Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry, The blight is down in Georgia as well. I lost a very large dogwood this year to the blight and my neighbor has lost his as well. It must be the evil lottery down here. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 4/19/06, lrzeitlin@optonline.net <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> wrote: > > Tina wrote: > > <<Do you know the legend of the dogwood tree? This may be just a > Southern thing, but the legend goes that the Jesus' cross was made > from the wood of a dogwood tree, which at that time grew as straight > and tall as an oak. Since then the dogwood has only grown stunted > and crooked, the blossoms are in the shape of a cross and the stain > on the end of each blossom represents Jesus' wounds. That's the > story here in the Bible Belt.>> > > I guess that helps explain why the dogwood blight killed most of the trees > in sinful upState New York. It's all > due to whiskey, weed, and wild, wild women. > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >