tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post6360211766151618954..comments2023-12-28T22:56:36.259+00:00Comments on Owsblog...: Organic oozings occult orchid origins...Span Owshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-38802782998794135582007-09-03T10:52:00.000+01:002007-09-03T10:52:00.000+01:00You're right and I was jesting of course, nature d...You're right and I was jesting of course, nature does use those colours and only last weekend (can't remember where) I read re the thanks we should owe the first person to taste tomatoes for example. There are dozens of brightly coloured flowers, fruits, toadstools, frogs, snakes etc taht 'warn us off'.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I had to look-up cranachan!...hmmmmmmmmmmmSpan Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-35241096280149171992007-09-02T21:24:00.000+01:002007-09-02T21:24:00.000+01:00ok, strawberries, chocolate and cream ;), raspberr...ok, strawberries, chocolate and cream ;), raspberries, on their own or in Cranachan..mmmmm , but if you were the first person to be offered them would you be concerned they were safe to eat. Plenty in nature that is appealing but dangerous. <BR/>I'm sure I have read the Kracken Wakes and Chrysalids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-22650138772433028962007-09-02T20:05:00.000+01:002007-09-02T20:05:00.000+01:00You may be right: bright colours are at least one ...You may be right: bright colours are at least one way Nature warns us of danger...just look at strawberries and raspberries...DOH!<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>Day of tjhe Triffids is a really good read, so is 'The Kracken Wakes' and I recently reread the Chrysalids (my eldest leant me the book!).Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-43866123576447072152007-09-02T18:28:00.000+01:002007-09-02T18:28:00.000+01:00My first sci-fi book that put me off looking at me...My first sci-fi book that put me off looking at meteor showers. Can't say I look at Orchids in that way, they seem rather beautiful. Perhaps a case of the more beautiful the more dangerous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com