O Tempora! O Mores! Oh Hell!

[stoutfellow]

This is... Oh, hell, I can't even muster up the indignation any more. (No, this one isn't political. That, I've got indignation and to spare for.)

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[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

Back in the early '60s, my father was posted to Ft. Shafter on Oahu. There was a banyan near where I went to school, which was - of course - a kid magnet. I think we were forbidden to climb it, but just bumbling around on the roots was entertaining enough.

Ah, memories...

[kattsune.livejournal.com]

Forbidden to climb?! That's awful! I'm seriously tempted to see if they will grow in this climate so that I can start planting. Some trees were manufactured with "Climb Me" stamped on every atom.

Tell me you've at least been a part of the animal bothering show before you were old enough to know better. I used to chase snakes and lizards because they were the coolest things ever. Mom never let them in the house though.

[kk1raven.livejournal.com]

Banyan trees are figs and they're tropical, so unless you live in a nice warm place, you're probably out of luck. If you do live in a place they'll grow, you should note that the way they get those nice root systems is often to start growing on another tree. They're commonly epiphytes that usually end up strangling the original tree eventually, hence the name 'Strangler Fig" for the species native to Florida.

Re: recess of tomorrow

[kattsune.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they won't grow in my climate, but it's a beautiful dream. I bet if you were to just keep an eye out, you'd be able to keep the banyan from eating too many of the neighbor trees... But can you imagine what you could build/design from that? They remind me of the LotR elven village trees... But I think it's monday and my imagination is on overdrive to keep me from falling asleep at my desk.