', perhaps were rapidly becoming neglected and forgotten...largely in the manner as that ancient Carthage, on some millenia past.

(...Seems it also remarked that during his latter years Borges was of increasing becoming blind, which the reason Atlas to a book comprises of short, insightfull impressions or contemplates about places, peoples and aspects that had been important for him.) ; I've not any particular familiarity from, but feels to me, Borges' remark holds quite a correct an estimate. And, not much unlike Borges, I also think that much any the glimpses on the historical pasts, or that prevalent cultural 'ballast' we of unavoidably carry alongside, might blur our sight on some specific momentum – And lot of that defamed then avoids from to surface for our apparent notice. So (like Borges), I choose from recall that often even when we imagine ourselves discovering certain facts of that ecological past, when slowly building some complex puzzle to a now established view, recovering smtgh which once was, we might more likely be expansing on our present capacities and not necessary recovering that ecologic past. It probably beh0lds even a greater danger of fallin for admirations and venerations cons. that our 'adopted vision' about the said ecologic history than what meets the eye from a cultural inherintance – Since nobody ever assumed any of the lost pieces, the 'defamed' maybe never, or from rarely, having gained some survival in form of the statues and columns, artistic pieces and artefacts, in short anything to what 'winners' are usually known use to memorize themselves (but not 'their' victims. ) On the expanse of the human 'project', seems there was no an era without some ecological victims.

Often these cultural histories also permit some understanding, or behold a pretext for such troubling issues like how the people might've sometimes been so stoically brutal to slaughter fx numerous amounts wild beasts, even no to any particular reasons from. Not for the trophies fx even, but from senselessly (apparent) adopted blood-thirst due it been from. (Or that what seemingly might first meet the eye). Or, just as constrastively, how them at present might seem now show themselves capable from observing their own surrounding living environment(s), of increasing rapid changin for the less healthy, yet devoid from to take any logical 'balance'-measures, iow from denying to notice there anything comprihensively wrong. Not finding anything objectionable at (their – See, not mine...) present levels of the 'necessities', those present level maximised life-styles, etc. ; Also, basically nothing - even the species lost – aren't from complete forgotten as long as our cultural memory keeps alive some traces, some reminders from them. The whole history of (some) 'species' - or, an ecological range - including its perhaps significant, noticeable, meaningful cultural history in related to human behaviours is (often) lost only when we tend, of lot part consciously, decide so. ...This remarked, mainly because it so relevant cons. the recognized adverse effects already seen to this current climate change era – Ain't it quite assured, that unless we make some effort of conserve and 'protect' the memoir about pasts, the ways-of-live that was, in the soon-to-be-futures there not necessary exist that actual memory from those snowy winters, natural flowery wet-meadows, the experience from skating on ices outdoors, on a lakeside?, ...Or what else alike. (As y ou see, it even not limits for the species or animals, or plants explicately.)

...I say so, 'cause all that is in fact by enfastened rate becoming defamed. (From the cultural as much as from an cological view-points adopted.) From that reason, these criss-crossings of the cultural and eco-historical views adjoined...So w. this, we choose from recall 'more than meets eye', so to say, in explained...

