tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post7851941097866677668..comments2024-03-19T02:41:19.574-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Cottontinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-35422550122530285632011-02-20T04:51:48.929-06:002011-02-20T04:51:48.929-06:00hi skeeter, seeing the cotton makes me think of sl...hi skeeter, seeing the cotton makes me think of slavery like carol but also wonderful folk songs. cotton is grown here but is controversial because it needs lots of water. anyway i must say i do prefer to wear cotton compared to synthetics. thanks for a fascinating post. cheers, cmSue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-61813023224476847002011-02-19T21:19:30.076-06:002011-02-19T21:19:30.076-06:00He is a saint for pulling over Skeeter! Driving s...He is a saint for pulling over Skeeter! Driving straight through vs. stopping to take in a few neat sights along the way seems to be one of the perennial male/female conflicts. Bless him for indulging you in spite of his own preference to keep going.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-29544873103904359422011-02-18T15:27:49.490-06:002011-02-18T15:27:49.490-06:00Your Saint truly is a saint. My Larry doesn't...Your Saint truly is a saint. My Larry doesn't like it when I take photos from the vehicle, so I don't push it by asking him to stop. I just snap and hope for the best. We don't take many back roads, though, so it would be harder to stop. Even when we do, he is too intent on getting where we are going.<br /><br />I enjoyed seeing your photos and reading about them. Thanks for Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-8165103035834976892011-02-18T10:10:35.652-06:002011-02-18T10:10:35.652-06:00So cool! is always great seeing the fields next to...So cool! is always great seeing the fields next to the road. Back at my country I always enjoyed seeing the grapes and oranges.ferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276731855082908670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-48464584299104420862011-02-18T07:46:00.132-06:002011-02-18T07:46:00.132-06:00JGH, Again I am sorry to hear about poor Stella, s...JGH, Again I am sorry to hear about poor Stella, sigh...<br /><br />Jean, Lola and Anonymous, Hey girls happy to see you here today! It is going to be a wonderful warm weekend and we have plans to be out in it. Working in the yard but still enjoying that warmth on our chilled body's. <br /><br />Have a great outside weekend!Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-995594183732724242011-02-17T21:24:27.518-06:002011-02-17T21:24:27.518-06:00Interesting post, we saw cotton in Alabama when vi...Interesting post, we saw cotton in Alabama when visting hubby while he was at a school. The kids loved it but I was too scared to snatch a piece, lol. We just looked:)<br />I am starting to get excited I have so many little green sprouts popping up -just hope old man winter doesn't come up with a doozie of a storm and ruin my pretties. Hi Jean, Lola, Nina, Tina, Skeeter and Dawn -always Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-17747178527342423392011-02-17T20:18:26.180-06:002011-02-17T20:18:26.180-06:00Oh, isn't it fun to come across something like...Oh, isn't it fun to come across something like this? We never see cotton up here, but sometimes big fields of sunflowers. Once when I was in NC, I saw tobacco growing for the first time. Had no clue what it was!JGHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710652130966518173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-57494849111672174292011-02-17T18:26:18.944-06:002011-02-17T18:26:18.944-06:00Hello all, getting a late start here but have been...Hello all, getting a late start here but have been cleaning out things all day.<br />I've seen cotton growing in Ga. as I passed through going to the mtns in yrs past. It is a pretty plant. I would like to try growing it here just to teach the kids about it.<br />Those days were hard on people. Picking cotton sure can mess your hands up. They get so raw they bleed sometimes. Picking by the lbLolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-35540950227591347422011-02-17T10:27:43.988-06:002011-02-17T10:27:43.988-06:00As with Carol I first thought of the slavery and c...As with Carol I first thought of the slavery and conditions even white folks have had to live under as I have always heard that picking cotton is a terrible way to make a living but I suspose i is all done by machine now. On the flip side it also is known for being such a pretty plant and I think, interesting plant. For all you people in the south that like to garden it ould be fun to try and Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-90717914221504279412011-02-17T10:23:20.808-06:002011-02-17T10:23:20.808-06:00Bangchik, Yikes! The Saint was hit by a running de...Bangchik, Yikes! The Saint was hit by a running deer a few years ago but I have never heard of anyone hitting a buffalo until now. Must have done a lot of damage...Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-41646262767395138792011-02-17T09:58:22.628-06:002011-02-17T09:58:22.628-06:00There are always eventful happenings going through...There are always eventful happenings going through the back roads... I was hit once by a large buffalo scrambling down a hill and straight to the side of the car... No way stopping for both of us... :)Bangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-32422880557603422132011-02-17T09:20:24.372-06:002011-02-17T09:20:24.372-06:00Good morning everyone! It is morning and I have so...Good morning everyone! It is morning and I have some windows open to the house airing it out with fresh air! Going to be in the 70's today and I cannot wait.... <br /><br />Darla, Ah, the feel of cotton….<br /><br />Flowerlady, I am guessing gas and the crazy weather are to blame for the price of products rising…<br /><br />Tina, Cotton in an ornamental garden in Tennessee! How neat is that..Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-90029351743804095982011-02-17T08:14:43.313-06:002011-02-17T08:14:43.313-06:00What fun to see the cotton fields and then the bal...What fun to see the cotton fields and then the bales in the truck! Oh, but I do have concern for the pesticides they use. I want to think this is an organic cotton production. I love cotton but know it is of an industry that uses too many poisons. Seeing your great photos also makes me think of slavery and how hard it is to hand pick cotton. Gee! I am sure you did not expect your lovely post to Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-24183135671561482792011-02-17T07:52:42.344-06:002011-02-17T07:52:42.344-06:00Cotton is such a great crop! It really is amazing ...Cotton is such a great crop! It really is amazing how much of a benefit we can receive from these plants. I've thought about growing a few plants in the backyard just for fun!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524456191483377274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-59473181926530140232011-02-17T06:53:22.177-06:002011-02-17T06:53:22.177-06:00Well that is neat to see all that cotton. My it is...Well that is neat to see all that cotton. My it is a lot. I think I've seen some cotton growing when I lived in Alabama and felt it with the seeds in it. It is so cool that everything we wear is made from this! I have a friend here in town who grows cotton in her ornamental garden. The flowers are so pretty! Now I'm wondering if she ever got any cotton from the plants. The Saint is a tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-75978147750367089592011-02-17T05:47:18.206-06:002011-02-17T05:47:18.206-06:00Those were some great photos. I just read on line...Those were some great photos. I just read on line where the price of cotton garments is going to go up, as is the price of other things.<br /><br />FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-33962382126294528012011-02-17T04:37:52.094-06:002011-02-17T04:37:52.094-06:00Underwear, lol.Underwear, lol.Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.com