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Maple Samaras

Today I Learned that maple seed spinners are properly called samaras:

Triple and Quad Maple Seeds
Triple and Quad Maple Seeds

The Norway Maple near the road produced a bumper crop of triples this year, along with the first quad spinner samara I’ve ever seen.

Looks like the odds are ever in my favor …

Comments

2 responses to “Maple Samaras”

  1. Olli Avatar
    Olli

    Rent-a-Wreck…
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lada_Samara#Safety_by_modern_standards

    1. Ed Avatar
      Ed

      My first glance at the lead picture reminded me of Mary’s first car: a Fiat 124 wagon. Cute car, crap engine.