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Very cool!! Why...I repeat WHY!??? do i live in NJ!???
Mike Trautner
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Posted : 30/12/2011 11:28 am
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Why, sid, why? I wish I knew.
We took a snorkel trip Wednesday to tiny Silk Caye, which has a grand total of 12 adult Cocos and two juveniles.
This blog entry has photos and video clips of them, but mostly focuses on the marine life:
http://terdalfarm.blogspot.com/2011/12/snorkeling-at-silk-caye-belize.html
Posted : 31/12/2011 4:11 pm
Great shots, Erik! The "desert island" is especially nice!
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Posted : 31/12/2011 4:16 pm
I don't think I would ever come back. 8)
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
-Aaron-
Posted : 31/12/2011 9:39 pm
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Finally got away from the beach and into the forest, which I love.
No time yet to organize photos, so here is a snapshot.
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Posted : 04/01/2012 11:19 pm
Nice menhir. 😯
Mike Trautner
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Posted : 05/01/2012 6:43 am
Had to look up "menhir".
I thought Mike had his fingers on the wrong "home row keys" 😆 😆
Magnificent, Erik.
Loved the (FB?) photo of Rhea at the Mayan ruin in the cleared forest.
Are there lots of mosquitos in the forest?
Probably a dumb Q, but that's the only thing that would ruin the forest for me.
Are you in the area where you have that wildlife camera set up?
Barb
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Posted : 05/01/2012 11:51 am
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Just now got home. Started day in Playa del Carmen after taking a bus there from Belize. Woke up this morning surrounded by coconuts and Christmas palms, took bus to Cancun, flew to Dallas, drove home. Long day!
I'll share a few more palm photos as I sort through them.
Posted : 10/01/2012 1:08 am
Just now got home. Started day in Playa del Carmen after taking a bus there from Belize. Woke up this morning surrounded by coconuts and Christmas palms, took bus to Cancun, flew to Dallas, drove home. Long day!
I'll share a few more palm photos as I sort through them.
Tragic, ain't it?
Mike Trautner
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Posted : 10/01/2012 6:30 am
Hey, Erik, welcome back home! Looking forward for seeing magnificent pictures!
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Posted : 10/01/2012 10:39 am
Welcome home! Love those Christmas palms!! Paul
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Posted : 10/01/2012 8:35 pm
Erik You just made me want to visit Belize. Great pics and videos. Do you know the name of the tall palm behind the menhir in your latest photo? I collected seeds from one of them while in Mexico last month. I think it is from the oil palm species?
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 10/01/2012 8:40 pm
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Atellea cohune, "cohune palm." A favorite: a canopy species; source of oil; incredibly hard wood (Maya used trunks as rollers for their large stones). Looks good. Takes years to form trunk, but have amazingly long fronds as juveniles. Zone 9b 🙁
Posted : 10/01/2012 10:03 pm
Thanks Erik for the ID. on the Cohune palm. I`ll be potting some up if I can get the seeds to pop.
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 11/01/2012 12:06 am
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I brought home cohune seeds a couple of years ago but failed to get any to germinate. I'll try again some time as they are so neat. With their huge fronds, they would be a fun pot palm for years.
As for Christmas palms, the seeds germinate readily but I have had trouble keeping seedlings alive. My last from a year ago seems to have died from neglect while I was gone. So, heads up: take better care of the Adonidia seedlings than you do other palm seedlings.
Posted : 11/01/2012 12:10 am
