And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
A seed that plants itself
There's plenty of these around here. The pretty little flower they turn into is called Filaree. They'll drill into your sock just as effectively.
Powered by humidity, the seed falls to the ground and turns clockwise when wet (or counter-clockwise when dry) to effectively drill itself straight into the ground like a screw
Nature is amazing, isn't it!
ReplyDeleteVery much so. This little flower grows in sheets a few inches above ground . It's really a nice wildflower, unless those twisty seeds get in your shoes!
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