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--Boundary_(ID_yO9zSnXetC3X+jRC19zEdA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Nancy has provided the identity of the fir broom rust, as well as its =20= alternate host, namely chickweed. Thanks, Nancy!, from Jim in =20 Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Nancy Nickerson <nicknl@ns.sympatico.ca> > Date: June 30, 2009 5:27:20 PM ADT > To: "'James W. Wolford'" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: RE: re Hans' wildflower and other photos > > Hi Jim. The witch=92s broom is fir broom rust, caused by the fungus =20= > Melampsorella caryophyllacearum. Chickweed is the alternate host. I =20= > added a comment on this to Hans=92 photo. > > Cheers, > > Nancy > > From: James W. Wolford [mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca] > Sent: June 29, 2009 3:28 PM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca; Nancy Nickerson; Jim Wolford > Subject: re Hans' wildflower and other photos > > In addition to everyone's "great pictures as usual, Hans!", I have =20 > just a few comments regarding Hans' photos: (a) in the ANGELICA, =20 > note that each umbel of flowers shows larger individual flowers at =20 > the periphery, showing a bit of division of labour in being =20 > modified for attraction of pollinators (think of other examples =20 > here, like wild carrot, some Viburnum species like hobblebush and =20 > highbush cranberry, and even daisies and other composites); (b) =20 > "DEADLY NIGHTSHADE" really should just be called "nightshade" or, =20 > better?, "bittersweet", since it is not really deadly, just nasty =20 > to eat; (c) Hans' shot of the CHOKEBERRY sp. is detailed enough to =20 > show the row of dark dots along the leaf midrib, an important way =20 > to distinguish Aronia spp. at other times of year; I agree with =20 > everyone that Hans' "SNAPDRAGON SPECIES" is really YELLOW RATTLE; =20 > and for the "WITCH'S BROOM", calling it a "parasite" needs a bit of =20= > embellishment, I think -- a specific RUST FUNGUS has infected this =20 > balsam fir host, and the fungus, which indeed is a parasite, =20 > induces the deformed growth of dense branches we call a witch's =20 > broom, which then forms the fungus' spore-producing organs on the =20 > needles of these deformed growths, and the spores are shed (looking =20= > like pollen) at this time of year, in mid to late June -- most rust =20= > fungi also have complicated life cycles that alternate with a =20 > totally different but specific host plant, and perhaps Nancy =20 > Nickerson can tell us what it is in this case? The witch's broom is =20= > a type of gall or deformed growth which I liken to having a benign =20 > cancer -- the damage to the plant is real and perhaps chronic but =20 > limited when compared to an uncontrolled type of cancer. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Hans Toom <Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca> > Date: June 29, 2009 8:00:57 AM ADT > To: "Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] Showy Lady's Slipper Orchid and other wildflowers > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Laura and I visited Smiley's Provincial Park yesterday, taking =20 > advantage of the small break in the weather. The conditions were =20 > cloudy bright, ideal for photography except in the darker closeted =20 > woods where the Showy Lady's Slipper Orchid resides. It was a =20 > spectacular display, the best we've seen over the years. MNR should =20= > take charge of this place before it is irreparably damaged. =20 > Boardwalks with railings and interpretative signage would keep =20 > folks from wandering and tramping the ground all over the place and =20= > also afford a superb educational opportunity. I've always =20 > maintained that our parks should be managed by the Department of =20 > the Environment and not the Ministry of Natural Resources but I'm a =20= > just a voice from the wilderness. > We spotted a Cedar Waxwing nest in the park but couldn't tell =20 > whether the adult birds were tending young or still building the =20 > nest. The usual Eastern Phoebe's at the bridge were not in sight =20 > but the crowd of picnickers at the nearby picnic bench may have =20 > kept them hunkered down. > I've posted several pictures taken on route and some from yesterday =20= > at Sandy Cove Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia. There's a Snap Dragon =20 > species we can't identify, marked as such, so if anyone knows what =20 > it is let me know so I can caption the photo correctly. > Hans > http://www.pbase.com/snahmoot/image/114409363 > _________________________________ > Hans Toom > Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada > Website: http://hanstoom.com > _________________________________ > --Boundary_(ID_yO9zSnXetC3X+jRC19zEdA) Content-type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Nancy has provided the identity of the fir broom rust, as well as its = alternate host, namely chickweed. =A0Thanks, Nancy!, from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Nancy Nickerson <<a = href=3D"mailto:nicknl@ns.sympatico.ca">nicknl@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></font><= /div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">June 30, 2009 5:27:20 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"'James W. Wolford'" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></font><= /div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>RE: re Hans' wildflower and other = photos</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; = font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: = auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"country-region"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"Street"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"State"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"City"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"address"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"PlaceType"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"PlaceName"><o:smarttagtype = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name=3D"place"><div class=3D"Section1"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" = face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; = color: navy; ">Hi Jim. The witch=92s broom is fir broom rust, caused by = the fungus Melampsorella caryophyllacearum. Chickweed is the alternate = host. I added a comment on this to Hans=92 = photo.