tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836198539158358199.post6706095090480606224..comments2024-03-27T20:22:42.005-06:00Comments on light-in-leaves: Wildflower HikeMarilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17085334272613025173noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836198539158358199.post-8138938696372953012015-08-10T11:42:17.024-06:002015-08-10T11:42:17.024-06:00Yes, yes, you are so right! I'm always amazed ...Yes, yes, you are so right! I'm always amazed how much more I NOTICE when I have learned about something first. And how much variation can be distinguished in things that were previously pretty much indistinguishable. I only know a few wildflower names, but I have a wildflower book and I always try to look up the flowers we see, so I can say their names--for the very reason you said. I want to be someone like your mom that can just name all the trees she sees. And birds too--I wish I knew more about those! Haha. So much to learn. So little time…wait, we have eternity I guess. So, yeah, plenty of time. :)Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17085334272613025173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836198539158358199.post-69677968986172661332015-08-09T09:37:10.966-06:002015-08-09T09:37:10.966-06:00I'm not sure how you know the names of all of ...I'm not sure how you know the names of all of these flowers, but it reminds me of my mom and trees and how always, as we were driving places growing up, she would be pointing out trees to us and telling us their names. I've forgotten most, and I really only know flower names of flowers I've ever planted; BUT, there is something strange and wonderful that comes from actually being able to identify things. It's like the difference between a crowd of unknown people who mass into one whole; and a crowd spotted with familiar and loved faces that suddenly make it interesting and worth noting. I don't know why exactly because of course we can recognize beauty without knowing names, nevertheless, it stands that knowing what something is makes me notice it more fully. I remember taking ornithology in college and suddenly I was hearing Mountain Chikadees and spotting Western Scrub Jays that I swear had never been around before and shocked that there were Black-Headed Grosbeaks around that I had probably just thought were extra fancy Robins. It makes me feel like I might be missing all sorts of things simply because I don't know what to call them!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03045958241240870948noreply@blogger.com