tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353380576353820444.post2196991985157877109..comments2024-01-07T21:54:18.562-08:00Comments on Tree Notes: Beautiful blossoms of the wild plumGenevieve Netzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353380576353820444.post-64179981223177748502009-03-10T21:22:00.000-07:002009-03-10T21:22:00.000-07:00Thanks so much for posting that poem. I discovered...Thanks so much for posting that poem. I discovered it years ago, while paging through my parents' copy of that anthology. My mother said wild plum was her favorite scent. Just now it is on every breeze here, and I wanted the poem for an entry in my own blog (naturalist-amm.blogspot.com). Rather than go hunting through the dark house in hopes that it was back on the shelf where it ought to be, I searched on "wild plum at night." And lo and behold... !<BR/>Thanks again,<BR/>AbigailAbigailMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711968417378358738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353380576353820444.post-91611233684723992812008-09-02T18:54:00.000-07:002008-09-02T18:54:00.000-07:00Lovely poem. I found out this year that I have wil...Lovely poem. I found out this year that I have wild plums in my yard. The are so cute and sweet. I will certainly pay more attention next Spring to the blossoms, especially at night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353380576353820444.post-20228265278022691522008-05-18T07:32:00.000-07:002008-05-18T07:32:00.000-07:00Genevieve - I happened upon your fine website whil...Genevieve - I happened upon your fine website while looking for info on wild plum blossoms. I am transcribing some letters from 1943 from a Minneapolis woman to her husband in WW2. She mentions gathering fragrant wild plum blossoms and using them for a centerpiece. Here is the letter I am referring to: http://spitballarmy.com/?p=215. Thanks again for an interesting and informative site...and I loved the poem! Fred OsunaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com