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; However, then of complete different aspects considered: ...The literatures/fiction reminds me of how Ive recently enjoyed quite some of my readings as the pocketeers. Such as these, the pic beside. Apart from not always very best of readings from any lenghtier, multi-page and voluminous book, nowadays (as ever before) is from relative cheap available all kinds good some smaller compact ´pocketables´. (Much of those probably still consist of the rubbish of the day, but most classics, better known or from only little known, tend be available too, via some publisher.) ; Also, I can imagine the modern BOD-printing ('Book on demand', ..though Wikip. only seems feat. as the entry from terms only the POD, perhaps of a minor importance on this...- Aha, now I think I figured that, BOD is the term used about that when ones having the book/copies of printed acc. from demand...supposedly. I-o-w: the former mentioned refers for the aspect, now a custom about, and the latter (POD) for the manufacture ie the process itself...) at least having reduced that paper-waste (...And of recent I fx ran to a book by Louise Erdrich, which said printed on material of recycled papers completely.) So theres some advances and possibilities at those, at least. ...Otherways said; I can think many good reasons from carry alongside a pocketeer, instead of a now usually more fashioned laptops an' the electronic-viewers. Such as: Doesn´t need pluggin in - So you're not dependable on electricity while readin something. Also, has no screen which sometimes of unpleasantly reflects the rays of sun and hampers further the experience from reading from laptop-screen. Paperbacks, the pocket-editions namely, arent too fragile either, so you dont have to worry about droppin em - And if that happens, no big harm, anycase. ...If that gets little wetted not usually any unbearable harm either. When on travel, beside passengers tend usually be less interested about what you´re viewing, so them dont burden you with their glances over the shoulder - At least once they're found out from the cover of book what you are reading. Also, paper-books smell better than laptops. ...Mostly, laptops and electric devices smell somehow suspectable, smthg of between the burned dust and the leathery-jackets. ; However, in the same, guess I´ll have to confess, of course, from owning a laptop too and from reading some my enjoyables on electric format, from occasionally. Being not anyhow against modernities, as you might´ve of misleadingly perhaps established of the preceding said....

; Finally (to mention), if the book happens not just from meet your liking or in case decided it just not from a good candidate to your bookshelf, can easily 'recycle' it, pass it along, as now usually there are some book recycling ´corners´ at places. (Fx a library close to me has some shelf for purpose at their entrance.) Or, alternatively, can just chop it to bits´pieces and fx light up a stove with. However, I dont recommend that, books burn rather poorly. And besides; burning books on piles, such as old Adolf and his ´visioneers´ from that “1000-year-kingdom” did, naturally appears very barbaric [x1]. Such as we may be, very well, aware from. Any society that burns its papers - symbolically or literally - probably only is burning its birthrights. As we may easily learn of the histories from the discussed. You may find this comparison a quite worn out and pathetic one, but I say for the sake that this has it's obvious conclusions. Despite the contrary claim, there´s reasons to paper books to remain with us another thousand years, say. Even if them might be asiding from newer publishing formats. In theory, at the electronic society, it could be possible from erase them all. Not so from the paper-editions and -backs. (And no, I don´t mean the peoples by this mention, but the books, the information. Knowledge is power, and ´defaming´ the usual manner whenever that power was and has been executed. )

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; Note x1; From Barbarian, a definition at 'Universe according to G.K.Chesterton. Dictionary of Mad, Mundane and Metaphysical' reads as: “The enemy of civilization, willfully at war with the principles of which human society has been made possible hitherto; ...who does not believe in modesty in anything. Whatever he does, he overdoes.” (Orig. of the y. 1920.)

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'Land of the free, home of the brave' ; - And then also devoting a few paragraphs our observations on what from/how often is the historical pasts remembered...or not. With the pretext that Borges-cited now seems from permit us to. ; ...Not irrelevant to this, of mention  such significant and lot talked an incident to its times than was the French Revolution (the Great one, 1789s). Meaning by this, that considered from how it was viewed in the 1800s thought and for the later estimates even, any reader becomes soon familiar to its many 'reincarnations' (in texts). Had so wide, enormous impact, actually a pervading influence throughpast that century what followed. - The subsequent then presents a few examples only, for merely (them) are only some toppings of the actual 'cake' about. ; Of course, one could easily trace similar references of most any their contemporary texts. (Said only from to little emphasize this aspect, ...'cause neither text isn't devoted on subject or aims make any larger post-estimates focused on. The Revolutionary era only appears shortly referenced on both text, and in passing.). 
 

So, Margaret Fuller on that above cited pamphlet ('W.i.t.19^thC.'), prerunner to some early feminist writing and thought, famously observes:

“...The French Revolution, that strangely disguised angel, bore witness in favor of Woman, but interpreted her claims no less ignorantly than those of Man. Its idea of happiness did not rise beyond outward enjoyment, unobstructed by the tyranny of others. The title it gave was "citoyen," "citoyenne;" and it is not unimportant to Woman that even this species of equality was awarded her. Before, she could be condemned to perish on the scaffold for treason, not as a citizen, but as a subject.”

