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.................... .... I guess the grass itself is a child, the produced Babe of vegetation. "Song for Myself ~ Walt Whitman

bench (n.) Old English benc "long seat," especially one without a back, from Proto-Germanic *bankon(source also of Old Frisian bank "bench," Old Norse bekkr, Danish bænk, Middle Dutch banc, Old High German banch). The group is cognate with bank (n.2) "natural earthen incline beside a body of water," and perhaps the original notion is "man-made earthwork used as a seat." Used from late 14c. of a merchant's table. From c. 1300 in reference to the seat where judges sat in court, hence, by metonymy, "judges collectively, office of a judge." Hence also bencher "senior member of an inn of court" (1580s). Sporting sense "reserve of players" (in baseball, North American football, etc.) is by 1909, from literal sense of place where players sit when not in action (attested by 1889). A bench-warrant (1690s) is one issued by a judge, as opposed to one issued by an ordinary justice or magistrate. ~ Online Etymology dictionary HBM ye, all and best wishes

www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=553 A lichen is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship. Lichens have properties different from those of their component organisms Lichens first appeared about 400 million years ago, so they have been around for a long time. Some individual species such as Hypogymnia physodes have been around for at least 25 million years and maybe for as long as 70 million years.

Only when a tree has fallen can you take the measure of it. It is the same with a man.” — Anne Morrow Lindbergh

calscape.org/Quercus-lobata-(Valley-Oak) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_lobata Quercus lobata, commonly called the valley oak or roble, grows into the largest of North American oaks. It is endemic to California, growing in interior valleys and foothills from Siskiyou County to San Diego County. Mature specimens may attain an age of up to 600 years.

www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=553

www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=553

www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=553

Indian Grinding Rock National Park

Indian Grinding Rock State Historical Park

Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park