tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post114631296734890132..comments2024-03-25T17:28:41.270+01:00Comments on In Soul: The 'Copters Flew the CoopGinnie Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146760090769365942006-05-04T18:28:00.000+02:002006-05-04T18:28:00.000+02:00HA, Madretz! So glad you got your education :)HA, Madretz! So glad you got your education :)Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146758973046686162006-05-04T18:09:00.000+02:002006-05-04T18:09:00.000+02:00Those are so cool, i've never seen anything like t...Those are so cool, i've never seen anything like that before!madretzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07773461029643334609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146582685931410122006-05-02T17:11:00.000+02:002006-05-02T17:11:00.000+02:00Let us know what you find out :)Let us know what you find out :)Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146574914493828602006-05-02T15:01:00.000+02:002006-05-02T15:01:00.000+02:00LOL! Yes, I do have to check that, because it sou...LOL! Yes, I do have to check that, because it sounds really "bizarre". :O)Clohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956818277673750111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146566983705598602006-05-02T12:49:00.000+02:002006-05-02T12:49:00.000+02:00Ruth: Don may be onto something there! Another...Ruth: Don may be onto something there! Another name for the Box Elder is <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitoba_maple" REL="nofollow"><BR/>Manitoba Maple</A>, but I can't tell if the leaves are the same. Maybe. I'm still researching it :)<BR/><BR/>Clo: I just love that almost all of us around the world know what these "helicopters" are. Well, I hope there are some maple trees on the other side of the street because if not, you may have a world record for how far they have flown :)Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146532705996562132006-05-02T03:18:00.000+02:002006-05-02T03:18:00.000+02:00So funny you call those "helicopters", in french, ...So funny you call those "helicopters", in french, we used to call those "hélices" that means helix! And I still like to play with those here, in automn, when, in front of my apartment, the sidewalk is full of those. And now that I think of it, it is strange because there is no maple in this area, just big elm tree... Now, I will be looking for maple tree on the other street nearby...Clohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956818277673750111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146500183389479682006-05-01T18:16:00.000+02:002006-05-01T18:16:00.000+02:00Don believes the pink ones (that we have too appar...Don believes the pink ones (that we have too apparently, though I haven't seen them yet this year) are box elder. But I can't prove that on the internet . . .Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146482103889844932006-05-01T13:15:00.000+02:002006-05-01T13:15:00.000+02:00Rachel: Isn't it fun! It's a small world after a...Rachel: Isn't it fun! It's a small world after all :)<BR/><BR/>Tim: Don't you love it when we get our education from each other :)<BR/><BR/>CS: Grass counts, as far as I'm concerned :) Now when you get back to Canada, you can round out your repertoire. Yes, the mem'ries!!Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146474662344286422006-05-01T11:11:00.000+02:002006-05-01T11:11:00.000+02:00We played with those "helicopters" as well. We had...We played with those "helicopters" as well. We had four big maple trees in our front yard. I never tried ti whistle through them, though, but we did whistle through long grass! That was fun! Ah, those memories :-)CanadianSwisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07643821249467079199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146450444806474152006-05-01T04:27:00.000+02:002006-05-01T04:27:00.000+02:00That's a beautiful photo! I've never seen any of t...That's a beautiful photo! I've never seen any of them pink at all before. And the terminology of copter for them is new to me, too. However, It does make sense.Tim Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305530681191503858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146447956807831062006-05-01T03:45:00.000+02:002006-05-01T03:45:00.000+02:00I'm amazed at the international presense of your b...I'm amazed at the international presense of your blog! You go girl!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146443148161637952006-05-01T02:25:00.000+02:002006-05-01T02:25:00.000+02:00TO: Isn't that the truth! We all need to encoura...TO: Isn't that the truth! We all need to encourage her to start her blog.<BR/><BR/>Christina: HA. Now you have time to get your courage up and tackle that tree! I can just see you. Make sure you take pictures :)<BR/><BR/>BTW, our late bloomers, the oaks, were just buds when I left on Easter but are now full-grown! Spring has almost completely sprung here in Atlanta!Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146420947741819512006-04-30T20:15:00.000+02:002006-04-30T20:15:00.000+02:00Wait! I meant that we DO have them but the helicop...Wait! I meant that we DO have them but the helicopters aren't out yet. I just checked the tree and it doesn't even have any leaves yet. :-) You must be weeks ahead of us, if not months.christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991148606497381478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146417140100966222006-04-30T19:12:00.000+02:002006-04-30T19:12:00.000+02:00I'm going to start reading your blog just so I can...I'm going to start reading your blog just so I can read Nori's lovely comments :)Miss Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05755376182972818159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146412582977614652006-04-30T17:56:00.000+02:002006-04-30T17:56:00.000+02:00Mei: OK, now you need to round out your national ...Mei: OK, now you need to round out your national spirit and whistle through one of them! It might take practice but it's definitely doable :)<BR/><BR/>Mr. Fab: They always end up brown and brittle, at which point they're UNdoable. Gotta ctach them when they first fall from their perch, or within a couple days, when they're still pliable.