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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #495 on: October 27, 2009, 10:33:13 PM »
Sedum?
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #496 on: October 27, 2009, 10:52:09 PM »
Jovibarba (i.e. Sempervivum as done by the splitters)?
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #497 on: October 27, 2009, 11:07:50 PM »
Last try for today: Caltha
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #498 on: October 27, 2009, 11:52:39 PM »
  
I go for Sempervivum.

And right you are Luit. It seems your answer was posted just a few seconds before I said no, but yours hadn't appeared when I sent mine. :)
 

It is an old seedhead from a sempervivum and taken on a wet day. The previous day had been dry and it looked less like a seed head and more like some sort of geometric design. It was that I wanted, but missed it. Well done Luit. Sorry there's no prize. :)
« Last Edit: October 28, 2009, 11:43:27 AM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #499 on: October 28, 2009, 08:40:37 PM »
Luit, I meant on the right track with seed heads. :) seems the answer was more puzzling than the question. ??? :D I'll let others provide the puzzles from now on. :-[
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #500 on: October 28, 2009, 08:43:55 PM »
- A new puzzle -

What is it? ???
Your quotes please! :D
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #501 on: October 28, 2009, 08:46:36 PM »
Lydia after a night outside because she let the mice eat your crocus.......?
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #502 on: October 28, 2009, 08:49:27 PM »
Armin, that is certainly a bad hair day. Paddy
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #503 on: October 28, 2009, 08:54:11 PM »
A green way to wash your hair - try it  ;D
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #504 on: October 28, 2009, 08:55:13 PM »
I fear I'm getting into deeper and deeper water here. Anthony I said no to Aquilegia and something else(meaning not their seedheads. It was obviously a seed head) but then as I was posting "you're on the right track though," Luit was posting "sempervivum." He posted 12 seconds before I did, but his hadn't appeared for me before I sent my post.

Now, I think I'm answering posts that have been removed because they're in my Inbox but not in the topic. ??? ??? ???

edit by maggi: I removed some of the posts which had crossed in the ether and got everyone confused  :-X
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #505 on: October 28, 2009, 08:56:37 PM »
Armin, is it a Saussurea? or an electrified cat? :)
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #506 on: October 28, 2009, 08:59:11 PM »
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I'll let others provide the puzzles from now on.

No way, your puzzle was a real brain teaser Lesley, you can't get off the band wagon now, especially as there is so much that could be puzzling from the SH  ;D
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #507 on: October 28, 2009, 09:55:23 PM »
Maggi, not Lydia but picture was made after a cold night ;D
Lesley, no "Snow Lotus" and not an animal ;D
Robin, green it is - yes! ;D
Paddy, very hairy - yes! ;D

Any further ideas now?
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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #508 on: October 28, 2009, 10:04:01 PM »
Cortederia Plume after a bad night.

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Re: Puzzles
« Reply #509 on: October 28, 2009, 10:10:29 PM »
Cortederia Plume after a bad night.
I wondered that, Michael, but is the one in the pic not too "fat"? Maybe another grass head.... greatly magnified?
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