...Quite as meaningful, and strict-sighted - while perhaps less exceptionally of those questions about citizens and non-citizens, (their) rights and characteristics of the sexual roles then prevalent - but yet on the socio-cultural importance of the incident and many changes it inaugured, Thoreau writes (1846, [x2]):

“ ...History of French Revolution is, ...an Iliad, indeed... so that when at lenght we are inadvertently reminded of the 'Brest Shipping,' a St.Domingo colony, and that anybody thinks of owning plantations, and simply turning up the soil there, and that...after some years of this revolution, there is a falling off in the importation of sugar, we feel a queer surprise. Had they not sweetened their water with Revolution then? ...that the French peasantry did something beside go without breeches, burn chateaus, get ready knotted cords, and embrace and throttle one another by turns. These things are sometimes hinted at, but...We want not only the background to the picture...”, ...etc., (on 'Thomas Carlyle and His Works')

(; To some explanation, among others, Carlyle (Thomas 1795-1881) had written a book on Revolution. ...Actually T's critique on that lecture/article is rather quite mild,  even that it seems araise also aforth some other Carlyle´s sins, he pays attention on that...Albeit it not the reason it cited. That period of time is, exactly said.)

...Naturally I wouldn't dare from overstate any importance from either these examples remarked - Them are here merely for to guide (anyone's) interests of have a look on said texts and/or their periods of time. Only so, since I think both relative interesting views. ; Both Thoreau and Fuller seem of present perspective (relative) archaic ,literary sophisticated, maybe too somewhat pedant on their words – Yet, both cultivate a notable arsenal from skillful used rhetorics, sometimes more appreciated quality than now. Alongside that, they seem take benefit of typical common romantical imaginery or 'epics' and 'heroics' for inspirations, such as was usual by the time. ; Fuller's said capacities, or her wider 'antique' learning, maybe make her sayings to flourish evenmore on that level - She fx seems make references for “each an' every”, or better say, that at least there are examples from amounts antique fictional and non-fictional classics, anecdotes and other exemplaries mentioned. Alongside those ambiguent ´blessings´ by the Revolution (the ´strangely disguised angel´, as above referred)...To the aids for 'that cause' there are then 'recruited' - via cites or from mention only - such variety auctors and stories like the Seers and Sages, Lawgivers and Prophets, Orpheus and Eurydike, etc. Also, Circe and Sappho, - I think from recall, them as well receive a place, albeit from a few sentences only. Crossus (apparently) wasn't mentioned, but we're not likely from yelp for after...

 Then, also fx Shakspeare's many heroic plays are examined to detail (...She not omits from to mention from his distempt on women, occasionally seen, and also those exceptionally 'opposing' femine character types and their fates on Shakepspeare's plays – such are fx Cordelia and Isabella.) ; Then – from (her) contemporaneous worthies there are fx Emily Plater, J. Q.Adams, Harriet Martineau, George Sand, Mary Wollstonecraft, of course, Fourier, Edgeworth, Sedwick...and, of course, Goethe. And, further likewise gain a mention also some such as Xenofon, and the story about Malinche, the Teutonic an' Scandic pagan-sects, the annexation of the Texas (...app. 1845 - ie by then a recent 'episode'), ...ao, etc. And many others too.

