Puzzles

[johnw]

Yes, you are right It is new to me and I wonder if anybody has any experience with it?

The Wollemia was even being sold here in Nova Scotia.  It was touted as being very hardy based on absolutely nothing.  I saw a good-sized one badly winter damaged in the Bremen Botanical Gardens in 2010.  And that one was protected for the winter.  I think the low was -15c.

johnw

[angie]

Maureen, yes it is in the wood that we had a walk in. I shall have a walk over and take a close up tomorrow.
About five years ago in the wood next to this one a ladies body lay there for over six months. It was a lady from the town ( kincorth ) that had just wanted to finish her life. The sad bit I thought was the children from the neighbouring house had found her. I can't imagine what it must have been like for those poor children.

Anthony brain still in tip top condition I see 

Angie 

[Anthony Darby]

Here's a puzzle. This tree has pink leaves, and a customer tried to describe it to a sales person at a local garden centre yesterday, but could only get the answer "cherry tree - it's pink at this time of year". Clearly it's not as it's the leaves that are pink. This tree is about 30' tall.

[WimB]

The leaves resemble those of a Rhus, don't they?

[Anthony Darby]

........or Ailanthus?

[arisaema]

Cedrela/Toona sinensis

[Anthony Darby]

Bingo!

[angie]

Here is a close up of the picture I posted the other day, nothing scary just a tree root.
Angie 

[Anthony Darby]

I was speaking to friend, yesterday, who'd just returned from the US. They had visited Phoenix and flown to New York and were astounded to find the person sitting next to them had a small dog in their hand luggage! I think that takes the biscuit for stupidity, but I'm not quite sure where the stupidity lies?

[Maggi Young]

I was speaking to friend, yesterday, who'd just returned from the US. They had visited Phoenix and flown to New York and were astounded to find the person sitting next to them had a small dog in their hand luggage! I think that takes the biscuit for stupidity, but I'm not quite sure where the stupidity lies?

Small dogs, usually under 8kgs in weight, are permitted in the cabin on quite a large number of airlines, it seems. There seem to be few American airlaines that forbid them on internal flights.

[ranunculus]

Remember Dalmation Airlines ... they were Corgi Registered!!!

[alpines]

I think that takes the biscuit for stupidity,

Would that be a dog biscuit Anthony?
Everyone knows that Americans.......and those who choose to live here......are barking mad anyway.

[Anthony Darby]

I think it begs belief! No thought given to other passengers.

[Lvandelft]

Last week at the weekly Flower Show we were  shown an object with the question if we knew what it is.  I admit that either me nor the other Committee members had an answer. Now I know what it is and thought I make it a puzzle item here.
I’m curious if anybody knows what it is….

[Paddy Tobin]

Bracket fungus?

Paddy