On Nov 16, 11:03*am, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:
On Nov 16, 12:32*pm, DaveS wrote:





On Nov 16, 6:03*am, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:

On Nov 15, 2:39*pm, Giles wrote:

On Nov 15, 7:06*am, Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:

And oh, by the way, my buffalo grass lawn is doing quite well and its
VERY natural.

Not very familiar with the species, as it is not common hereabouts,
but the name alone tells me it is likely very well suited to your
neighborhood. *Though, of course, we also had bison hereabouts a while
back......buffalo grass may well be a native species in western
Curdistan, for all I know.

http://fresc.usgs.gov/products/fs/fs-057-03.pdf
Nice map and I do notice that there was some tall grass prairie in
Curdistan, though not in your area. *There is anecdotal evidence from
the early pioneers that small expanses of prairie were found in areas
of Kentucky, Pennsylvania and New York.
Buffalo grass is the only turf grass native to the US. *Pretty nice
stuff.
Frank Reid

Looks like there are a half dozen or so grasses that go by the
moniker, "Buffalo Grass." The one I have some contact with is the
longer stem variety known to me as "Sweet Grass," in its dried form.
Ive usually gotten it from Native Americans, it is woven in a tight
"pigtail' and we use it home in casual cleansing rituals. (That puts
too formal a cast on what we do) I rough up the end, light it and
slowly twirl it in a swinging motion so the smoke spreads, and do a
little chant. I know of others who use it the same way, not some big
religious thing or anti christian, its just something you run into
occasionally among folks, sometimes combined with gift giving,
farewells, blessings etc. It smells good.

Dave
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This is the one I was talking about.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouteloua_dactyloides
Frank Reid
(who hasn't danced in a circle with a wand of burning organic matter
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Proof positive that these rituals have relevance in the modern world. ;
+))

Dave