The Sound of Silence

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:43 pm

Werner von Trapp, the man who was portrayed as Kurt in the musical The Sound of Music, died Thursday at the ripe old age of 91. Four of the von Trapp siblings survive him.

zepboy · Post by **zepboy** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:00 pm

May we all make it to so rich an age.

May he rest in peace.

Wendy · Post by **Wendy** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:48 pm

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:44 pm

What is it called? Is it Austrian?

Mr. Potatoe Head · Post by **Mr. Potatoe Head** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:45 am

Wendy wrote:

What a beautiful flower and plant a species of the prayer plant> nice texture

Wendy · Post by **Wendy** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:34 am

^^^
In sympathy and as a memorial to Werner von Trapp.

Delonix regia "flava" , common name: Royal Poinciana "Smathers Gold"
In the Fabaceae/Leguminosae (bean) family.
It displays "nyctinastic" behavior in that the leaves fold closed at night as if they were sleeping. Like a "prayer plant."

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:28 pm

A most excellent choice, then. I thought it might be Austrian, considering it was to honor Mr. von Trapp. Although not Austiran, it still honors him well.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:11 pm

I have never heard of him.

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:02 pm

Did you never see the movie The Sound of Music?

Kares4Rush · Post by **Kares4Rush** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:30 pm

Oh, that's sad news.

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:59 pm

Yeah, it is, but yet there is a bright side. He did make it to 91, an age he wouldn't have made it to see if Hitler'd had his way, though.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:54 am

that's a good long life. God bless him.

I pray I make it that long.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:27 am

awip2062 wrote:Did you never see the movie The Sound of Music?

Not a musicals kind of guy. I'm sure I saw it as a kid, (Mom liked that kind of stuff), so I'm sure I prolly did see it once or thirty times. I have blocked that pain from memory.

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:30 pm

So four of the family is still alive? That's pretty cool.

awip2062 · Post by **awip2062** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:39 pm

Yeah, they are long-lived and that is cool!

My guess is lifestyle and faith has much to do with how long they are living.