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"Thuja occidentalis 'Mossy', 2015, Dwarf [White Cedar], THOO-yuh ock-sih-den -TAY-liss, 1x2 ft Conifer, Z3, Gray Green, Bloom Month --, In Bed M Y2 for 0.6 years
A dwarf, stringy, green type of Eastern Arborvitae. Looks like a little clump of moss with tentacles. Leaves are a grey-green. Planted in 2015."
Kangaroo Grass growing on the edge of the Old Hume Highway, 50m south of Balaclava St intersection, Willow Vale (which is 3km north east from the centre of Mittagong, NSW, 2575). Substrate was a graded gravelly artificial bank. Site was at the edge of a disturbed stringy bark forest, with Dactylis glomerata, Rytidosperma and Themeda triandra (greater than 100 plants). Kangaroo Grass was erect, 95 cm tall and pulled up easily. Tubercle-based hairs on each glume were abundant.
sesame halva, rose loukoum, grapefruit sorbet
($12)
The stunner that we also came to CB for. I'm not a fan of turkish delights, but the loukoums used here are QQ like mochi but tugs back and you at the same time as giving you a generous warm smile. Great interplay of textures: thin crispy sugar veil, the cool and clean smooth grapefruit sorbet, the soft and stringy halva and how it's all bound by sweet whipped cream. Plus its a gem on ice.
Partial view of a large hand-specimen of amphibole asbestiform riebeckite ore, also known as crocidolite (historically, a.k.a. "blue asbestos"), one of six fibrous minerals currently regulated and defined as “asbestos”.
In this example, from a South African locality, a seam of crocidolite in rocky matrix demonstrates the inherently fibrous nature of this toxic mineral oddity, as it might appear naturally, directly from the ground.
When disturbed, crocidolite asbestos bundles can split into countless thin bundles, often referred as "fibers", a characteristic somewhat unique to asbestos minerals. Asbestos "fibers" can further sub-divide into such tiny, microscopic particles that they practically become "invisible" and can become airborne. Individual unit fibrils of asbestos are extremely thin needle-like crystals on the order of microns and angstroms.
Inhalation exposures to microscopic airborne asbestos particles have been well documented to cause serious respiratory diseases, cancers, and has been linked to disease-causation in other bodily systems, which can ultimately lead to fatality.
This Black Handed Spider Monkey is enjoying his or her snack!
Its not easy to get clear photos of these guys, as they have very dark facial features, and they are behind glass in a reasonably dark enclosure.
Distribution: Southern Mexico and all of Central America. Black-handed spider monkeys are vulnerable because of habitat destruction and hunting. They are particularly sensitive to changes in the environment, and so are indicator species for the health of the ecosystem.
Wild diet: Fruit and leaves, termites, and occasionally bark
Spider monkeys have a distinctive appearance, even in relation to other monkeys. No other primate looks quite like them. Spider monkeys have a prominent face, with whitish rings around the eyes. The rings contrast against a mostly black face. Spider monkeys are highly variable in coloration; some are black with a white or yellowish-white chest, others are mostly yellowish-grey. No matter what color, the fur is usually coarse and stringy over most of the body. Black-handed spider monkeys have black fur around the hands, feet, elbows, and knees, giving this species its common name.
Spider monkeys are almost perfectly designed for life in the trees. They have very long arms, hands, and feet. They have almost no thumb. It is their tail that gives them amazing acrobatic ability.
Spider monkeys sport a tail that seems to have a life of its own. The tail waves around, curls and uncurls, and even grasps branches. But the tail isn't acting on its own---spider monkeys use it like a fifth limb. When jumping around fifty feet above the forest floor, five "hands" are definitely better than four. With their specialized hands and grasping (prehensile) tail, spider monkeys are among the most agile climbers in the forest, moving through the trees with grace and speed. They climb hand over hand, suspended under branches. Five long limbs working together give this monkey a spider-like appearance---hence the name!
The availability of food determines much of spider monkey's social structure and behavior. About 75% of their diet is fruit. During the fruiting seasons, spider monkeys live in groups of up to 20 or so. They defend this area of plenty from other primates, until they've relieved the trees of their fruity bounty. When fruit is scarce and there isn't enough high-quality food to support the larger groups, spider monkeys break up into groups of between two and eight members. At these times they eat mostly leaves; not as nutritious as fruit, but abundantly available. During the next big fruiting season, the larger groups again assemble to feed and live together.
Body length: 15 to 27 inches (38 to 69 centimeters)
Tail length: 23 to 29 inches (58 to 74 centimeters)
Weight: 12 to 15 pounds (5.5 to 6.8 kilograms)
Habitat: Mostly rain forest, but also evergreen, semi-deciduous, and deciduous forest.
