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Simpson Park Hammock -- The park has a couple entrances though you wouldn't easily find the East gate because it's hidden under the subtropical jungle. Photo by Peter W. Cross
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I've waited years to get a shot like this. If I had more time, to get those clouds and that light, I would have gone somewhere better to take the photo. But this is good enough for now.
Dwight Yoakam performed at the Pageant on Sunday, August 18, 2013. Sturgill Simpson opened the show.
Photo by Kelsey McClure.
Donald Ernest Simpson was my Father's oldest brother
Born 18 July 1889, Winnipeg Manitoba
Died 27 September 1918, Aubigny, France
One thing I unexpectedly learned on this trip was that the Simpsons are a well-established global brand.
Donald Ernest Simpson
Born 18 July 1889, Winnipeg Manitoba
Died 27 September 1918, Aubigny, France
John Graham Simpson
Born 10 May 1896, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Died 28 December 1945, Victoria, BC
7-Elevens become "Kwik-E-Marts" for the premiere month of "The Simpsons" movie.
Note the "marketing haze" around the products which makes you buy things you absolutely don't need.
Mmmm marketing.
This is a Simpson's Stopper (Myrcianthes fragans)
It is a native Florida evergreen shrub. It has a max height of 20 feet, likes to be in the sun or partial shade and likes moist, well-drained soils, but will adapt well to a lot of different soil types.
I have taken a shine to the Simpson's Stopper because of its fragrant leaves. In the spring we will see a profusion of fragrant flowers followed by berries that the birds will love. Also it has exfoliating bark and what the industry refers to as ornamental bark.
The word ornamental comes up a lot when describing plants around here to my surprise. I think about art and how the word ornamental was flung around a lot in art history classes. If I recall correctly, in art, ornamental would refer to a piece that is relished with detail and serves no particular purpose but to look extravagant, a decorative piece that looks good but has no meaning beyond that, which is hard to distinguish in art and also with plants. In the plant world, ornamental refers to a decorative plant or one that is grown to decorate because it is considered beautiful. That a plant can be referred to as ornamental seems funny to me because despite our judgment of its looks, its meaning is its purpose - to attract a natural propagator - its whole beautiful purpose is for survival and this seems to me the most meaningful of all meanings, and don't all plants do this? And therefore aren't all plants then ornamental? Or not ornamental? That bird or butterfly attracted to that tasty looking fruit or fragrant flower wouldn't refer to the plant as ornamental, because to them it isn't just purely decorative, but has a meaning verging on the meaning of life. Even when taken out of context and placed in a home (serving no purpose but to be decorative) the plant itself is still beautiful for its purpose of survival and therefore not ornamental, but whatever, I think I get it now. Houseplants (i.e. plants taken out of their natural contexts) = ornamental. Right? I'll have to ask about this tomorrow.
But back to the Simpson's Stopper.
Wait, maybe the person who wrote these one-page descriptions of the plants that I am learning from is just misusing the word ornamental to describe the bark or using it as synonymous with detailed, showy or repetitive.
The Simpson's Stopper is slow growing but at its grand max height of 20 feet and with its branches untrimmed it serves as an excellent screen or buffer plant. This means that it will provide adequate blockage between your yard and your neighbor's yard, a busy road, or anything else you might not want to acknowledge all the time, or ever again.
Simpsons Gap is part of the West MacDonnell National Park. A small canyon opening in the range carved by water. West of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia.
THE SIMPSONS: Homer blows off Marge to buy a lottery ticket and wins the million dollar jackpot. Fearing how Marge will react if she finds out the reason Homer missed their date, Homer keeps his newly inherited fortune a secret and spoils his family with “anonymous” gifts. When Bart finds out, he gives Homer a lesson in looking out for number one, and the two spend the winnings on front row seats to see Coldplay (Chris Martin guest voices as himself) in the “Million Dollar Maybe” episode of THE SIMPSONS Sunday, Jan. 31 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. THE SIMPSONS ™ and © 2010 TTCFFC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.