Fuller's writings/activity (fx her essays and literature reviews, not excluding her tragic fate few years after), situate on a time preceding what been seen later as the period that saw birth from an 'established base' from american 'national' culture. Some 'heroic' age itself, one could claim, therefore. Yet, seems it was preceded by perhaps less unambiguent and less cohesive writings centered on fx the questions from nationalitet, from some renowns such as Poe, Fennimore-Cooper. The 1850s saw publication from several such 'iconic' creations of the american fiction, like the Scarlet letter by Hawthorne, Whitman's Leaves of Grass (1855), Thoreau's Walden (1852)... And it also an era that seems now - rather descriptively too – also gained favor from termed as a time of the 'antebellum America'. Along the more patriarchal and uniforming demands and formulations that meant shape then emerged national 'ideal', Fuller's voice behalf recognition for the long neglected female rights, along w. what were the obvious contradictions cons. the non-existed social equality, and (it) seems occasionally often read in parallel to some ethnic counter-narratives of the time. (Like Frederick Douglas, or William Apess...amongst others.) ; And seems it noted there also is recognized contradictive views on that 'dominant' identity (white, 'anglo-saxon') or cultures, such as fx is mentioned the Confident Man (novel from 1857, by Melville). Likewise, despite that Thoreau's Walden, fx, seems recognizable from represented a creation by man who belongs and identifies, somewhat strongly, for that 'dominant culture'/class...the books topics and issues characterizing it essentially transcribe the strains that appear quite contradicting for that 'identitet'. Anycase, most above referred also literal, relative well educated personnel, having achieved one way or another, capabilities that permitted them from to transmit their experience...and which was, by varying level, recognized by the time - even whether their view then were on any general level accepted, or not. Yet, therefore any of those also couldn't totally been 'excluded', not of complete asided from that historical 'narrative' (...Which was at this slightly outlined.)

...And soforth, in combined from this, or cons. this historical era and her 'mission' considered, maybe it just quite proper from have all that plenty literatures and references for “mythic”, heroic ages from employed. I only remark so, 'cause the sort rhetorics and loans from antique so characteristic to Fuller's age, that antique forming a 'heritage' that romantique so worshipped, fx. ...Thoreau, while featuring less multitudes that, devotes some his share on that too - There's Vulcanus, Homer, '...the Promethean flames', ...amongst.

And supposin', I only can then notice about these both examples, that what a parlance, what the eloquence there seem existed on their words, that level from flourishing 'heroic' vocabulary, which characteristic for their times too, indeed... ; And even for to mention, that the very content at both also speaks on behalf them to this that much appraised. (Not going to any lenghtier passages on either, though... )

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; Note x2; ...There's an interesting side-mention on the aspect that...I assume/recall that the text seems published at that year (1846). The lecture it practically printed was (apparently) on 1845...But the publisher kept no haste from making it's printing, and actually it said even that T. had to wait for over year until been paid of the article. …Not very much relating to these views, but of interest...
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; Series of views on the Biodiversity, pt II.

; As you may have noticed from begins, also provided a reference from Aldo Leopolds renown environmental writing (...Or, to say more truthfully, devoted some time on his Land ethic mainly, ...Albeit just rather very casually.) I claim of have not too comprehensive familiarity on/from and what follows is then based on few things I gained from...(Actually, maybe only some neat bridge of these romantic period obervances to the modern Nature's conservatist views.) Whatever, however....

; In comparison w. the Thoreau, ao, I yet then noted it remarked at book I read on Leopold, it described Thoreaus main tone, sort of 'feverish' - contra the Leopold's defined for the 'calm'. ...'Guess it not too bad defined itself. (Or at least not any too misleading say so. Certainly there's quite smght feverish at many cases from expressions favored by Thoreau, albeit I also think it from trace itself perhaps more on his times. ...Or for that (his) seek from a 'truer life', than on his attitudes or emotions concerning his ecological views. Or whatever exactly.) ...Leopold's writing merely has/leaves the impression from combination of a didactic and educative - most of the episodes on that Sand County Almanac are wrote on such form that them appear readable for some kind 'lessons'. (Actually he seems mentioned of held some teaching post or chair at an agricultures educational. Or smght like.)

; Seems to me also, of necessary Thoreau's larger distance from our present days makes him automatically less “identifiable” figure. I mean, from some ways, actually hardly imaginable to us presently even - as a person. Since Leopold far closer by time, his early 1900s aren't too distant past. Feels therefore, also that his thinking, that Land Ethic foremost, is more comprehensible some ways, to modern thought. - Lookin' his writings of the 1940s now its quite possible from us to acquire certain resemblance, and certain familiarity to those aspects, them not so distant from fx the 1960s, or 1970s. Some decades that still are in 'common memory'. Not quite so from the Thoreau concerned (His times and ages being some level irrevocably'gone' to us from comprehend.)