Royal Melbourne Zoo, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
There aren't many of these little square white enameled restaurants left these days. And it's a shame too. Open 24-7 and serving up some of the absolute best greasy spoon food you could ever challenge your intestinal and immune system with!
This is the kind of place that Guy Fieri would love and Gordon Ramsay would hate!
I've been going here for years and at all times of the day or night. The crew is just as animated and interesting as the clientele... Not for the weak of heart or stomach, the food is good, hot, fast and always has that wonderful taste of being cooked on a griddle that is cleaned maybe twice a year (whether it needs it or not, lol). I have never had a bad meal here and have always enjoyed the stimulating and lively repartee of the wait staff and cooks!
What you see here are the flagships of the menu: Cheeseburgers with everything (stringy grilled onions, pickles with ketchup and mustard) French fries and my new favorite, chocolate peanut butter malt! Yummo! :P
"coburg?! what's a good jewish girl got to do in coburg?!". eat, of course! baklava, falafel and spinach borek, $2.50 coffee, fresh roasted almonds in their shell, contraband cheese, persian fairy floss, loose legumes, stringy halva... and did i say spinach borek? mmm. big shout out to my buddy ahmed for the best produce store in melbourne and my free sweets. global adventures and i'm still in zone 1. all in a day's work - literally.
Two separate car boot purchases made five years apart and united in perfect teal and copper harmony! This bag has been lying unused until about two months ago and now I'm never without it - teal, stringy, vintage loveliness! x
Photographer: William Boag
Location: Beenleigh District, South-East Queensland, Australia
Description: The difficulties faced by settlers in the bush included poor roads, an unreliable mail service and dense, vine-matted scrub. Many selectors also subsisted on a staple diet of salted meat ('salt horse') and pumpkins. A woman and her children might be alone in their stringy bark hut for several months while a husband went off to split shingles or to earn extra money on a cattle station. Then she would be left to protect the crop against marauding birds, bandicoots, and scrub paddymelons.
View this image at the State Library of Queensland: hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/9271
Information about State Library of Queensland’s collection: pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/
ref: pixabay.com/photos/arctic-wolf-animal-zoo-wolf-5961985/
It's official; finally a binge once again. lololololol
Like all my binges, they don't last long at the time, but are known to make a comeback. :)
Once upon a time there was a girl called chunky,
Her face was all screwed up and she looked like a monkey,
She knew of this guy, but always asked herself why,
He always called her chunky.
His tummy was squidgy, and a little bit pidgy,
But she loved it, cos she hugged it,
It made her all gooey,
When he called her chunky,
It didn't matter, cos he was squidgy.
The moral of this tale, is not so hard to find,
If you are chunky then you are one of a kind,
Your man will still love you, you'll still be
the best,
And he'll look squidgy in his stringy vest.
Stockholm, Sweden. Beautiful head of hair. Note: the stereotype of all Swedes being blond is very wrong. However, there are some stunningly beautiful Swedish blonds. In fact, there are some stunningly beautiful non-blond Swedish women, too. My hunch is that this girl dyes her hair blond.
This is a cropped version of this photo.
Pavé of Kindai Bluefin Tuna
Celery Branch "Bâtons," Lily Bulb, Romanesco Cauliflower and Red Shiso with White Soy Vinaigrette.
Notes: If there was one less-than-perfect course, it'd be the Pavé of Kindai Bluefin Tuna (read more about this, the first organically and sustainably raised bluefin tuna in the world). Although the cut of loin meat was nicely seared and left raw in the middle, the meat tended to be stringy and a bit tough. The flavor of the meat, however was spectacular - the same slightly ferric ocean heartiness that I noticed when I had this specialty tuna at Le Bernardin not too long ago.
Read about this dinner at the ulterior epicure.
sesame halva, rose loukoum, grapefruit sorbet
($12)
The stunner that we also came to CB for. I'm not a fan of turkish delights, but the loukoums used here are QQ like mochi but tugs back and you at the same time as giving you a generous warm smile. Great interplay of textures: thin crispy sugar veil, the cool and clean smooth grapefruit sorbet, the soft and stringy halva and how it's all bound by sweet whipped cream. Plus its a gem on ice.
Image taken with my iPhone
Another delicious pair of Telway Cheeseburgers.
Telway really does these the right way. Instead of making those little ridiculous "punched with five holes" pre-made meat discs like White Castle, a Telway slider starts with two things: a small lump of ground beef that gets pressed flat onto the grill (giving it a sear that many slider joints lack), and starting with fresh onions instead of dried. They cook them burger side down with the onions on top, and then flip the whole mess over afterward. When it's almost don, the put the bun over it, and cover the mess with a towel.
