Did'ja really? I've been there and loved it. They even had public concerts in the park. Still, it seemed like your family would still be "strangers in town" unto the third generation. It's technically bigger than Farmington, NM, but has the feel of a very small town.
That it do.
From the same vantage point 50 years later
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Tue 19 Aug, 2014 07:43 pm
@saab,
I was just going back through this thread and saw this from Saab
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This is nothing spectacular at all. Every time I see a plant breaking the asphalt I find it is a wonder, which - luckely - not even the largest truck can do.
And it made me marvel at how our brains work. Straight away we think the dandelion broke the asphalt - but isn't it more likely something else broke the asphalt and a dandelion seed took root?
I don't think I've ever know how long dandelion seed can live somewhere - soil or the gravel, if there is gravel, under asphalt. Maybe there was some break from a vehicle and the seed germinated when water got in through the cracks. That's just mulling - interesting.
I don't know either. But I've trodden on dandelions and they don't survive - I can't imagine how they break asphalt - not that I have a great imagination.
Meanwhile, here's a photo from the Genoa shoreline -
A waterspout approaches the coastal city of Genoa as thunderstorms and high winds pound the Liguria region of Italy. At right, in the background, is the Costa Concordia cruise liner, which was towed to Genoa for scrapping. PHOTO BY TANO PECORARO/ASSOCIATED PRESS
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vonny
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Wed 20 Aug, 2014 02:07 pm
The Bajau of Malaysia fish and dive for almost everything they eat. Some live in houses on the beach or on stilts; others have no homes but their boats.
Aspens near Taos, New Mexico, in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
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vonny
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Tue 26 Aug, 2014 02:39 pm
Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland - and a lone tree.
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cicerone imposter
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Wed 27 Aug, 2014 11:10 am
@hingehead,
We have trees that belongs to the city, and they do constant damage to the street and sidewalks. Our sidewalk in front of our house was in pretty bad shape, but the city finally repaired them last month. Those trees also damage water and sewage pipes, but the city is pretty good about responding to problems and taking care of them. I appreciate our city services; the workers are usually friendly and helpful.
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