tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876827638819064500.post5996411119236605580..comments2024-02-22T16:37:08.420-04:00Comments on Of Petals and Wool: SOMETIMES, TWO IS NOT BETTER THAN ONEJuliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03423754263165266554noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876827638819064500.post-27466192917534608902011-06-27T21:23:47.256-03:002011-06-27T21:23:47.256-03:00Haha i was laughing pretty hard! Sorry!!! I'm ...Haha i was laughing pretty hard! Sorry!!! I'm glad your tongue is doing fine now!<br /><br /><br />Great great story!<br /><br />LeontienLeontienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311969195332643600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876827638819064500.post-70790865910540195502011-06-23T17:03:56.468-03:002011-06-23T17:03:56.468-03:00Julia I love Iris . What a beautiful garden! Every...Julia I love Iris . What a beautiful garden! Everything looks like it should be in a magazine of garden borders. Summer is here and it's hard to blog when it's so fun being outside.cheri back to larkrisehttp://backtolarkrise.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876827638819064500.post-51834855157183373552011-06-23T13:34:33.722-03:002011-06-23T13:34:33.722-03:00Thanks for your comments everyone.
Flowers are ...Thanks for your comments everyone.<br /><br /> Flowers are what keeps my sanity. They bring me so much joy. They don't last long but there always some color to keep me satisfied. Weeds are in abundance too.<br /><br />Katie, I'm sorry about not naming the flowers, I was too tired and just needed to get to bed. <br /><br />The tall spiky flowers are indeed lupins and the low mat of lavender color flowers are Mother Of Thyme. I planted a tiny plant along the drive way and it's growing right on the pavement now. It has a sweet fragrance. JBJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423754263165266554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876827638819064500.post-8576834208204768992011-06-23T13:14:55.243-03:002011-06-23T13:14:55.243-03:00We do tend to get busier in the summer don't w...We do tend to get busier in the summer don't we. <br />What are the tall spikey flowers. Lupin's? All your flowers are beautiful. I love the hosta also. I plan on planting more of them this fall. <br />Interesting learning about your cows. Stuff I never knew. Of course maybe because I have never owned one. <br />That second picture with all the lavender I love. What is that?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04822226275389410521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876827638819064500.post-64597114376673704912011-06-23T10:59:59.296-03:002011-06-23T10:59:59.296-03:00Your gardens are beautiful! It's a bit chilly...Your gardens are beautiful! It's a bit chilly here this morning. I think I'll just grab my coffee and stroll around YOUR yard this morning!!<br /><br />Blessings, Debbieno spring chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772761727295689298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876827638819064500.post-15623169536296037162011-06-23T10:28:10.043-03:002011-06-23T10:28:10.043-03:00Thanks, Julia, for the explanation about the calve...Thanks, Julia, for the explanation about the calves. I had no idea that the testosterone would pass to the female. Interesting!weaverpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876827638819064500.post-44942253942842220352011-06-23T09:21:36.833-03:002011-06-23T09:21:36.833-03:00What beautiful color in all those flowers! Would b...What beautiful color in all those flowers! Would brighten anyone's day :)<br />I admire you and your work that is done with your animals. I know for a fact that I couldn't do it. I feel so bad for the mamma :(Kathy (woolfind)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05561224308572068854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876827638819064500.post-31363305244555329632011-06-23T07:42:25.539-03:002011-06-23T07:42:25.539-03:00Julia,
Your garden is so lovely...I'm getting ...Julia,<br />Your garden is so lovely...I'm getting my flower fix through your blog! I really like that white iris! It's so pure! You do sound busy. I'm also lagging on posts. Very interesting about the calves. It's fun to learn these new things from you! Have a great day!<br />CourtneySassafras and Winterberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153493021653446039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876827638819064500.post-45008550913679606272011-06-23T07:23:56.859-03:002011-06-23T07:23:56.859-03:00This thing about siblings affecting one another in...This thing about siblings affecting one another in the womb is quite common. In animals that have large litters, a male baby that gestates close to two or three females will eventually show traits that are more on the female end of the spectrum and less on the male end (e.g., they are less aggressive). It is, as you mention, caused by the hormone content of the fluid they are in, and the hormones do migrate a bit. I'd never heard of the effect being so extreme that it caused sterility, but the effect on traits of the grown up offspring are well known.mira's papanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876827638819064500.post-16281150330822747232011-06-23T04:48:40.851-03:002011-06-23T04:48:40.851-03:00I had no idea about the twin calf thing!YOu learn ...I had no idea about the twin calf thing!YOu learn something new every day!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545713753520362397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876827638819064500.post-9409745558258600542011-06-23T00:34:57.578-03:002011-06-23T00:34:57.578-03:00Julia...your flowers are stunning! Your garden lo...Julia...your flowers are stunning! Your garden looks fantastic too.The Barn Doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16628854420364509748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876827638819064500.post-17787394974010219152011-06-22T23:38:47.026-03:002011-06-22T23:38:47.026-03:00Hi Pat, thanks. There is a great probability that...Hi Pat, thanks. There is a great probability that the twin heifer will be sterile because the other twin was a bull. There is a cross over of the blood between male and female while in the uterus that causes the female to be infertile. I think that it has to do with testosterone of the bull that is passed on to the female. There is always a slim chance that the female will be OK but it's not detectable for quite some time and could be too costly to raise a heifer with no guarantee that she will conceive and then produce milk. JBJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423754263165266554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876827638819064500.post-41181614889200624292011-06-22T23:21:55.757-03:002011-06-22T23:21:55.757-03:00Too bad about the twin calves. That was always som...Too bad about the twin calves. That was always something that you don't want. Someone sold my grandpa a twin cow once. I remember wanting her to calve so bad, she was such a beautiful cow. <br />Your flowers are so beautiful. Everything is worth the wait and I am so impressed with your garden it looks just beautiful. That is just the way summer is so much work to do. I am glad you come and visit me. :)Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876827638819064500.post-8386971484539678202011-06-22T23:18:25.492-03:002011-06-22T23:18:25.492-03:00What beautiful irises! The colors are amazing!!! ...What beautiful irises! The colors are amazing!!! I love the picture of the clematis. They are one of my favorite vines.<br />I hope your little calves do OK. Would the heifer be sterile because it was born a twin? I don't know much about cow genetics.weaverpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com