The result is the perfect slider: Greasy, moist, fresh bun; seared meat; crisp dill pickle; and sharp but sweet stringy onions.
...so i rush to the rescue in Jen's bajillion horsepower speedboat, change into my lifeguard's outfit and tap the co-ordinates for Portofino into the microwave to the accompaniment of Thunderbirds music. but where's Jen...?
oh, Kylie, you still look fab, but that swimsuit? ewwww! it's brown! and spotty! and all stringy at the back! uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/kylie-minogue-bum-instagram-holida... i'm on my way to rescue you as soon as i figure out how to start this contraption.
Stringy California lace lichen (Ramalina menziessii) hangs from the branches of this tree. It does not harm the tree and is found on the branches that have already died. A lichen is a combination of a fungus and a green alga. Supposedly, both plants benefit by the association.
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old bald-headed tree
stretches its bare branches
into the sky,
drawing the universe
into its veins
to live again
in the spring.
* Poem by Jackie Wilson
Close-up of the spadix of a calla lily. This image was taken with the Raynox macro conversion lens and the vignetting on the left side is a lens effect. I tried to crop it out but would've lost too much of the picture. The yellow pillar in the "flower's" center is actually an inflorescence covered in many little flowers. The white stringy stuff I believe is the pollen from these flowers. The large curved white leaf surrounding the inflorescence stalk is a bract (modified leaf for attracting pollinators) and called a spathe in this type of flower architecture.
A lot of Aussie plants are prickly - stiff leaves with needle-like ends - old dry branches everywhere ... rather unpleasant to walk through or brush against.
I'm not sure what the small tree with stringy bark is but the shrub with the yellow flowers is a Dillwynia - probably Dillwynia retorta. Audrey was standing well back from all those needle leaves.
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Dillwynias are in the pea & bean family Fabaceae - and quite a few here are yellow with brown (or red) centres, which leads to their common name of Bacon & Eggs.
Thank you Mayra for all the wonderful prompts this month - and thanks to everyone for sharing all your gorgeous photos. :-)
"Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Sungold', 2017, Dwarf [Sawara Cypress], kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh, 4x4ft. #Conifer #T2J, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Golden Yellow, Bloom Month --, In Garden Bed L4 for 4.0 YEARS.
Mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub with golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage is bright gold but matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. Planted in 2013.
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
The Cotton Memorial Institute Hall of Mylor
The original hall at Mylor was stringy bark and corrugated iron built on land donated by George Witherage Cotton. Born in Kent, England, Cotton arrived in South Australia in 1848. He became a land agent and politician, working tirelessly for the system known as the “Working Men’s Blocks” scheme, whereby the Government of the day offered, at low rent, small parcels of land up to 8ha to working men. Cotton was known as the “Blocker’s Friend”. By 1896 about 12,900 people, lived on such blocks in Adelaide’s suburbs and at country towns such as Mylor.
After Cotton died, it was decided to erect a hall in honour at Mylor.
Mylor, the leading blocker’s town of South Australia, was en fete on 13 February on the occasion of the opening of its Institute Hall by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Fowell Buxton KCMG.
His Excellency drove from Marble Hill to Mount Lofty Railway Station, where the Ministers and party were awaiting his arrival. The Treasurer and the members drove up from the city. Others took the 10.20 train from Adelaide, while Dr. Cockburn drove across from Mount Barker
A drive round the hills brought the party to Scott's Creek, a number of blocks being passed en route. His Excellency, accompanied by the majority of his companions, left the vehicles at Mr. Acland's, a blocker who has a very comfortable place. They received a cordial welcome, the lady of the house producing delicious peaches, apples, and other samples of the fruit which is grown on land which a few years since produced nothing but the eucalyptus. The Scott's Creek School was visited.
Thenceforth climbing the heights and getting down on the other side over rough and deep rutty narrow roads was somewhat perilous. More than once the travellers had very narrow escape from accident, but expert handling of the reins carried them safely through. These half-made tracks were certainly never meant for vehicles of the description in which half of the party were driven.
Sir Fowell left the vehicle whenever there was a halt, and on one occasion he walked a considerable distance over the rough country that he might enter the houses and talk with the inhabitants. Leaving Leslie's Creek the travellers eventually got to the Old Echunga road. Campbell Cottage and Glen Cotton were personally inspected, and after more rough riding through Aldgate Valley. Mylor was reach at 2.30pm. His Excellency visited the public school and the children granted a half-holiday the next day.