<BR/><BR/>Nori: Well, you could have fooled all of us! You're doing a great job practicing English and I think you may be ready to start your blog NOW!<BR/><BR/>Christina: Rats. I guess I was noticing too many other things. OR maybe the 'copters weren't far enough along yet! So if they're just coming into bloom, I MUST double-dare you to try it and show your boys how! Keep us informed :) You have a small window for doing this, as you know. Get them before they turn brown!!<BR/><BR/>ET: Hmm. I never saw pink till these but we did have them in Michigan--the green ones. You DO have Maple trees in Vancouver, don't you? Maybe you've just never noticed the seeds. And maybe not all Maples have the 'copters? Don't know.Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146411327952700022006-04-30T17:35:00.000+02:002006-04-30T17:35:00.000+02:00Ginnie - I've never seen these flowers or what you...Ginnie - I've never seen these flowers or what you are talking about. It must be an east coast thing or something... Or I've just never seen or noticed it. I've only seen brown like Christina.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455800980666388178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146407320526442832006-04-30T16:28:00.000+02:002006-04-30T16:28:00.000+02:00Yes, we have a small maple out front, just the reg...Yes, we have a small maple out front, just the regular kind, not ornamental, and it too has helicoptors, but they're just green turning to brown as they dry.<BR/><BR/>I'v never tried the whistling thing - that would be fun to show the kids.christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991148606497381478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146406457014113542006-04-30T16:14:00.000+02:002006-04-30T16:14:00.000+02:00Thank you again for your gentle comment. I study h...Thank you again for your gentle comment. I study hard to IMPROVE my English skill.<BR/><BR/>Well, we have the pink type of samara. As you say, it is Maple tree. Several types of Maple blossom are pink.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I don’t have blog. In my present English skills, the update will become ONCE a MONTH.<BR/>Brog ONLY of 12 days A YEAR!! <BR/>I think NOBODY visits such blog. I don’t visit, of course! Haha!<BR/>But I think that I want to strive to start my blog within this year. For that purpose, I work away English.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely<BR/>NoriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146397381194951022006-04-30T13:43:00.000+02:002006-04-30T13:43:00.000+02:00I never played with them and it is the first time...I never played with them and it is the first time I see this colour. Samaras are a familiar view in a country where maples grow everywhere and give a national dish (maple syrup)Mei Shilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641801646741207302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146396472290812002006-04-30T13:27:00.000+02:002006-04-30T13:27:00.000+02:00MP: Okay, next year I'm gonna pay more attention ...MP: Okay, next year I'm gonna pay more attention to if this particular tree's fruit goes from pink to green before it flies away. That is, if I'm home next year!<BR/><BR/>Nori: Oh my. Your English is SOOOO good, you do NOT need to ever apologize. If I could write Japanese half as well as you write English, I'd be a happy camper! But do you have your own blog where we can come visit you? And you have the PINK type of samara! So I wonder if this tree is a type of Japanese Maple? I say a type because it's not like the ornamental Japanese Maple that sits on our deck. Anyway, thanks for stopping by again.<BR/><BR/>KPK: So does that mean you have them in Germany?? Or are you talking about another place. I meant to ask Christina if Germany has these helicopters.Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146389683828127882006-04-30T11:34:00.000+02:002006-04-30T11:34:00.000+02:00I also know them as helicopters but have never see...I also know them as helicopters but have never seen them in this pink color before :-)KPKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00412022704726742343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146386181119262012006-04-30T10:36:00.000+02:002006-04-30T10:36:00.000+02:00Thank you for your kind words.Well, I learnt the e...Thank you for your kind words.<BR/>Well, I learnt the expression of “Do bears poop in the woods?!” for the first time.<BR/>And so, I found that my question is “stupid”. I feel awkward. Ummm. Forget it! Hehe.<BR/>Ah, I have a REASON that I wrote “occasionally.” The reason I did NOT write "sometimes" is that my English skill is NOT highly.<BR/><BR/>I like samara. Samara expresses “wing” and “fruit” in KANJI. I think Japan has a lot of pink color. I played with it likes helicopter when I was a child.<BR/><BR/>NoriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146367017966131382006-04-30T05:16:00.000+02:002006-04-30T05:16:00.000+02:00Same memories.. But pale green were ours!Same memories.. But pale green were ours!merlinprincessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635335494563402858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146356844502146512006-04-30T02:27:00.000+02:002006-04-30T02:27:00.000+02:00DW: Do you know if other trees beside Maples have...DW: Do you know if other trees beside Maples have this kind of "fruit?" I wonder if it's this particular Maple that has the pink ones. So many questions, so little time!<BR/><BR/>Ruth: Oh, now we must remedy this situation and get you to try one! You can awe yourself :) Thank you for your very kind comment on my photo. That means a lot coming from you, Sister!Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1146347077938855262006-04-29T23:44:00.000+02:002006-04-29T23:44:00.000+02:00I haven't seen pink either. This photo is spectula...I haven't seen pink either. This photo is spectular; I want to frame it and hang it on my wall. You brought back the memory of "playing" the copters in your mouth. I think I only watched and listened, in awe.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com