Looks to me like you did well in Tax. you learned to ask and preserved your youthful curiosity. And you instinctively knew it was in the rose family.

Thanks for the vote of confidence Jack. As far as prairie rose that is a common name and when I was studing plant taxonomy one of the first things I learned was not to always trust a common name. Many flowers resemble each other and sometimes it takes close inspection to differentiate. Look for amost tastless fruits on the plant in the fall. Also a prairie rose will have thorns like a domestic rose while the quince will have straight spines. Just going by the picture I will stick my neck out an stick with quince. Old timers used to call them roses as well. It's a beautiful plant that can be used as a hedge row with great success. I wouldn't walk through it. LOL

Flowering Quince: Chaenomeles is a genus of four species of deciduous spiny shrubs, usually 1–3 m tall, in the family Rosaceae. Just Google the name.

In my area I have seen homeless people stand near the end of the line and when motioned to order were given free food by the workers. Don't see that anywhere else. God is alive and the bigots hate love.

Sick, Sick, Sick.

My word for the day is "adiabatic". Thank you

I don't have to see the feces to know that someone broke wind. Guess you request everyone drop-trow so you can identify the source.

Bless your heart.......

One thing I always do is look to see how long someone has been on the Hog and the other is to see where they live. That usually determines if I read the post or not and also helps with t***sulation. There are some very intelligent and thoughtful individuals on this site. I think I know what you mean in your post even though the English is in the wrong tense, Maybe if you stated your country of origin it would help the Hogs understand.

When John didn't follow the Lord's command (s) He did get a "toaster". God wants us to follow him so we don't become "toast" There is a Bill Graham sermon in this joke.

Interesting but I find more conspiracy and f**e news on here than on Facebook. There is not near as much infighting on Facebook.

Yes, God loves you too.

Love it.

Sorry Frank. I was just being snarky. I actually like the flower very much. Do you have any of the blossom as it fades and turns pink from exposure to the sun. Those are super shots and I do appreciate your post.

Has anyone identified this as Chicorium sp. yet? The root can be used as a coffee substitute and was used to energize the Confederates during the Civil War. This whole thread needs to be canceled or moved to the Attic.