I love dandelions

[jonnygospeltent]

Prarie flowers and weeds are indigenous to the central United States,not lawn grass.I don't want weed killing chemicals sprayed on the lawn on my carbon footprint,but I do get dirty looks from some of the neighbors as they pass by.

[Belle]

We live on an old pasture but if ya keep it mowed,,,it looks mighty fine! Lots of dandylions here and love em too.

[Mexi]

Prarie flowers and weeds are indigenous to the central United States,not lawn grass.I don't want weed killing chemicals sprayed on the lawn on my carbon footprint,but I do get dirty looks from some of the neighbors as they pass by.

I say let em grow!

But if you think you're getting dirty looks now, wait till they get to this stage:

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k265/varshh306/dandelions.png

and spread thier fairy dust ( seeds) all over your neighbors lawns. :D

[festbabe]

I'm with you, Johnny. Our front yard is kept mowed (for appearance sake, to keep on good terms with the neighbors, yadda yadda). But the back yard grows wild.

Some of our neighbors have fully organic, indigenous yards, and I think it's beautiful.

[revjimk]

True dat.
My particular gripe is watering lawns. I have to pay a neighbor to water my lawn here in Denver when I spend the summer back East with my aging Mom. They call it "Kentucky Bluegrass" for a reason; the High Plains are meant to support sagebrush & yucca plants. My Mom has been in her house in Connecticut for over 40 years & has NEVER watered the lawn.
What a waste....
rev

[stlbarb]

Prarie flowers and weeds are indigenous to the central United States,not lawn grass.I don't want weed killing chemicals sprayed on the lawn on my carbon footprint,but I do get dirty looks from some of the neighbors as they pass by.

they're useful too.
i've had dandelion wine, dandelion candy, dandelion greens in a salad.
when we were kids, me used them to make 'jewlery'.

[pokerchick66]

they're useful too.
i've had dandelion wine, dandelion candy, dandelion greens in a salad.
when we were kids, me used them to make 'jewlery'.

We blew on them and made a wish. :)




I have been quit for 4 Days, 11 hours, 47 minutes and 42 seconds (4 days). I have saved $8.08 by not smoking 53 cigarettes. I have saved 4 hours and 25 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 5/18/2009 12:00 AM

[ibjamn]

LOL! Our backyard is almost completely clover, but mowed, it looks great! ;)

[mdfest]

We blew on them and made a wish. :)




I have been quit for 4 Days, 11 hours, 47 minutes and 42 seconds (4 days). I have saved $8.08 by not smoking 53 cigarettes. I have saved 4 hours and 25 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 5/18/2009 12:00 AM

have you found a new vice?

[pokerchick66]

have you found a new vice?

lol, gum and suckers and exercise.

[festbabe]

have you found a new vice?

lol, gum and suckers and exercise.

Oh yeah, that damn exercise, I wish that were a vice I could give up :rolleyes:

[sophisticated sissy]

Gotta love Wiki:
In modern French the plant is named pissenlit, which means "piss in bed", apparently referring to its diuretic properties[citation needed].

Likewise, "pissabeds" is an English folk-name for this plant, as is piscialletto in Italian and the Spanish meacamas.

In various north-eastern Italian dialects the plant is known as pisacan ("dog pisses"), referring to how common they are found at the side of pavements[citation needed], while in many other northern Italian dialects it is known as soffione ("blowing") referring to the blowing the seeds from the stalk.

The same is true for German, where Pusteblume ("blowing flower") is a popular designation. Likewise, in Polish it is called "dmuchawiec", deriving from dmuchać ("to blow").

Whilst in its flowering form the Poles know it as Mlecz, a word derived from "milk", due to the plant's milky sap.

[Cleophus]

lol, gum and suckers and exercise.

Congrats and good luck! Well done so far.

[Staxsun]

lol, suckers and exercise.

You won't run out. There's one born every minute.

[Phatpapa]

We blew on them and made a wish. :)




I have been quit for 4 Days, 11 hours, 47 minutes and 42 seconds (4 days). I have saved $8.08 by not smoking 53 cigarettes. I have saved 4 hours and 25 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 5/18/2009 12:00 AM

Way to go girl ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Keep it up!!!

[ibjamn]

have you found a new vice?

blowing dandelions...

[Staxsun]

blowing dandelions...

A new raffle prize....Blow your own dandelions!

