tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post8296433506247874589..comments2024-03-26T16:53:48.618-06:00Comments on In the Company of Plants and Rocks: Escape to a Warmer Greener WorldHollishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-59453320058086483052016-01-30T13:04:01.089-07:002016-01-30T13:04:01.089-07:00No problem, I'm really glad you liked the phot...No problem, I'm really glad you liked the photos. <br />Our library doesn't often have American non-fiction, but I do own the Seeing Seeds book. I really like the photographs, but felt the writing was a let down. The author overused the phrase 'seeds from hybrids don't come true' and sometimes it felt she said it for every plant! <br />However, I'm glad I have it and continue to flick through it for the photographs. <br />I recently got the seeing trees book, which has a different author and looks more promising.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06363592883349241096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-57960307493268930002016-01-30T12:14:34.799-07:002016-01-30T12:14:34.799-07:00thanks, Tim. And thanks for sending the link to th...thanks, Tim. And thanks for sending the link to the video about composite macros. I "read" the Seeing Seeds book--amazing photos! Not sure I would buy it though. The text is not the greatest--mainly the intro, which is confusing at times with regards to seeds vs. fruit vs. seed heads, and other terminology. I think diagrams would have helped. The essays on each plant are interesting. Hope you can find it in a library.Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-60054267131907479912016-01-29T15:56:20.094-07:002016-01-29T15:56:20.094-07:00Beautiful photos, Hollis. I often carry a hand len...Beautiful photos, Hollis. I often carry a hand lens with me to help me look closely and appreciate plants in a deeper way. However, like you I find that taking photographs is a great way to see the details that can be so easily missed.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06363592883349241096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-59864582631571781552016-01-27T08:13:03.016-07:002016-01-27T08:13:03.016-07:00Thank you, Amy. I have no idea why I don't go ...Thank you, Amy. I have no idea why I don't go there more often, why I always wait until I have a photography project. It's a bad habit I need to change ;-)<br /><br />The staff are always very welcoming -- seem glad to have visitors.Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-89153046412732338402016-01-26T20:34:25.021-07:002016-01-26T20:34:25.021-07:00I remember escaping into the then-nearly-new conse...I remember escaping into the then-nearly-new conservatory at Powell Gardens in Kansas City one cold, blustery day. What a haven! Then outside in a surreal transition as it had begun to snow in the meantime.<br />Your photos - and Betsy's! - are lovely; and the monochromes are thrilling. So glad you could take camera and tripod as some places put significant restrictions on photography...Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.com