His Excellency, Captain Guise, and Dr. Campbell then proceeded to Warrakilla, the residence of Mr. G. W. Goyder, with whom they lunched, while the rest of the Adelaide visitors sat down to a very acceptable luncheon provided in the Institute by a number of the ladies.
The Cotton Memorial Institute formally opened after 4pm. The building, which is only a temporary one, has been erected by subscription. It is of wood and iron, which can be utilized for the permanent structure later. It is 30ft x 20ft.
[Ref: Mylor History Group and the Advertiser 15-2-1896]
In 1922 a new hall was constructed of local stone on the same site by local builder Eusebius Wilson Jnr., who had built a number of homes and other buildings in Mylor. The hall foundation stone was laid 24 June 1922 by Sir John Langdon Bonython KCMG.
The committee then entertained Sir Langdon Bonython at afternoon tea. Later a public tea was held and was well patronised. In the evening a concert was given to a packed house.
Interesting memories of early days of the movement were recalled at Mylor on Saturday [27 January] when the new Institute, to be known as the Mylor Cotton Memorial Hall, was opened by Mr C H Cotton, a son of the founder of the settlement.
Mr L Meredith (president of the institute committee) said the fine new hall had been built on the site of the temporary building which had served the needs of the district so long. With his friends and neighbours he had striven hard to obtain an adequate building.
Ten years ago they had organised working bees to clear the land surrounding the old Institute, and it had been intended then to proceed with the erection of the new building. The war, however, had driven the project into the background. The people had therefore lent all their energies to patriotic purposes. The honour roll that hung on the wall testified to the patriotism of the district, for it contained the names of 47 soldiers and two nurses, a number of whom had made the supreme sacrifice.
[Ref: Chronicle 1-7-1922 and the Advertiser 29-1-1923]
One of the Osprey from the pair that are nesting again this year at Lakewood and the Crosstown Expressway, flew in with a Sushi lunch! I spent about an hour photographing them from various angles. I took hundreds of shots, and picked out a few to post. It just doesn't bother me to see them eat. It is, what it is, Osprey lunch!
I'm excited that they are nesting so close by again. Last year, I didn't have a lens with the muscle to get anywhere close enough to them. Today was much better, though I did crop these as well. I'm still pretty happy with the details, zoomed all the way to 250mm and hand held. Thanks for viewing! =o)
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"Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Sungold', 2016, Dwarf [Sawara Cypress], kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh, 4x4 ft Conifer, Z4, Golden Yellow, Bloom Month --, In Bed L4 for 2.4 years
Mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub with golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage is bright gold but matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. Planted in 2013."
Another India Arie inspired shot....she's been heavy on my music rotation lately. I love hearing strong women make smart music!
Listen to this beautiful message!
I recently cut my hair pretty short. It took me YEARS to get it as long as it was and, as I always do, as soon as it got to the length I thought I wanted, I cut it all off.....and regretted it. I hate my short hair. Primarily because I'm lazy and I can't just throw it up in a ponytail like I used to. But also, as women we are OFTEN told that beautiful hair is long, thick, and luscious. Well, my hair is none of those things! It's thin, and stringy...straight as a pin, and now it's not even long! Sometimes it's hard to feel pretty with short hair. But...Like the song says.........
I am not my hair...I'm the soul that lives within.
p.s. I know the focus is off a bit on my face......focus is a hard thing to get right on self portraits!
Nave foundation stone 27 Oct 1846 by Miss Fanny Conway of Jiddown Estate, architect Moses Garlick, opened 12 Sep 1847, consecrated 13 Mar 1849, tower by 1872, new bell 1896. First church of stringybark & shingles opened 4 Jul 1841 on land given by John Wickham Daw. Foundation stone Sunday School hall 21 Oct 1865, opened by Mar 1866, replacing earlier stringybark church/school. Church originally known as "St Mary's on the Sturt", later “St Mary's South Road”. Suburb named after the church.
