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Monday, August 31, 2009

Mouse on a Stick



"I honestly believe it is better to know nothing
than to know what ain't so."
~Josh Billings, 1818-1885 (in "Solemn Thoughts")

Poor mountain anemone (a.k.a. mouse on a stick; dish mop; old man of the mountains; tow-head baby; windflower, pasqueflower). Pasqueflower comes from the French word for Easter, since the anemone blooms early in spring. Anemone and lupine are favorite food of the Pika. Thanks to Old Man Travels.

2 comments:

robin andrea said...

Great quote, dawn. So apropos for the times in which we leave. Never heard of Mouse on a Stick before. Such an nteresting thing it is.

Dawn said...

thanks Robin, it grows in high elevation, so cool looking.