tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post8049756736820973632..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: Where the Bodies are Buried ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-82462540774956194712012-05-14T07:12:32.752+00:002012-05-14T07:12:32.752+00:00The spore capsules are beautiful too toffeeapple -...The spore capsules are beautiful too toffeeapple - like polished jet spheres on a short stalk, that build up air pressure inside and blow their lid off ..... unfortunately, they don't produce them very often.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-43661735501644210852012-05-14T07:11:10.866+00:002012-05-14T07:11:10.866+00:00I used to use peat-based potting composts a lot up...I used to use peat-based potting composts a lot uphilldowndale, and although I now use the environmentally-friendly substitutes none of them as as good as the old stuffPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-14271237150886754952012-05-14T07:09:42.983+00:002012-05-14T07:09:42.983+00:00It has a fascinating micro-fauna too lotusleaf - o...It has a fascinating micro-fauna too lotusleaf - oards of microscopic animals live amongst its branches...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-15330846523924568722012-05-13T17:21:14.830+00:002012-05-13T17:21:14.830+00:00Utterly fascinating - the things I learn on your b...Utterly fascinating - the things I learn on your blog. Isn't it a beautiful organism?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-33174479586152483582012-05-13T07:45:05.199+00:002012-05-13T07:45:05.199+00:00Beautiful, in my previous life as a florist I'...Beautiful, in my previous life as a florist I'm afraid we used sacks full of the stuff for wreath bases, I dread to think what damage was done to habitats. Now plastic foam is used.. :( green funerals, they way to go.<br />Back in the 80's I worked in the area where 'Lindow Man' was found<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindow_Man<br />We went to take a look at him in Manchester museum, before he went off to London. Lindow Moss is both beautiful and eerie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-29610456569234616352012-05-11T06:15:14.546+00:002012-05-11T06:15:14.546+00:00Very interesting. Never knew that the homely sphag...Very interesting. Never knew that the homely sphagnum moss could conceal the crime so well!lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.com