Re: Noisy seeds

LOL - well I'm glad you found them nevertheless!

On 2/8/09, andreah <andreah@hargray.com> wrote:
>
> NO they were not in a bag. The pods were on my buffet in the dining room.
> They really didn't fly too far. About 1/2 way across the room-and my dining
> room is tiny. I'm glad, because that's how I knew what it was. I saw the
> seed lying on the floor and thought, "what in the heck is that?"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf
> Of Kitty
> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 9:45 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Noisy seeds
>
> I hope they were exploding inside a paper bag.  If not, how far do the
> seeds
>
> fly?
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "andreah" <andreah@hargray.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 9:02 AM
> Subject: [CHAT] Noisy seeds
>
>
> >I keep meaning to tell you all a funny story. A couple of weeks ago I
> guess
> > for 2 or 3 evenings I would be sitting on the couch watching TV and would
> > hear this rustling noise. I was convinced I had a rodent but couldn't
> find
> > any evidence. Finally one night as I was patrolling after hearing it I
> > discovered a Wisteria seed pod on the floor. Lo and Behold, the seed pods
> > were exploding. LOL! I had collected them from a white Wisteria at a
> > friend's house. Apparently it was time for them to open. The funny thing
> > is,
> > all the ones in my yard I noticed had opened at about the same time. Must
> > be
> > a "time" thing rather than indoors and drying out. It was kind of neat.
> > And-I was happy I didn't have a rat.
> >
> > A
> >
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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