April 12, 2005
Volume 1 - Number 82


TODAY'S PHOTO -
a fallen leaf from the Bo Tree in Marie Selby Gardens in Sarasota, Florida. There were several different leaf pictures that I had taken and this one brought a chuckle when I looked at it today. So that you can see the others, I've created a new page on eTeletours. See PATTERNS IN NATURE.

ACTIVITY SUGGESTION: Imagine what the world would look like if you could use one of these leaves as a filter.

The Bo Tree is a sacred tree to Hindus and Buddas and in India it is planted near Temples. See a portion of the information sign on the PATTERNS page. The tree at Selby Gardens was completely uprooted by Tropical Storm Gabriel in September, 2001 and was saved through a massive rescue effort.

READER COMMENTS ON THE LAST ISSUE - Issue 81
"WOW, I love those colors! I’m getting chills up my spine!"

"I am amazed by the way the details--the pattern on the petals and the stamens show up. As we are denied scent from this flower, I wonder what it feels like. It looks soft and smooth, maybe even velvety."

and I chuckled when reading:
 "larger than life it makes me sneeze! I do not Love allergy Season."

Did anyone else do ant writing from the prompts yesterday that you would like to share and have included on special THOUGHT-PROVOKING RESPONSE pages that I'm adding to eTeletours.com, as time allows. As an example, you can see Morgine Jurdan's response to my "been there, done that" comment and query on the nesting blue herons on ptp_response65.

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Inspirationally,

Sheila
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