tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post5394795167687468771..comments2024-03-27T08:37:26.489-04:00Comments on Not Another Episcopal Church Blog: Digging Deeper: Dogwoods / Dagwoods / Whipple TreesUndergroundpewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-40330884100842982092011-04-01T21:33:19.184-04:002011-04-01T21:33:19.184-04:00Jill,
The Go RV Texas pages give us another hist...Jill, <br /><br />The Go RV Texas pages give us another history for the dogwood.<br /><br />From <a href="http://gorvtexas.com/dogwood.htm" rel="nofollow">On the Trail of White: Dance of the Dogwood</a>,<br /><br />"An old and beautiful legend has it that, at the time of the crucifixion, the dogwood was comparable in size to the oak tree and other monarchs of the forest. Because of its firmness and strength it was selected as the timber for the cross, but to be put to such a cruel use greatly distressed the tree. Sensing this, the crucified Jesus in his gentle pity for the sorrow and suffering of all said: "Because of your sorrow and pity for My sufferings, never again will the dogwood tree grow large enough to be used as a gibbet. Henceforth it will be slender, bent and twisted and its blossoms will be in the form of a cross -- two long and two short petals. In the center of the outer edge of each petal there will be nail prints -- brown with rust and stained with red -- and in the center of the flower will be a crown of thorns, and all who see this will remember."Undergroundpewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-78197349296397927412011-03-31T01:07:40.542-04:002011-03-31T01:07:40.542-04:00Came across our first flowering Dogwoods here in N...Came across our first flowering Dogwoods here in North Texas while on a hike the other day. I'd seen them once before while on a visit to North Carolina, but in all my years in the Dallas area (over 30 now) this was a first for me!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03749938983638722212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-90466657454801825132011-03-30T22:35:47.091-04:002011-03-30T22:35:47.091-04:00I thought it was "April showers bring May flo...I thought it was "April showers bring May flowers...and May flowers bring Pilgrims."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890870828860228480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-68603770628996110902011-03-30T09:04:32.473-04:002011-03-30T09:04:32.473-04:00I just made that one up.I just made that one up.Undergroundpewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-8690074850141374132011-03-30T09:04:11.404-04:002011-03-30T09:04:11.404-04:00Remember the old saying "April showers bring ...Remember the old saying "April showers bring May flowers?" Around here it is "February showers bring March flowers and April freezes kill the peaches."Undergroundpewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-50594756764514679132011-03-30T08:22:41.695-04:002011-03-30T08:22:41.695-04:00Dogwoods and redbuds are the first definitive sign...Dogwoods and redbuds are the first definitive signs of Spring. Alas, they're not in bloom here, yet, though they were all over the Arkansas mountains. It was good to see them, especially since we got five inches of snow here on Saturday.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com