Thursday, October 9, 2008

Catkin

5 comments:

Ellie Finlay said...

That is a delightful picture!

Unknown said...

A catkin or ament is a slim, cylindrical flower cluster, with inconspicuous or no petals, usually wind-pollinated but sometimes insect pollinated . They contain many, usually unisexual flowers, arranged closely along a central stem which is often drooping. They are found in many plant families, including Betulaceae, Fagaceae, Moraceae, and Salicaceae. For some time, they were believed to be a key synapomorphy among the proposed Hamamelididae, but it is now believed that this flower arrangement has arisen independently by convergent evolution on a number of occasions.
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Adlai said...

If you've ever wondered what your cats have to say or if cats really have anything at all to say, then take a tour of the cat shelters at The Catkin Willow Fund for Stray Cats. We've found that what our cats have to tell us has changed our lives and we learn more from them every day . And although it might not seem like it, stray cats, bent-willow chairs and ecologically-friendly garden designs really are connected. At Catkin Willow, we think of all this as The Catkin Willow Connection.
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Unknown said...

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Unknown said...

Catkin by Antonia Barber is what many people would refer to as a childrens story. It is true that Catkin can rightly be described as a picture book, but there is an element of darkness that is not always found in books for the younger set. All turns out well, however, in the best tradition of once upon a time catkin is a tale of courage and adventure, of loyalty and love, and, of course, magic, in the best sense of the word. There was once a cat so small that he could sit in comfort on the palm of a man's hand. He was born to an old mother who lived with a Wise Woman on the top of a round green hill.
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