tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post1491236313704497644..comments2024-03-15T23:39:29.134-08:00Comments on Scribbit | Motherhood in Alaska: Alaskan FireweedScribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-43761363764828621532007-08-19T19:30:00.000-08:002007-08-19T19:30:00.000-08:00My dad was recently in Alaska and telling me about...My dad was recently in Alaska and telling me about the Fireweed and the salmon he didn't catch. Very pretty!!The Estrogen Fileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02995416882864545267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-21762929569988583952007-08-16T14:34:00.000-08:002007-08-16T14:34:00.000-08:00Very lovely, but you know I can't truly embrace a ...Very lovely, but you know I can't truly embrace a weed unless it is edible!Stephanie Appletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411714132368771649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-13311828292354873042007-08-16T11:23:00.000-08:002007-08-16T11:23:00.000-08:00Oh, I love fireweed...My FIL just sent me a pic of...Oh, I love fireweed...My FIL just sent me a pic of it from a recent trip to your area.Caffienated Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03762389337951910204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-55090752070460523002007-08-16T09:31:00.000-08:002007-08-16T09:31:00.000-08:00Why don't I have weeds like that in my yard? Very ...Why don't I have weeds like that in my yard? Very pretty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-42882506867544440122007-08-15T17:56:00.000-08:002007-08-15T17:56:00.000-08:00We saw a lot of that on our Alaska cruise last mon...We saw a lot of that on our Alaska cruise last month when we stopped in Juneau. It really is pretty.someone elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12524255841655400982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-91982848629305558502007-08-15T15:44:00.000-08:002007-08-15T15:44:00.000-08:00Weeds are only unwanted flowers, and why would peo...Weeds are only unwanted flowers, and why would people not want this lovely one??? I must be missing something...Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-10151042460320940232007-08-15T15:15:00.000-08:002007-08-15T15:15:00.000-08:00That's gorgeous. Many of my favorite flowers are ...That's gorgeous. Many of my favorite flowers are "weeds".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-16863485177686384082007-08-15T07:27:00.000-08:002007-08-15T07:27:00.000-08:00One man's weed is another man's flower. They'hjre ...One man's weed is another man's flower. They'hjre all plants aren't they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-81935646893573133502007-08-15T06:34:00.000-08:002007-08-15T06:34:00.000-08:00I love calendars like that. Reminds me of flannel...I love calendars like that. Reminds me of flannel mullein.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748356409898753600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-28178706872872468872007-08-15T06:05:00.000-08:002007-08-15T06:05:00.000-08:00Fireweed -- I wonder if this is the same fireweed ...Fireweed -- I wonder if this is the same fireweed that comes up in the west after forest fires, reseeds the area.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-90759668738568417232007-08-15T05:54:00.000-08:002007-08-15T05:54:00.000-08:00How pretty! If flowers were as easy to grow as wee...How pretty! If flowers were as easy to grow as weeds, then I'd have a lovely garden right now, LOL. It's a lovely photo - Happy WW!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03806252705199445407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-71430297449211386332007-08-15T05:42:00.000-08:002007-08-15T05:42:00.000-08:00Gorgeous. I think the word "weed" gets a bad rap....Gorgeous. I think the word "weed" gets a bad rap. Some of them are quite attractive, even if they do try to take over your yard. :)<BR/><BR/>Happy WWCableGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392330449567457998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-21860842749617456762007-08-15T03:47:00.000-08:002007-08-15T03:47:00.000-08:00We saw something like that in Maine last week and ...We saw something like that in Maine last week and my husband was telling me of the time passage concept of fireweed in Alaska...we wondered together if it was the same for those beautiful flowers in Maine.Mary Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923591889426758103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-3727592098611532732007-08-14T23:52:00.000-08:002007-08-14T23:52:00.000-08:00When I was conducting groups through the Canadian ...When I was conducting groups through the Canadian Rockies and Alaska around this time of the year, my British clients called Fireweed, 'Rosebay Willowherb'. They told me that this was the flower that emerged immediately after the blitz during WWII. <BR/><BR/>Lovely shot.The Tour Marmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701469966951623627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-28653593328008324652007-08-14T22:02:00.000-08:002007-08-14T22:02:00.000-08:00My son thinks dandelions are flowers. I like this...My son thinks dandelions are flowers. I like this weed better :) !!An Ordinary Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497066145696617241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-16023411430435107812007-08-14T21:36:00.000-08:002007-08-14T21:36:00.000-08:00That's a really striking weed.That's a really striking weed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-5812651030511952552007-08-14T21:25:00.000-08:002007-08-14T21:25:00.000-08:00Beautiful flower. Wild flowers are my favorites! ...Beautiful flower. Wild flowers are my favorites! :-)<BR/><BR/>Happy WW!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-90320339496180182562007-08-14T21:08:00.000-08:002007-08-14T21:08:00.000-08:00Weeds are a matter of perception. Or was it beauty...Weeds are a matter of perception. Or was it beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Lovely.Joyful Dayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10605433538598120854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-47694449288663153612007-08-14T19:32:00.000-08:002007-08-14T19:32:00.000-08:00I saw those when I visited Alaska in fields -- and...I saw those when I visited Alaska in fields -- and they do look as though the field is "on-fire." Such a beauty. I bought seeds, and took them home, and even put them in the freezer so they would bloom. I think a few came up -- but the beauty of this flower is in the numbers -- they need the open fields of Alaska to show off their beauty. What a great picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-12582052304652751582007-08-14T19:29:00.000-08:002007-08-14T19:29:00.000-08:00That is so pretty!!Mine is up at:Wordless Wednesda...That is so pretty!!<BR/><BR/>Mine is up at:<BR/><A HREF="http://laurawilliamsmusings.blogspot.com/2007/08/wordless-wednesday-august-15th.html" REL="nofollow">Wordless Wednesday - Party on the Lake!</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-56430374642254483482007-08-14T19:22:00.000-08:002007-08-14T19:22:00.000-08:00Such a beauty for a weed and for its name.Mine's u...Such a beauty for a weed and for its name.<BR/>Mine's up too.FRIDAY'S CHILDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743928680809286455noreply@blogger.com