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I've never seen a fox wearing gloves… it seems rather silly… particularly when these are only available in late spring when the weather is much too warm to be bothering with gloves….
…oh well…yet one more thing I don't understand about floriculture…
Shot with my trust Sammy S5, edited in G+
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Do Foxes Really Wear These?
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I’ve never seen a fox wearing gloves… it seems rather silly… particularly when these are only available in late spring when the weather is much too warm to be bothering with gloves….
…oh well…yet one more thing I don’t understand about floriculture…
Shot with my trusty Sammy S5, edited in G+
#FloralFriday +FloralFriday theme was created by +Tamara Pruessner and is co-curated by +Beth Akerman, +Kiki Nelson, and +Eustace James #floralphotography #napavalley #androidography
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Very nice +Dave Bell
Thank you, +Ryan W
Lovely, Dave! … and:
The Foxglove derives its common name from the shape of the flowers resembling the finger of a glove. It was originally Folksglove – the glove of the 'good folk' or fairies, whose favourite haunts were supposed to be in the deep hollows and woody dells, where the Foxglove delights to grow. Folksglove is one of its oldest names, and is mentioned in a list of plants in the time of Edward III. Its Norwegian name, Revbielde (Foxbell), is the only foreign one that alludes to the Fox, though there is a northern legend that bad fairies gave these blossoms to the fox that he might put them on his toes to soften his tread when he prowled among the roosts.
http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/f/foxglo30.html
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Thank you for the detailed explanation, +Robin Griggs Wood! I think the 'bad fairies' explanation is probably the most plausible one…(at least the most fun!) ;-P
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That is interesting to know +Robin Griggs Wood. Thank you for sharing that,;)
I thought it was, too, +lynn hughes.
You'd think +Dave Bell could have looked it up … but, noooo … he had to be all funny and stuff …. ;oD
Well you know that's +Dave Bell. I think he spent a little to much time with +Angelika Perry and +Dallas Perry myself,;)
+Robin Griggs Wood +lynn hughes I tried looking it up at Goggle.com, but they just wanted me to fill out a survey..
… oh… wait… I think I see the problem…