Leopold also seems feature for an important figure at an early beginnings from the bird-ringing, (...fx, alongside several other modern ecological conservational practices, from which was notable also at his efforts behalf the cranes early protection/recovery as species.) Seems he also writes much about then ongoing disappearance of the many wilderness species - whose merciless over-hunting, was around the time, early century, recognized. Or at least it started become taken a more significant and important threat as the more favorable attitudes on wildlife were emerging. (On an another instance he fx mentions the year when last cougar left Wisconsin - Dont know about the region, or from its present ecology, or whether them even later been reintroduced, and whether anything like that anymore even would be possible.) But certainly that slaughter from 'natural beasts' was prior until the Leopold's days still very relentless. 
Typical to an 1800s (destructive) manner and the maintained 'way-of-life' appears fx the mentioned boasts by the hunters about of had annihilated complete flocks from the Passenger pigeon, tens of the Deers, comparable amounts waterfowls, or of similarly some fur-bearing animals, sometimes during a single day. Only more recent protection having thereafter brought fx the protected wilderness zones and less destructive attitudes/behaviours - Part due because Leopold's activity on the issue, no doubt.

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; ….Happens that having earlier written a chapter on cranes (Grus) here, now several years ago. (it might've actually been from a bit out-of-date, already perhaps, when it was written, but...view for your own resp. if like, then....) ; So, I then came from acknownledge how different is the impression on any species you might see, to that if you've only read about some. I mean, having wrote that much (or at least quite some bit) about the cranes, I was quite well acquainted about their ecology in general. Little-some also on (their) behavioral habits, the overall character, and even on the separate species there are. (Also, was fx aware of the ancient beliefs and the fact them known/assumed of to have once been even domesticated, and the honorable symbolical importance them seem held from on some ancient cultures, ….plus also the manner them migrate, technique of flight, their natural predators, etc...) 
; Cranes also appear (relative) common here parts of the world, so I fx regularly see those familiar flocks in 'arrow'-shape flying over past at the Spring/Autumn times, with their familiar “Tronks”...(or something like, its bit difficult to describe in alphabet. You might've well heard those sounds, from up the sky.) ; Seems it also noted them were fairly common or at least not exceptional to nest on here latitudes still to some over fifty to couple hundreds y. ago - By the time here still was wider swampy environments enough to their nesting territories maintain, the undisturbed wet-land wildernesses, iow. Anyway, the European crane not one of the more declined species. I've also seen sometimes occasionally them on fields, eating the overwinter grains on around the Spring, usually. (Apart from mentioning that book by Markham, Snake Dance. Journeys beneath the nuclear sky, that this reminded too, think we'd better move on for the actual topic at this. ; The books about of the 2000s, suppose. Guess its rather wellknown, easily available at most libraries, etc. The documentary must be from bit later, not sure as I watch any docs relative little...but I read the book.) 
 

'Cause actually, my particular sighting of the crane was quite exceptional. I was, by the time, on my way towards some local woodlot, past some other conifer-woods, and had just passed over a small field - quite lenghtysome, it reached for the distance both sides of my passed tracks. Some reason I stopped, for a breath or so, glanced beside my shoulder. And there it was, the crane, about some maybe 20 to 30 meters distance, aside from the path I had passed, in the hays of the field, probably it was finding something palatable at the place. I naturally stopped and stared. Like noted, having seen the bird from distance, but not from so close, was quite impressed...And the crane didn't take very much haste or any seeming disturbance at first. Yet, perhaps it then recognized I had paid attention to it, and decided to take the necessary cautions, as it began from start for flight. First very slowly, but then with increasing intensity it took off from the ground and then flew past my admiring eyes, rising upwards the sky. Slowly, with some majestetic gestures (...One might say, actually it was quite some time ago now, so I can't anymore imagine that especielt - But very amazing sight it was from see the bird take for the air, the large wings and a big bird, seen from that near.) Then it flew for to the horizon, in the direction away from that fieldside-cutting at forestry.