[Phatpapa]

I do have to say that we have a problem here with a weed called False Chamomile. It's actually a pretty weed as it looks just like a Daisy but it is over taking our native plants at an alarming rate. So sometimes, these weeds need to be chemically destroyed as they are too widespread to even attempt to manually pull them

[sophisticated sissy]

... too widespread to even attempt to manually pull them


Buy a goat! :)

[revjimk]

Phatpop
Oh yea, how about Canadian thistle? brutal...
But it all depends on whether you want a showcase lawn.
Did you know that the front lawn mania in America started when Andrew Carnegie introduced golf from his native Scotland?
Sagebrush.. SI!
Golf course.. NO!
rev

[Phatpapa]

Buy a goat! :)

That's funny because the county has actually rented a herd of goats the past couple of summers to eat what they could and it was a lot. You could hear the little buggers farting while they were chomping away

[freebo]

Phatpapa wrote:

That's funny because the county has actually rented a herd of goats the past couple of summers to eat what they could and it was a lot. You could hear the little buggers farting while they were chomping away.

Dudes: I think I found my next career:

Q: So, what do you do for a living?
A: I rent out goats.

And, when that's done - cabrito, baby!!! ;)

[pokerchick66]

You won't run out. There's one born every minute.

lmao!

[pokerchick66]

A new raffle prize....Blow your own dandelions!

lmao!

You're on a roll today, Stax. :D




I have been quit for 4 Days, 13 hours, 59 minutes and 47 seconds (4 days). I have saved $8.24 by not smoking 54 cigarettes. I have saved 4 hours and 30 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 5/18/2009 12:00 AM

[festivalgirl]

Phatpapa wrote:



Dudes: I think I found my next career:

Q: So, what do you do for a living?
A: I rent out goats.

And, when that's done - cabrito, baby!!! ;)

Mmmmmmm ...... I'll bring the cocktails!!

[Michelino]

Dandelions make me hungry...when they are still young, at least.

We used to fill shopping bags with them in the spring from nearby fields. And then either my mother or grandmother would parboil them to get the bitterness out, squeeze the greens dry and then saute in olive oil or butter...always adding a whipped egg or two and fresh grated pecorino. Sort of like a spinach frittata but a little wilder. A great treat right off the school bus. Probably 30 years since I last had them....but back then....every spring just could not happen without a week or so of dandelions every day or so. Along with mustard greens and young stalks of burdock (The american version of Cardone) each foraged vegetable had a short season that I looked forward to every year.

[Belle]

Dandelions make me hungry...when they are still young, at least.

We used to fill shopping bags with them in the spring from nearby fields. And then either my mother or grandmother would parboil them to get the bitterness out, squeeze the greens dry and then saute in olive oil or butter...always adding a whipped egg or two and fresh grated pecorino. Sort of like a spinach frittata but a little wilder. A great treat right off the school bus. Probably 30 years since I last had them....but back then....every spring just could not happen without a week or so of dandelions every day or so. Along with mustard greens and young stalks of burdock (The american version of Cardone) each foraged vegetable had a short season that I looked forward to every year.

I can bring ya a bag or two if you wanna have them. Sounds yummo! You like to cook? Guessing so.

[festivalgirl]

Dandelions make me hungry...when they are still young, at least.

We used to fill shopping bags with them in the spring from nearby fields. And then either my mother or grandmother would parboil them to get the bitterness out, squeeze the greens dry and then saute in olive oil or butter...always adding a whipped egg or two and fresh grated pecorino. Sort of like a spinach frittata but a little wilder. A great treat right off the school bus. Probably 30 years since I last had them....but back then....every spring just could not happen without a week or so of dandelions every day or so. Along with mustard greens and young stalks of burdock (The american version of Cardone) each foraged vegetable had a short season that I looked forward to every year.

Our Greek friends make dandelion greens .... your recipe sounds better!

[Michelino]

I can bring ya a bag or two if you wanna have them. Sounds yummo! You like to cook? Guessing so.

Thanks Belle, but they have to picked at the right time to be less bitter...before any bud at all has formed. That time probably passed where you are located and is getting close here..(.although I've haven't checked and the seasons have moved "in" about two weeks in the spring since I was a kid cause of global warming) Then comes mucho washing, parboiling etc.

Besides, we will have plenty to prepare for CFF....when we will meet again.....probably toasting each other next week right about now? Sambucca? A nice white Bordeaux? Something carbonated perhaps?

[Frosty]

Prarie flowers and weeds are indigenous to the central United States,not lawn grass.I don't want weed killing chemicals sprayed on the lawn on my carbon footprint,but I do get dirty looks from some of the neighbors as they pass by.

Putting up a Chemlawn sign around here would be like putting up a Rush Limbaugh sign. Talk about dirty looks.

[Belle]

Thanks Belle, but they have to picked at the right time to be less bitter...before any bud at all has formed. That time probably passed where you are located and is getting close here..(.although I've haven't checked and the seasons have moved "in" about two weeks in the spring since I was a kid cause of global warming) Then comes mucho washing, parboiling etc.

Besides, we will have plenty to prepare for CFF....when we will meet again.....probably toasting each other next week right about now? Sambucca? A nice white Bordeaux? Something carbonated perhaps?


I am so looking forward to this time with you all.

[rosetree]

A new raffle prize....Blow your own dandelions!

