Vineland, page 3
Robin Landseadel
robinlandseadel at comcast.net
Sun Nov 30 18:20:55 CST 2008
FYI & all that, creeping fig is commonplace in the "Emerald Triangle",
a transplant that thrives in those parts, like the Hippies that
settled there.
Thus, another take on "Vineland", seeing as it's a vine and all.
On Nov 30, 2008, at 4:01 PM, Robin Landseadel wrote:
> " . . .drifted awake in sunlight through a creeping fig. . ."
>
> Ficus pumila. . . . . .(creeping fig or "climbing fig")
> is a
> woody evergreen vine that is native to East Asia. As the
> common names would suggest, it has a creeping habit
> and is often used as a houseplant . . .
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_pumila
> FYI & all that, creeping fig is commonplace in the "Emerald Triangle",
> a transplant that thrives in those parts, like the Hippies that
> settled there.
> Thus, another take on "Vineland", seeing as it's a vine and all.
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