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Speechless Sundays-Put on your thinking caps. . You'll be on your knees trying to guess what these are!

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Cypress knees

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Kathy Streib
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Comments (23)

Jim & Maria Hart
Brand Name Real Estate - Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC Real Estate

I was thinking the were mushrooms or some other fungus growth, but I can see the cypress knees.  I've honestly only seen them in the swamp, so it would be covered by water except for the very tip.

Dec 20, 2009 07:23 AM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Kathy

I would have never have guessed that.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Dec 20, 2009 07:28 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

I thought mushrooms, but I can also see aliens under the cover of darkness....very sci fi and futuristic.

Dec 20, 2009 09:47 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Jim & Maria- They do look like a fungus growth, don't they. 

Lou- this is out at Green Cay Wetlands on Hagen Ranch Road. 

Sharon- Would have been a great Halloween shot!

Dec 20, 2009 11:43 AM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Kathy, I was going to guess something growing in the ground...would have never guessed Cypress Knees.

Dec 21, 2009 04:49 AM
Ginger Foust
Certified Staging Professional - Oakhurst, CA
Home Stager Oakhurst CA, Dream Interior Redesign & Staging

Very interesting Kathy.  Thanks for the link to wikipedia as I had never heard of Cypress Knees. I guess that I've seen them since I've been to the Everglades and other swampy areas.  I would have guessed some kind of sprout that was deceived by a warming spell. 

Dec 21, 2009 08:24 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Rebecca-I'd never heard of Cypress Knees until I saw these.

Ginger- I like your guess of some kind of sprout.  I find it interesting that there's a cottage industry crafting these into various art forms.

Dec 22, 2009 12:25 PM
Bill Gassett
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Hopkinton, MA
Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate

Interesting...they looked like some very bad onions to me:) Happy Holidays!

Dec 22, 2009 10:48 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Bill, you're right, they do look somewhat like bad onions.  Have a Happy Holiday!

Dec 23, 2009 08:37 AM
marti garaughty
garaughty.com - Montreal, QC
a highly caffeinated creative type...

hi Kathy, at first glace I thought burnt Bar-B-Q, I'm having a dumb blonde day. ;-) Happy Holidays!

Dec 23, 2009 09:01 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Marti-I could see the burnt bbq!  Not a dumb blonde moment at all.

Dec 25, 2009 02:50 AM
Monique Combs
Royal Shell Real Estate - Bonita Springs, FL
Royal Shell Real Estate - Monique Combs

Kathy ~ I wanted to guess.... I thought they were cypress... really. We have a park here called Cypress Creek. It is pretty facinating to see how these trees try to survive.

Dec 28, 2009 01:05 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

monique-Amazing aren't they? And, good guess!!!! I love the smell of the cypress as we walk through them on the boardwalk.

Dec 28, 2009 01:02 PM
Carra Riley & Declan Kenyon
Brokers Guild Cherry Creek Ltd - Westminster, CO
Helping people Transition at all ages!

Kathy, 

Cypres just sounds soothing!  I loved your profile and think it is great you started with Barbie and Chatty Cahty!  I look forward to seeing more fun stuff form you!

Cosmic Cow

Jan 01, 2010 08:48 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Carra and Happy New Year.  If you want something really soothing, get a pillow stuffed with dried cypress. 

Jan 02, 2010 11:37 AM
Shirley Parks
Sands Realty 210-414-0966 - San Antonio, TX
Broker, 210-414-0966, San Antonio TX Real Estate

I saw a show last week-end about cypress kness.  We have those here in Texas, too.

Jan 03, 2010 12:01 PM
Michele Rose
Rose-Colored Staging - Mount Holly Township, NJ
Burlington County Home Staging & Redesign

Freaky!  I never saw such a thing!  I need to get out of Jersey more often!  LOL! 

Jan 05, 2010 02:21 PM
Deena Cottingham
GreenApple Staging & Images, Calgary Staging & Photography - Calgary, AB
Home Stager & Photographer

Very cool phenonmenon, Kathy! You had me guessing. I was going with a fungus of some sort, as well.

Jan 07, 2010 02:18 AM
Susan Brown
Keller Williams NE, Kingwood Texas (Humble & Atascocita too) - Kingwood, TX

Kathy - I've never heard of Cypress Knees.  We learn something every day!  They looked like something out of a sci-fi movie!

Jan 12, 2010 01:27 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

To Shirley, Michele, Deena and Susan: I apologize for not responding to your comments.  Very remiss on my part.  A big belated thank you for commenting.

Apr 11, 2010 09:50 AM