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" = face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; = color: navy; "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top:= 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"2" = color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-family: Arial; color: navy; = ">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" = face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; = color: navy; "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top:= 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:city = w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" = face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; = color: navy; ">Nancy</span></font></st1:place></st1:city><font size=3D"2" = color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-family: Arial; color: navy; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; = margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; "><font size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; = "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div><div><div class=3D"MsoNormal" = align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center; margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times = New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; "><hr size=3D"2" width=3D"100%"= align=3D"center" tabindex=3D"-1"></span></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; = margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; "><b><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Tahoma"><span style=3D"font-size: = 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold; = ">From:</span></font></b><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Tahoma"><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span>James W. Wolford [<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>]<= span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><br><b><span = style=3D"font-weight: bold; ">Sent:</span></b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span>June 29, 2009 3:28 = PM<br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold; ">To:</span></b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>; = Nancy Nickerson; Jim Wolford<br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold; = ">Subject:</span></b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span>re = Hans' wildflower and other = photos</span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times = New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">In addition to everyone's = "great pictures as usual, Hans!", I have just a few comments regarding = Hans' photos: (a) in the ANGELICA, note that each umbel of flowers shows = larger individual flowers at the periphery, showing a bit of division of = labour in being modified for attraction of pollinators (think of other = examples here, like wild carrot, some Viburnum species like hobblebush = and highbush cranberry, and even daisies and other composites); (b) = "DEADLY NIGHTSHADE" really should just be called "nightshade" or, = better?, "bittersweet", since it is not really deadly, just nasty to = eat; (c) Hans' shot of the CHOKEBERRY sp. is detailed enough to show the = row of dark dots along the leaf midrib, an important way to distinguish = Aronia spp. at other times of year; I agree with everyone that Hans' = "SNAPDRAGON SPECIES" is really YELLOW RATTLE; and for the "WITCH'S = BROOM", calling it a "parasite" needs a bit of embellishment, I think -- = a specific RUST FUNGUS has infected this balsam fir host, and the = fungus, which indeed is a parasite, induces the deformed growth of dense = branches we call a witch's broom, which then forms the fungus' = spore-producing organs on the needles of these deformed growths, and the = spores are shed (looking like pollen) at this time of year, in mid to = late June -- most rust fungi also have complicated life cycles that = alternate with a totally different but specific host plant, and perhaps = Nancy Nickerson can tell us what it is in this case? The witch's broom = is a type of gall or deformed growth which I liken to having a benign = cancer -- the damage to the plant is real and perhaps chronic but = limited when compared to an uncontrolled type of = cancer.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">Cheers from = Jim in Wolfville<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; = margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size: 12pt; "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; = margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">Begin forwarded = message:<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = "><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size=3D"1" = color=3D"black" face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; = font-family: Helvetica; color: black; font-weight: bold; ">From:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span></font></b><font = size=3D"1" face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; = font-family: Helvetica; ">Hans Toom <<a = href=3D"mailto:Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca" style=3D"color: blue; = text-decoration: underline; = ">Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca</a>></span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div= style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; = margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; "><b><font size=3D"1" color=3D"black" face=3D"Helvetica"><span = style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black; = font-weight: bold; ">Date:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span></font></b><font = size=3D"1" face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; = font-family: Helvetica; ">June 29, 2009 8:00:57 AM = ADT</span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size=3D"1" = color=3D"black" face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; = font-family: Helvetica; color: black; font-weight: bold; ">To:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span></font></b><font = size=3D"1" face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; = font-family: Helvetica; ">"<a href=3D"mailto:Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca" = style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: underline; = ">Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca</a>" <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" style=3D"color: blue; = text-decoration: underline; = ">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><d= iv style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; = margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; "><b><font size=3D"1" color=3D"black" face=3D"Helvetica"><span = style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black; = font-weight: bold; ">Subject:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span></font></b><b><font = size=3D"1" face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; = font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: bold; ">[NatureNS] Showy Lady's = Slipper Orchid and other = wildflowers</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; = margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; "><b><font size=3D"1" color=3D"black" face=3D"Helvetica"><span = style=3D"font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black; = font-weight: bold; ">Reply-To:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span></font></b><font = size=3D"1" face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 9pt; = font-family: Helvetica; "><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" = style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: underline; = ">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></div></div><div = style=3D"min-height: 14px; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; = margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: = 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times = New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"2" = color=3D"black" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-family: Arial; color: black; "><span style=3D"orphans: 2; widows: = 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; ">Laura and I = visited Smiley's<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><st1:place= w:st=3D"on"><st1:placename w:st=3D"on">Provincial</st1:placename><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><st1:placetype = w:st=3D"on">Park</st1:placetype></st1:place><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span>yesterday, taking advantage of = the small break in the weather. The conditions were cloudy bright, ideal = for photography except in the darker closeted woods where the<span = class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span><strong><b><font = face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial; ">Showy Lady's Slipper = Orchid</span></font></b></strong><span = class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span>resides. It was a = spectacular display, the best we've seen over the years. MNR should take = charge of this place before it is irreparably damaged. Boardwalks with = railings and interpretative signage would keep folks from wandering and = tramping the ground all over the place and also afford a superb = educational opportunity. I've always maintained that our parks should be = managed by the Department of the Environment and not the Ministry of = Natural Resources but I'm a just a voice from the = wilderness.</span></span></font><font size=3D"2" color=3D"black" = face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: = Helvetica; color: black; = "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"2" = color=3D"black" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-family: Arial; color: black; ">We spotted a<span = class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span><strong><b><font = face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial; ">Cedar = Waxwing</span></font></b></strong><span = class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span>nest in the park but = couldn't tell whether the adult birds were tending young or still = building the nest. The usual<span class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span><strong><b><font = face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial; ">Eastern = Phoebe's</span></font></b></strong><span = class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span>at the bridge were not = in sight but the crowd of picnickers at the nearby picnic bench may have = kept them hunkered down.</span></font><font size=3D"2" color=3D"black" = face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: = Helvetica; color: black; = "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"2" = color=3D"black" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-family: Arial; color: black; ">I've posted several pictures taken = on route and some from yesterday at<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><st1:address = w:st=3D"on"><st1:street w:st=3D"on">Sandy Cove Road</st1:street>,<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><st1:city = w:st=3D"on">Halifax</st1:city>,<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><st1:state w:st=3D"on">Nova = Scotia</st1:state></st1:address>. There's a<span = class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span><strong><b><font = face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-family: Arial; ">Snap Dragon = species</span></font></b></strong><span = class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span>we can't identify, = marked as such, so if anyone knows what it is let me know so I can = caption the photo correctly.</span></font><font size=3D"2" color=3D"black"= face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: = Helvetica; color: black; = "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"2" = color=3D"black" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-family: Arial; color: black; ">Hans</span></font><font size=3D"2" = color=3D"black" face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.5pt; = font-family: Helvetica; color: black; = "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"2" = color=3D"black" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-family: Arial; color: black; "><a = href=3D"http://www.pbase.com/snahmoot/image/114409363" style=3D"color: = blue; text-decoration: underline; = ">http://www.pbase.com/snahmoot/image/114409363</a></span></font><font = size=3D"2" color=3D"black" face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: = 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: black; = "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"2" = color=3D"black" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = font-family: Arial; color: black; = ">_________________________________<br>Hans Toom<br>Portuguese<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:city= w:st=3D"on">Cove</st1:city>,<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><st1:state w:st=3D"on">Nova = Scotia</st1:state>,<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span><st1:country-region = w:st=3D"on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place><br>Website:<span = class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span><a = href=3D"http://hanstoom.com" style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: = underline; ">http://hanstoom.com</a><span = class=3D"apple-converted-space"><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></span><br>_____________________= ____________</span></font><font size=3D"2" color=3D"black" = face=3D"Helvetica"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: = Helvetica; color: black; = "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; = font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size=3D"3" = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = "><o:p>=A0</o:p></span></font></div></div></div></o:smarttagtype></o:smart= tagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtyp= e></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></span></blockquote></div><br></body><= /html>= --Boundary_(ID_yO9zSnXetC3X+jRC19zEdA)--
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