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Hens and Chickens

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On and On It Goes - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Distractions - Sia

Join Me   An Island Walk

Hens and Chickens

Click to Play:
On and On It Goes - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Distractions - Sia

Join Me   An Island Walk

comments (15)

  • Dave Wilkins
  • in Bray, Co.Wicklow, Ireland.
  • 12 Feb 2008, 00:21
For once...I get to comment first smile prob cause I'm up later than usual. I love these plants but their name escapes me...will revisit, I'm sure someone will recogonise it for me...maybe Ros smile
Mary MacADNski: They're called hens and chickens - the same as the title.
  • Kay
  • Portland, OR
  • 12 Feb 2008, 04:17
Beautiful shot of a pretty plant, Mary! Love the DOF on this.
Mary MacADNski: Thanks, Kay
  • Astrid
  • theNnetherlands
  • 12 Feb 2008, 06:27
Glad you are back home Mary, I do hope you will have a fast recovery!!!, I love the macro and the colors in this one
Mary MacADNski: Thanks, Astrid. Recovery will be around three months - same as spring.
  • Kathryn
  • Germany
  • 12 Feb 2008, 08:33
Nice to know you are home and all went well. How are you feeling?

I love the way these plants have all the little chickens that just pop up.
Mary MacADNski: I'm sore and tired but glad to be home.
  • Louis
  • South Africa
  • 12 Feb 2008, 09:01
The sun is shining on this plant - like it is pointing the start of summer. Like healing a newly returned patient. Hope all is well.
Mary MacADNski: All is well but back to the beginning.
  • Gale
  • Cape of Storms
  • 12 Feb 2008, 10:59
What an attractive plant. hope you heal quickly and that all went well
Mary MacADNski: It went well. I now need 3 months for recovery.
  • Aussie
  • Brisbane
  • 12 Feb 2008, 12:01
Terrific Macro Mary. Thought of you today as we did a very difficult 5 hour shoulder op. Hope it is not too painful.
Mary MacADNski: I have a 4 cm. screw and am restarting where I was 6 wks ago - totally immobilized. They say it will be at least a three month recovery process.
  • ray
  • Thailand
  • 12 Feb 2008, 12:35
Very feathery! Great colours and excellent composition...for a Lady with one functioning arm!
Mary MacADNski: I'm a dynamo with two arms which was the case with this photo from a few years ago.
Nice Macro Mary. I would crop main plant to isolate it from the other.
Mary MacADNski: I did another shot as you suggest but liked this better.
A taking that fills the screen of green! Very fresh image!
Nice to see you back home Mary!
I like the freshness of this picture.
Mary MacADNski: Thanks, Richard. It's good to be home.
  • Tracy
  • Hulme
  • 12 Feb 2008, 17:26
Glad your out Mary and back in the comfort of your own home...
Speedy recovery and back to taking pictures as good as this onesmile
Mary MacADNski: Thanks, Tracy. I'm happy to be home but back to square one as far as the camera is concerned.
  • Ginnie
  • United States
  • 12 Feb 2008, 17:29
I LOVE hens and chickens, Mary. I love the close crop on this one and how it fills the frame.
Mary MacADNski: They blossom most years in the garden and I love their unusual flower.
  • Bill Phillips
  • Droitwich...another sunny day!
  • 12 Feb 2008, 23:45
I'm sure they are called something else here, but I can't remember what!!

Glad all went well, but 3 months is a drag! Keep playing the tunes cos I enjoy them!
Mary MacADNski: Rosalyn says they're called the house leek over there.

Three months really is a drag - maybe a drag and a half. I will always keep up the music unless my file holder starts deleting my files again. They've already deleted 400!
Hi Mary! I love these plants, they are almost indestructable - perfect for my garden. I believe they are Sempervirum, sometimes called the House leek. (:o)
Mary MacADNski: I've heard the English called it something else and am glad to find out what it is. Here it's simply hens and chickens.

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