Jay, Your albums are wonderful, and these of wood are interesting. I want to thank you for taking time to write me a message about my "tags." I'm grateful to you, Jay, especially when you took time to show me my error - and to do it so nicely! I'm having heart surgery this Wednesday, and because of the surgery I had to cancel my 3 1/2 week tour of India. I had SO looked forward to it. Seeing your photos helped me imagine some of what I will be missing. IF you have a few minutes and can look trough my "Botanical Gardens" lillies and other items, I would love to get some guidance about the NAMES of the flowers that I love so much. Only if you have time, Jay. Again, thank you for your kindness. Art (doctorart)

said doctorart 2007.10.13 at 19:00:53 PDT

I do agree with Tereza. Wood is one of the best Nature's materials to build furniture, houses and even boats. I know it due to my knowledge about materials' properties (physical, chemical and plastic) ... I am Mechanical Engineer although retired. Thanks for sharing your view about this material. Greetings from Portugal. Carlos.

said solrac_gi_2nd 2007.10.04 at 09:38:53 PDT

Wonderful album, Jay. I remember trying to learn about the rings of trees when I was young, but never understood it well. Thanks to you, I now understand the growing cycle and dark and light rings. Wood is beautiful - both as a tree and as the products it produces. I think my love of trees and wood started early since my father was a carpenter and showed me many different kinds of lumber and the grain and how to recognize them. Good luck with your entries in this week's challenge! J

said jannetie 2007.10.03 at 21:55:10 PDT

Wow, what a nice album of the best construction material on earth! Very good!

said terezadelpilar 2007.08.24 at 02:33:09 PDT

Thanks for all the messages Jay, and this is a most unusual album :o) Very informative yes, you certainly have a wealth of knowledge on wood and plants and flowers (which I completely lack and envy you :o) ) Ciao! Roberto

said rodemicheli 2007.06.20 at 14:37:18 PDT

Hello Jay, Very interesting album about the annual rings in wood! I have seen beautiful figure and fantastic patterns in your album! Interesting to know the light and dark rings are come of the grow in season! Jay you have to enter some photos for the weekly challenge Patterns! I am sure WS members love to see your figure in wood! Warm greetings from Holland, Joke

said _yoko12 2007.05.28 at 07:17:42 PDT

Good and informative album Jay. Thanks for your visit to my album. I knew that the rings indicated the age of the tree and how much it grew in a season, but I did not realize that the light rings are from spring and the dark from autumn! Thanks for the information. Dan, Nevada USA

said dannywhitedog 2007.05.10 at 22:11:56 PDT