LMAO!!!....very little overhead ;)

[festivalgirl]

A new raffle prize....Blow your own dandelions!

:eek:

http://shrink4men.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/cowardly-lion.jpg

[bayoubaby]

I LOVE THIS THREAD...and I love dandelions too!!!!


We used to blow on them and make wishes to PC...and here I thought me and my sisters were weird....

[Belle]

:eek:

http://shrink4men.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/cowardly-lion.jpg

I thought they had an encounter with Poppies

[Belle]

I LOVE THIS THREAD...and I love dandelions too!!!!


We used to blow on them and make wishes to PC...and here I thought me and my sisters were weird....

If ya love weird...we are it!!! Fun and music lovers too

[festivalgirl]

I thought they had an encounter with Poppies

hehehehehe

[pokerchick66]

I LOVE THIS THREAD...and I love dandelions too!!!!


We used to blow on them and make wishes to PC...and here I thought me and my sisters were weird....

What a beautiful baby. :)

P.S. What did you make wishes to me for? ;)

[Delta]

I thought they had an encounter with Poppies

Red crepe paper poppies no doubt.

[festivalgirl]

Red crepe paper poppies no doubt.

:D

[Belle]

hehehehehe

http://ep.yimg.com/ip/I/retrosigns_2054_319181

[festivalgirl]

http://ep.yimg.com/ip/I/retrosigns_2054_319181

... if i only had a brain ....

[Belle]

... if i only had a brain ....

He may have had one before poppies;) nevermind he was absent before they got to the field

[bayoubaby]

What a beautiful baby. :)

P.S. What did you make wishes to me for? ;)
ooops....i guess i meant 'too' not 'to'....but if i were to make wishes to you, i would probably wish you to be happy!

[bayoubaby]

ooops....i guess i meant 'too' not 'to'....but if i were to make wishes to you, i would probably wish you to be happy!
oh yeah....and to wish you to continue being a non-smoker.

[pokerchick66]

ooops....i guess i meant 'too' not 'to'....but if i were to make wishes to you, i would probably wish you to be happy!

oh yeah....and to wish you to continue being a non-smoker.

Thank you, they both came true! Can you wish for me a job now? ;)

[bayoubaby]

Thank you, they both came true! Can you wish for me a job now? ;)

a job...a job!!...now that's a pretty BIG wish....I'm not sure Santa Claus could even make that one come true....but here it goes.....

i wish you to get a job


...all kidding aside, I do wish you the best of luck - I stayed unemployed for over a year, so I do know how hard it is out there...hang in there, you will get a job!

[pokerchick66]

a job...a job!!...now that's a pretty BIG wish....I'm not sure Santa Claus could even make that one come true....but here it goes.....

i wish you to get a job


...all kidding aside, I do wish you the best of luck - I stayed unemployed for over a year, so I do know how hard it is out there...hang in there, you will get a job!

Thank you! :)

Is that your gorgeous baby?




I have been quit for 5 Days, 7 hours, 52 minutes and 41 seconds (5 days). I have saved $9.59 by not smoking 63 cigarettes. I have saved 5 hours and 15 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 5/18/2009 12:00 AM

[Zydekitten]

a job...a job!!...now that's a pretty BIG wish....I'm not sure Santa Claus could even make that one come true....but here it goes.....

i wish you to get a job


...all kidding aside, I do wish you the best of luck - I stayed unemployed for over a year, so I do know how hard it is out there...hang in there, you will get a job!
I just passed my One Year Unemployed anniversary . . . is that the Paper one? Or the Wood? Perhaps the Likker anniversary . . .

[pokerchick66]

I just passed my One Year Unemployed anniversary . . . is that the Paper one? Or the Wood? Perhaps the Likker anniversary . . .

I hit mine in June. :(

I am determined I WILL have a job by then.




I have been quit for 5 Days, 13 hours, 22 minutes and 9 seconds (5 days). I have saved $10.00 by not smoking 66 cigarettes. I have saved 5 hours and 30 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 5/18/2009 12:00 AM

[Zydekitten]

I hit mine in June. :(

I am determined I WILL have a job by then.




I have been quit for 5 Days, 13 hours, 22 minutes and 9 seconds (5 days). I have saved $10.00 by not smoking 66 cigarettes. I have saved 5 hours and 30 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 5/18/2009 12:00 AM
I SO hope you do, darlin'! I've decided I need to have someone here review my resume, as it seems good for Cali - but not so much for here . . . sigh. :(

Maybe that will help get me hooked up for some sort of gainful employment in New Orleans . . .

[Amy Winette]

a job...a job!!...now that's a pretty BIG wish....I'm not sure Santa Claus could even make that one come true....but here it goes.....

i wish you to get a job


...all kidding aside, I do wish you the best of luck - I stayed unemployed for over a year, so I do know how hard it is out there...hang in there, you will get a job!

Baby, tell your parents they should not be making you get a job yet!!