; ...Had I been some regular hobbist or bird ornithologist, or smght like, wouldn't perhaps felt so especielt impressions to this particular experience. - But of having recent then wrote those chapters on cranes, I sort of felt that wonderness and amazement from just watching it. ...And this said merely for an reminder of how much a sighting of any real species might affect you. It looked, in my eyes, from outer appearance for a kind of ancient creature, indeed. The head, its large wings - All features reminded by looks of smght very old, perhaps also associating to the now lost old lineages from the bird (Such as the Moas, the Elephant bird.) Or, it's looks had certain resemblance to the Giraffes and Rhinoceros - As some comparably ancient lookin' 'prehistoric' creatures. ; I mean, Leopold not just for the impressions mentions that Pleistocene (ca after 1.5 million y.a. and after...) at his descriptions about the marsh-ecology and cranes. It not for some decoration, as the bird really has an outer appearance to some very ancient specimen, from the distant past as far as the Pliocene-Pleistocene ecological/geological boundary. As ancient, also very alive and very venerating - Something which has existed of times immemorial and what we were increasing in danger of loosin the last remnants, of permanent too...

You have of course, all the freedom believe me or not, but I then strongly also had the experience that that bird happened from be there because of me. Noted it quite coincidentially, though. Had I not glanced beside, might not even had recognized that at all.

But so I thought...and much like the Thoreau says on that Ktaadn (1847); 'The actual Life! ...Contact!', I then sort from exclaimed: Wonderful!, Magnificicent! ... D'Annunciation! ...Not in the symbolical sense, of course, the actual emotional sense, from how I felt, about. As you may imagine I didn't have these kind of impressions at the moment, merely was peacefully observing and wondering on my position, steady and still. But it was yet as great a scene as any...Since that I've seen various birds taking on flight but (perhaps) only ducks succeed had evoken me of slight similar emotional attached, from observing it's take off. (Afraid of heights, guess the reason I take that strong impressions on these high-flying birds...)

As I said that I think it was there by purpose, I really mean – After that Ive also had several encounters seemingly coincidential...Encounters where cranes appear to have turn out all by accidentally, of seemingly. ; ...For example, on the Meredith-book (above cited), theres a couple from Mr and Mrs Crane, some high society aristocrats or some otherways bashful personnel... ; And, similarly, on Orwell's some book, I think, there also an archetypical school-mistress, teacher Crane, maybe wearing all the characteristical clothing, incl; strong beak, gloves, leather-purse, bun even, maybe...or smght like. (And, this also reminding me of the late century american fictionalist, Stephen Crane, 1871-1900. Quite appreciated a 'minor' novelist, his book; Maggie: A girl of the streets (1893) not too bad, esp. considering what might be assumed from the timing given...) You see, there seem to be cranes everywhere... 
 ; Well, these coincidences of course make me rather wary at my impressions from. It now sometime ago...If I only imagined all from that? …Wouldn't matter even so, I felt it very strongly, left me an emotional mark. And the main important issue I wasn't seekin any experience like that, it just took place. Wasnt after that particularly, but living my life, not went there for taking pictures fx. I actually even forgot to reach for my camera at the moment, I was so impressed from... ; Or, put that in other words: Had I lied the whole of it, (I didnt, of course - Dont wish from to condemn my soul to some everlasting trash and filth that manner...) most from my readers wouldnt have much of basis to argumence or to deny my any word. (Except maybe those few, who'd behold bit more especielt and particular acquaintance of the species.) ; And, these said mainly due because an actual natural experiences always remaining very emotional - The very scarcity of those emotions is some from main symptoms about how separate of the real lifes circle our ages are, all networked and full of an exchange, but devoid of the real emotions, largely...And that quite characteristical, as such beings have (we) become.

