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Previous 10 Next 10  From: Stan 4/18/2019 9:33:08 PM 1 Recommendation   of 117   Penultimate: It's a word that's not all that uncommon, but it's often used with the wrong meaning, like "absolute greatest" or something like that. Its meaning is "next to the last" because "ultimate" means "last in a series." IDIOMS | Pastime Discussion ForumsShare RecommendKeepReplyMark as Last Read From: Neeka 7/21/2019 11:53:52 AM 1 Recommendation   of 117   Word of the day: Popple to move in a tumbling, irregular manner, as boiling water. dictionary.com IDIOMS | Pastime Discussion ForumsShare RecommendKeepReplyMark as Last ReadRead Replies (1) To: Neeka who wrote (80) 7/21/2019 12:48:30 PM From: DMaA    of 117   It's also what we call aspens up here. Popple tree. IDIOMS | Pastime Discussion ForumsShare RecommendKeepReplyMark as Last ReadRead Replies (2) To: DMaA who wrote (81) 7/21/2019 2:10:40 PM From: Ken Adams 2 Recommendations   of 117   Poplar trees where I grew up. Same family as the cottonwood. Grow fast, tall and short lived by tree standards. The cottonwood is a great, fast shade producer. Unfortunately, it dies at some 30-50 feet in height and great width if left un-pruned, at about the same number of years. Then they become an expensive removal from a once beautiful yard. Experience here.... IDIOMS | Pastime Discussion ForumsShare RecommendKeepReplyMark as Last ReadRead Replies (3) To: Ken Adams who wrote (82) 7/21/2019 2:17:33 PM From: DMaA    of 117   Poppal or poplar. The cotton wood seeds can get pretty annoying at times too. IDIOMS | Pastime Discussion ForumsShare RecommendKeepReplyMark as Last Read To: Ken Adams who wrote (82) 7/21/2019 2:20:03 PM From: Carolyn    of 117   Cottonwoods, the bane of my existence in the spring but they certainly hold the riverbanks in the Midwest. IDIOMS | Pastime Discussion ForumsShare RecommendKeepReplyMark as Last ReadRead Replies (1) To: Carolyn who wrote (84) 7/21/2019 2:25:53 PM From: Ken Adams    of 117   The wild cottonwoods will always find nearby water to secure their spreading seeds. They can produce a literal "snow" storm of drifting cotton clumps, covering everything for hundreds of yards in every direction from a single tree. Such a nuisance many cities and communities have made it illegal to plant the variety that is prone to snowing. Some kind of sterilization (??) for the nursery sold trees. Not sure how that's done. The wild ones, out in the open fields along waterways are truly beautiful as mature trees. IDIOMS | Pastime Discussion ForumsShare RecommendKeepReplyMark as Last ReadRead Replies (1) To: Ken Adams who wrote (85) 7/21/2019 2:55:01 PM From: Carolyn    of 117   Yes, because they are out in the fields! I am allergic to the snow which makes being outdoors miserable. Driving across Kansas and Nebraska, one can always tell if a river is nearby - even a creek. IDIOMS | Pastime Discussion ForumsShare RecommendKeepReplyMark as Last ReadRead Replies (1) To: Carolyn who wrote (86) 7/21/2019 3:24:48 PM From: DMaA    of 117   Maybe for today we should call this cool woods. There is an amazing cottonwood specimen across the street from me. 60 feet tall? Take 4 people to put their arms around it at the butt. Across the street is this amazing oak tree. Would take 3 people to put their arms around it. Must be close to 200 years old. IDIOMS | Pastime Discussion ForumsShare RecommendKeepReplyMark as Last ReadRead Replies (1) To: DMaA who wrote (87) 7/21/2019 3:36:20 PM From: Carolyn    of 117   Wow! A beauty. Who rakes the leaves? IDIOMS | Pastime Discussion ForumsShare RecommendKeepReplyMark as Last Read Previous 10 Next 10