Showing posts with label California. Show all posts
Showing posts with label California. Show all posts

Monday, February 23, 2015

The Silk Floss Tree

Hey, floss has many forms.
The silk floss tree is new to me.
There are some 60 ft specimens growing at the LA Natural History Museum.
Here's a small one I found with seed pods on a side street in Santa Monica.
 The pods on the trees ripen and open to form a ball of silky floss:
In the fibers are small brown seeds:

In a few months, I hope to show some pics of what the seedlings look like.


Friday, May 21, 2010

Goofy Flossing



Goofy Flossing Video

An activist dentist in the Bay Area of California, Dr. Dalvir Pannu, has been holding a monthly contest for flossing videos and pictures. The winner of his March contest was Vivek Vinayak who got Goofy to floss during a visit to Disneyland.

You can visit Dr. Pannu's blog (www.punjabidentist.com) to find out more about his contest. His practice seems to cover much of the Bay Area (http://www.pannudental.com), and he also has a radio show.

Floss on, Dr. Pannu!