You learned to do a Donald Duck voice in the '50s for the amusement of your grandchildren?!neufer wrote: (P.S., I can still do a half decent Donald Duck voice that I learned to do in the '50's for the amusement of my grandchildren.)
I think it's time to revisit the "young woman" thing, then!
KWWAAA...KWWAAA...KWWAAA...KWWAAA...KWWAAA...KWWAAAowlice wrote:You learned to do a Donald Duck voice in the '50s for the amusement of your grandchildren?!neufer wrote:
(P.S., I can still do a half decent Donald Duck voice that I learned to do in the '50's for the amusement of my grandchildren.)
I think it's time to revisit the "young woman" thing, then!
BooBoo
Grandchildrenneufer wrote:(P.S., I can still do a half decent Donald Duck voice that I learned to do in the '50's for the amusement of my grandchildren.)
No wonder Yogi is going after the slower un-racing striped pic-a-nik baskets. 
But it's more likely that he learned how to do the Donald Duck squawk in the 50's and then much later amused the grand kids with it.
I liked your Burl Ives find. I found this butterfly metamorphosis that takes me back to grade school Science!starstruck wrote:Click to play embedded YouTube video.
. . . and Orin's video post reminds me of this, which seems to fit quite nicely with the subject of this thread . .
been quite a few years since I remember hearing Burl Ives sing this . . . takes me back
), but he also says that insects lack intelligence. I guess butterflies and caterpillars qualify as insects, or at least as beings without intelligence.
Hmm.... I wonder where WE went wrongAnn wrote:Arnost says, therefore, that mountain goats, meerkats and bats are intelligent beings whose intelligence is in no way alien from our point of view, since it is the same kind of intelligence as ours.
I guess this caterpillar's fuzz all fell off while it was dozing. It would also need to use a giant redwood tree to cocoon in, to hold it's weight. Good thing giant redwoods only grow in Californiaorin stepanek wrote:And this Caterpillar doesnt get to be a beautiful butterfly!
I think they are cultivated in other areas!Beyond wrote: Good thing giant redwoods only grow in California
Sequoiadendron giganteum at New Forest, Hampshire, England, one of the tallest in the UK at 52.73 m [4]
Giant sequoia is a very popular ornamental tree in many areas. Areas where it is successfully grown include most of western and southern Europe, the Pacific Northwest of North America north to southwest British Columbia, the southern United States, southeast Australia, New Zealand and central-southern Chile. It is also grown, though less successfully, in parts of eastern North America.
Sequoiadendron giganteum in Isny, Germany
Trees can withstand temperatures of −31 °C (−25 °F) or colder for short periods of time, provided that the ground around the roots is insulated with either heavy snow or mulch. Outside its natural range, the foliage can suffer from damaging windburn.
Since its discovery a wide range of horticultural varieties have been selected, especially in Europe. There are, amongst others, weeping, variegated, pygmy, blue, grass green, and compact forms.[5]
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