; ...That about enough from it. (You probably had the idea. Or, how they express that, as the common phrase(?) - had "the whole package". Well, at least I had...even from w. no pancakes, no sugarines provided with.) ; The 'episode' retold here just as it felt fitting to these purposes, (perhaps) was quite inadequately described, but at least 'comprised' for this brief and clear. Oh, how I wish I'd have a language and expression of to translate that to pure mythologics, and for the purest English...

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Now, I'm also finally reminded, just for these occasions, from Thoreau's observances on mentioning various plants an' species from those Maine woods. Of which some we feel very familiar and recognizable, some appear probably, of distant recognizable, from resembling the species that I know from my own surroundings (IOW, I can - about - imagine some comparable species to those here existant.) ...And then are some I've not any too idea about, but actually feel like from quite exotic and exceptional therefore.

; To some examples from former mentioned, ie some that (here) too natively appear (or,) are naturalized contain fx: Red Clover, trifolium pratense, ...Also Cirsium arvense, Solidago gigantea, Ranunculus (.var, many), Menyanthes trifoliata - See the pic beside I earlier photographed on my walks, actually theres most enchating description on Thoreaus texts, while short-some noted, mentions them seen from floating as rafts and on some places having to been by efforts pushed through of those. ...Quite as well, I can also imagine it from had prevailed here too at certain spots similarly in the past, on 1800s... ; Then are fx Blueberry, Vaccacinium myrtilloides, White-tailed deer, Odocoil viginiae (as the introduced species, them appear here), and...Myrica gale, Alnus incana, Vaccacinum vitis-idae, Populus tremuloides (spec. close resembling). ; And, of course Ledum palustre too (Though, it happens, there are several references of the Labrador tea, feels that bit confusing - Possibly the word used to refer for a few other plant, too.)

(But then also is...) those some that I can easily imagine by their appearance, having some very likely resembling species here, or, alternatively (here) seen from some specimens that grow on botanical gardens, and on the parks, maybe. ; Like...Taxus baccata, (sbps.), plus Douglas Fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii [X3], plus also (fx) 'Paper birch' (betula..) and Quercus rubra...  And; Mountain cinquefoil ie potentilla tridentata, Great round-leaved orchis, and Purple-fringed orchis, Platanthera orbiculata and .grandiflora – Or, I supppose only it from close resembling, from the name of it (P. bifoliata the closest relate I am familiar from), and Canada Mayflower, ie Marianthemum canadense, Monarda punctata, Pyrus americana, Iris versitorium ie Blue flag, Acer saccharium, the Sambucus-spec, (...But those few native examples I now from, only inhabit some scattered, limited protected ranges from....As the Red Elder appearing here as amongst most harmful – even if relative limitedly harmful - weedysome invasive species of bush to these places.) ; ...Beeches, (Fagus spec.)

; ...And then there are some complete 'oddities' to me, at least...some like the Pigeon Woodpecker, Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis), Moose-berry, and Viburnum – Though, there seems be of several species from which the Guelder rose also here growing on riverside spots – It still generally (relative) common appearing, and indeed it's berries even are palabtable. …Albeit any other parts from aren't (instead are poisonic). And, has to be noted – along that it's berries aren't even tasty – one might do good of to keep watch from not confusing those w. the similarly bright red, very poisonic berries of the Daphne. (To some apparent difference by the looks, of course, the shrub's (Viburnum) leafs are very recognizably different. But them also tend become eaten away by insects, or from frosts near winter. Itself the Guelder-shrub also grows for a lot larger bush. And actually it looks very impressive at Autumn. On where-ever one then can find those here, anymore... When leafless those bright berries actually truly seem make justice to it's other name, used by Thoreau on text, ie that from the Cranberry tree.) ; ...Of some other berry-bushes T. mentions (and apparently palatable), some like fx a naked viburnum, and then is Cherry-choke (at that 'Chesunook' ; p.105 ) - I have no much an idea about those, while them might resemble slightly. ...About the Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia), I of course hold a very clear idea, tree commonly growing anywhere here, among other places on my backyard, fx ... And, also all these followin' only leave me w. quite as obscure an impression about: Red-trumpet weed, Eupatorium purpureum, Black Ash, fraxinus nigra – albeit might've seen it, someplace ; Pitch pine, pinus rigida, Mud turtle, Chelydna serpentina, American bullfrog, rana catesbana, Striped Squirrel, Rosa Carolina ie Swamp Rose - unkess it bears any resemblance for common forest species of roses, some few spec. here native growing.

