Mildly interesting
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The term 'freelancer' was originally used to describe a mediaeval mercenary who put out his services to hire
I was only joking
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The term 'freelancer' was originally used to describe a mediaeval mercenary who put out his services to hire
@Doctor-Phibes said in Mildly interesting:
The term 'freelancer' was originally used to describe a mediaeval mercenary who put out his services to hire
I thought it originated in the San Fernando valley in the 1970s.
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Life finds a way.
The thinner tree was cut years ago and the big one has been holding and feeding it since then. They "wake up" together in the spring and "go to sleep" together in the autumn’
Inosculation is a natural phenomenon in which parts of two different trees, commonly but not exclusively the same species, grow together, self grafting and sharing nutrients
The term emanates from latin- ōsculārī, to kiss
Rebecca Herbert - Environmental Journalist, Tired Earth
"You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell
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Life finds a way.
The thinner tree was cut years ago and the big one has been holding and feeding it since then. They "wake up" together in the spring and "go to sleep" together in the autumn’
Inosculation is a natural phenomenon in which parts of two different trees, commonly but not exclusively the same species, grow together, self grafting and sharing nutrients
The term emanates from latin- ōsculārī, to kiss
Rebecca Herbert - Environmental Journalist, Tired Earth@Mik That is interesting. Almost like a Siamese twin.
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Life finds a way.
The thinner tree was cut years ago and the big one has been holding and feeding it since then. They "wake up" together in the spring and "go to sleep" together in the autumn’
Inosculation is a natural phenomenon in which parts of two different trees, commonly but not exclusively the same species, grow together, self grafting and sharing nutrients
The term emanates from latin- ōsculārī, to kiss
Rebecca Herbert - Environmental Journalist, Tired Earth -
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@89th said in Mildly interesting:
IIRC (not that I was there) she did this trick during air shows.
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