Comments for Maureen Dunphy https://maureendunphy.com/ Maureen Dunphy is an author, speaker, writing coach, and workshop leader. Sun, 14 May 2023 21:47:33 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Palm Trees, Merely a Chorus for These Two Stars by Mindy LePere https://maureendunphy.com/palm-trees-merely-a-chorus-for-these-two-stars-jacaranda-hoop-pine/#comment-413 Sun, 14 May 2023 21:47:33 +0000 https://maureendunphy.com/?p=12588#comment-413 We must’ve overlapped in Florida! Phil and I were on St. Pete Beach and at my sister‘s condo while she’s hiking the Camino in Portugal. I will send you a picture of my mystery flower. The funny thing is I was getting a pedicure in Berkley before I departed. The Vietnamese owner, Mai, explained that girls in Vietnam were named for flowers, unpronounceable flowers for me. So, she goes by a pronounceable name for Americans. She described herself as a flower with long, yellow petals and pink things that stick out. I think I saw it in Florida.

]]> Comment on Tree Stories by Maureen Dunphy https://maureendunphy.com/mothering-trees-and-other-tree-stories/#comment-387 Mon, 08 May 2023 15:45:07 +0000 https://maureendunphy.com/?p=12572#comment-387 Yes, a wonderful idea, Ann! Some really amazing tree stories have been coming my way since I’ve shared mine.

]]> Comment on Tree Stories by Ann E. Michael https://maureendunphy.com/mothering-trees-and-other-tree-stories/#comment-366 Wed, 03 May 2023 13:26:31 +0000 https://maureendunphy.com/?p=12572#comment-366 Wonderful! I’ve just ordered your book, Maureen. And now I think I will make some notes about tree stories of my own!

]]> Comment on The Tree Who Owns Itself by Maureen Dunphy https://maureendunphy.com/the-tree-that-owns-itself/#comment-350 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 01:01:39 +0000 https://maureendunphy.com/?p=12531#comment-350 In reply to Maureen Shaughnessy.

I know that tree, Maureen, and I agree. I thought it was a burr oak. I just looked up “Bebb oak.” Bebb’s Hybrid Oak is a naturally occuring cross between a White Oak and a Burr Oak. I’ll bet you knew that. The hybrid was named for Michael Schuck Bebb (1833–1895), an Illinois botanist who specialized in willows. According to Morse Nursery, “This hybrid becomes a very large tree and starts producing the sweet acorns at a young age.” Here’s a link to an article about that particular Bebb oak on an Arbor Day 12 years ago: https://patch.com/michigan/rochester/whats-more-lovely-than-the-bebb-oak-tree This Friday is Arbor Day. Do you have any tree plans?

]]> Comment on The Tree Who Owns Itself by Maureen Shaughnessy https://maureendunphy.com/the-tree-that-owns-itself/#comment-349 Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:23:55 +0000 https://maureendunphy.com/?p=12531#comment-349 The Bebb Oak on Livernois Rd. in Rochester Hills gets my vote for being a tree truly deserving to “Belong to Itself.” You can Google it for photos–or better, drive there with a load of kids. It’s amazing to see how many it takes to encircle the trunk and the branches can hold a whole classful of children without dipping down. I drove by this tree every morning on my way to teach school nearby. I’ve long wanted to remove the ugly signs around the tree. And if I could, I’d move the road over as well. I bet the tree was there first!

]]> Comment on A Tree Tale Told . . . by Another Maureen by barbara b hamilton https://maureendunphy.com/a-tree-tale-told-by-another-maureen/#comment-329 Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:39:17 +0000 https://maureendunphy.com/?p=12513#comment-329 Maureen S, just wonderful rendering of a child’s love of trees segueing into an adult’s love, then pain when a tree is destroyed, not by nature but by a mind-numbingly insensitive neighbor. Beautiful description!

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