Flowers 2025

RoadManDenDron · Sunday at 6:37 AM

Shohin cotoneaster

August44 · Sunday at 7:59 AM

ShadyStump said:
Younger kids dragged me out hiking on the city trails near the house.
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Was trying to get my daughter climbing the rock face behind the flowers, but neither she nor my phone cooperated with that notion.

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And this one isn't even blooming yet, but I'm very curious to find out what it is.

And the days paleontological discovery: coral circa 100mya.
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Very fine and fragile. Not sure how long we might be able to preserve it, but I'm very surprised to have found it so intact at all.

Could you tell me what "coral circa 100mya" is pls. I am assuming it has something to do with coral usually found in the ocean?

Desert O'Piñon · Sunday at 8:01 AM

August44 said:
Could you tell me what "coral circa 100mya" is pls. I am assuming it has something to do with coral usually found in the ocean?

I'm fairly certain he is referring to "coral from around 100 million years ago." A pretty fascinating find, if you ask me. And yes, it is coral usually found in the ocean. Colorado was once underwater. But eventually, Kevin Costner found dry land.

SFDrake · Sunday at 8:24 AM

This guy was showing off at the nursury this morning

KateM · Sunday at 10:47 AM

White chojubai from International bonsai

And others...

ShadyStump · Sunday at 3:01 PM

August44 said:
Could you tell me what "coral circa 100mya" is pls. I am assuming it has something to do with coral usually found in the ocean?

What @Desert O'Piñon said, except I don't think Kevin Costner is quite that old yet.
Between 60 and 110 million years ago the tallest mountains in North America were the bottom of a shallow seaway, and here was the beach. I'm no paleontologist, but as best I can tell we found a chunk of coral from back then. We already have a small collection of fossilized seashells, shark teeth, other little things. Some of the most historic dinosaur digs ever have been in this area. The most complete stegosaurus ever found was just outside the north end of town, near some of the original historic dinosaur quarries from the 1800s.

CapeCodBonsai · Sunday at 3:19 PM

ShadyStump said:
We already have a small collection of fossilized seashells, shark teeth, other little things.

I used to find a bunch of fossilized sea dwellers rabbit hunting as a kid out on the rolling prairie west of Cheyenne.

Some forgotten species of Azalea