"What is it?"

"I'm not ashamed to admit I spent a fair amount of time there as a kid. ;-)"

"many gooseberries have thorns on them (maybe most?). Check calflora.org; great resource"

"I saw some of these at Madulce that had spikes on them. Ever seen those kind before?"

"Yes. A kind of currant ... I`d guess R. malvaceum. Don`t need the location, thx."

"Bluff Camp. Where are the people?"

"Will check tonight; way behind on email this week."

"you got my email right?"

"Ice can stove = bench. That is their fate. :-)"

"Pens!"

"Looks like Blue Jay ..."

"I should qualify the above comment ... you'll spot them along the old wire route, so often times way out in the middle of nowhere!"

"You'll spot these insulators anywhere there was once a guard station, lookout, or other Forest building. Fewer and fewer out there, of course, because people grab them as souvenirs."

"It's settled then. ;-)"

"You seen it before?"