Just wanted to add my thanks to everyone on the forum. I went to Austin for Thanksgiving and missed Faith's message. I'm glad you're aboard, Faith. Thanks for all the ID's, MissSherry, and thanks for sharing your contest, Mike. Michelle, thanks for making the trade for us, and thanks for the info, Tdogmom. EVERYONE else that I didn't name specifically, thanks for making the BF forum a great place to learn and share! Linda, just wanted to say a personal thanks also. I brought back a Gregg's Mist Flower from the great state of TX, so I'm ready for next year! I plan to make a trip to Fredricksburg next spring, so before I go, I'll take requests from the OK bunch for seeds and as many plants as my little car can hold. Sandy

Thanks Joan. If it qualifies as any kind of art, it would definitely fall on the abstract end. The backstory is that its a reflection of fall foliage from Bur oaks trees in my bird bath. The reason its so squiggly (?) was because the wind was making waves even in the bird bath. You have to give it to the wind out here when even the bird bath has waves.

You should look on the underside of the leaves. Looks like the leaves were eaten by rose slugs. They are small green caterpillars type insects. You should squish them or knock them off the leaves. When you see one small hole, then look on the underside of the leaf, and squish the bug. I usually use a small rock or squish the leaf over the insect and squish. Carol

It was hard to pick a favorite quoter or quote today, so I did not even try. They all speak of the joy and the difficulty of being human and of the challenges of living a life of meaning. Thank you, Don, this is a great ending to the month,