- The animal species were perhaps overemphasized on that latter 'section', but them are of course more exceptionally recognizable. Plants of contrastively, are more numerous by the sheer number from. ...Then there is fx mention of the Norway pine, P. resinosa - occasionally it (maybe) apparently means the Scotch Pine, P. sylvestris, ...or not, seems bit confusing to me. Since the latter mentioned most common native growing here, and even though I cant observe what the case actually, whether that the latin name is only the old one and nowadays changed causin that confusion. - But, anyway, that is said from appear rare and uncommon, acc. the text. Anycase, the White pine seems represent/been its common comparable speccies on region from Maine, of which that wide-scale forestry uses built on.

; And whatever else, who cares from being more specific from, this only from since its...quite...interesting. ...Noticeably, the larger variety around those parts of the world, probably, exceeds my variety from species, here locally – plants and animal - about from amount to some half a hundred species plus, maybe. ...Plus more so, if also counted perhaps the mosses and some like ferns (and some alike), etc, ie, ao...

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; Note x3 – As an interesting p-o-w, seems worth mention from...that (like elsewhere of Europes), seems them were been experimentally planted here too, around early last century. But the species then soon were noticed vulnerable on these climatics, so from that was disbanded. (And well so, in time it was...) ; But actually, I think, also from a White Pine, Pinus Strobus, likely, similar forestry economics were shortly considered emerging, w. the identical result. ...But I've seen from the Douglas Fir a few specimen here, cause there are singular trees on a few places at botanical gardens and -parks, still standing. ...It looks for quite boring kind from outer appearance at my eyes, but the tree is also mentioned to be some among most important on commercial forestry use, grows quite fast and for large. ; And - interesting from notice too - actually it (Douglas Fir) seems mentioned from to non-successive tolerant even at those Eastern American ranges (Indeed T. mentions that only by a few, scarce examples from specimen), ...'cause the tree grows at the 'West coastal range' ; Of specific. at the Cordillerian, ie around the Rocky Mountain(s)-area by natively... 

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; So, let's roll...As long as there's anything from to roll on...

 

; ...I mean the snows, (as you might observe, from the beside. Perhaps that is quite impractical outfit for the sports, not suitable on the seasons and weathers here considered.) ;  Happens that this year the snows here arrived about midst or well after the middle Jan. ...'Suppose I don't recall time before, when there had been so scarce of the snow (Unless the last year...). About a week ago, though, it recent poured a few bucketfuls ...and at the moment seasons actually quite good for the skiing. Something like outdoors temperature slight above zero, or few degrees over/below. (Few days ago it was even sunshiny day, and about 5 to 8 degrees minus...)    
(; G.U.J.)

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Pics: ...Of various source, from comics mostly (...Not on to this of too esp. detailed listed.) ; 'Greece on the ruins of Missolonghi', painting by Delacroix (1826) - I 'suppose, on its times, almost as famous than that now better renown 'Revolution of the 1830s' painting... ; 'Pocketeers' (photo) ; (Detail) of that Billy Graham's 'Rhapsody in Red' (former mentioned) ; Bark's view about Circe (Magica de Spell, disguised for...), on some serie (Don't recall the name from that...) ; 'Vampirella and Pendy, from a story at Vampirella-mag.,  1973, by Gonzalez-Flaxman-Loew, (Speak-bubble modified) ; 'Indian girl' (detail, of 'Paper man'-story (Pratt-Manara, 1980s) ; 'Daughter of Shanghai' (detail, from poster of the 1937-movie, feat. Anna Mae Wong) ; Menyathes trifoliata (Bogbean, flower), photo. ; 'Vampi on skis', vampirella-mag, 1973 (Gonzalez-Englehart)

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