“Church, erected by voluntary subscriptions, on the Onkaparinga road, mid-way between the river Sturt and the Brownhill creek, was opened for public worship, by the Rev. C. B. Howard, Colonial Chaplain. . . The structure of the Church is both simple and neat. It is composed of stringy bark, and is capable of accomodating [sic] almost two hundred and fifty persons. A Sunday School is attached to the Church, and a Day School is about to be established.” [Southern Australian 6 Jul 1841]
“Saint Mary’s Church. The foundation stone of this church was laid on Tuesday last in the village of St. Mary's, on the Sturt, and some few acres south of the old church. . . Saint Mary's Church, In the Village of St. Mary's, on the Sturt, County of Adelaide, South Australia. The foundation stone of this church was laid by Miss Conway, of Jiddown Estate, On Tuesday the 27th October, 1846, being the tenth year of the reign of our most Gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria. Lieut. Governor of South Australia-Major Robe.” [South Australian 30 Oct 1846]
“The foundation-stone of a church near the old wooden building known as St. Mary's Church was laid on Tuesday last, in the presence of the Colonial Chaplain, the Rev. Messrs Woodcock and Newenham, and some of the settlers in the neighbourhood.” [SA Gazette & Colonial Register 31 Oct 1846]
“A meeting was held on Wednesday, at St Mary's, on the Sturt, of the inhabitants of that district, to take measures for erecting a parsonage. The Rev. John Fulford has been licensed by the Lord Bishop of Adelaide for the cure of souls within the district It was resolved, after a lengthened and friendly discussion, to build on the glebe approaching Tapley's Hill — the situation being centrical for Christ Church, O'Halloran Hill, and St Mary's — which churches, for a time at least, will be supplied by the same clergyman.” [South Australian 8 Sep 1848]
“the Lord Bishop of the diocese performed the service of consecration at St. Mary's Church, on the Sturt, and afterwards preached to a large and most respectable congregation. The Very Rev. Archdeacon Hale, and the Rev. T. Fulford, bore part in the services of the day. The church, having accommodation for 130 persons, is exceedingly neat, and a very commodious parsonage house is nearly completed.” [South Australian 20 Mar 1849]
“the opening service at St. Mary's, Sturt River, on Sunday, September 12, 1846, was taken by the incumbent of St. John's (Rev. W. T. Woodcock). St. Mary's at that time being apparently an off-shoot from St. John's.” [Register 11 Feb 1928]
“St. Mary's Church Sunday-School, Sturt. . . The spot selected is situate a little to the north of the present church, being the site of the first church of St. Mary's.” [Register 4 Jul 1865]
“St. Mary’s Sunday-School, Lecture Hall, and Institute. The ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the above building was performed by the Lord Bishop of Adelaide at St. Mary's, Sturt on Saturday afternoon. October 21. . . The site of the proposed building is a short distance north of St. Mary's Church. It was originally selected for the church, but circumstances occurred which caused the latter to be erected where it now stands. The new building is to front the west and its size is to be 22 by 42 feet. . . The style is Gothic. Messrs. Wright and Woods kindly prepared the plan.” [Register 23 Oct 1865]
“A tea and public meeting took place in the St. Mary's Schoolroom and Institute, Sturt, on Thursday evening, March 22.” [Advertiser 24 Mar 1866]
“As the designation of the Church — St. Mary's, Sturt — causes confusion, particularly in the Post-Office, letters so addressed being sent to the Sturt Post-Office, instead of the Edwards Town one. No fault, whatever, being attributable to the Post Office authorities; it was considered advisable to change the title to St. Mary's, South-road, and the Chairman was requested to write to the Secretary of Synod, with a view to all future Synodal communications being so directed.” [Advertiser 7 Apr 1866]
“Concert at St. Mary's, South-road. . . held in St. Mary's Hall, on the South-road, in aid of the funds of St. Mary's School.” [Register 20 Jul 1872]
“St. Mary's. Church, South-road. . . The tower of the church, for which subscriptions were raised a year or two ago, is now finished at a cost, including extras, of £65 5s. 3d. A new bell, weighing more than 1 cwt., recently sent out from England, will soon be hung up inside the tower.” [Advertiser 24 Apr 1873]
“a very successful fancy fair with music, singing, and tableaux, was held in St. Mary's Hall, South-road, with the object of raising funds for the purchase of a new bell for the church, the present one having been cracked in hanging some years ago.” [Advertiser 17 Apr 1896]
“the dedication service in connection with the new bell was held in St. Mary's Church, South-road, by Bishop Harmer, assisted by the Rev. W. S. Moore (incumbent), and the Rev. A. Honner.” [Evening Journal 14 Jul 1896]
“St. Mary's, South-road. . . thanks were also passed to those ladies and gentlemen who had taken put in the entertainments to raise funds for the new bell, and. . . to Messrs. Ragless, of Tonsley Park, for their kindness in not only flooring the bell tower, but also in providing wood for the same, and ladders to reach the bell floor.” [Advertiser 8 May 1897]
“Old St. Mary’s, as the Anglican Church on the South-road is affectionately called by the inhabitants of Edwardstown and district, is shortly to be embellished with stained-glass windows. The Church has been a familiar landmark for upwards of sixty years, and the present edifice, which replaced a wooden temporary structure over half a century ago, is the oldest ecclesiastical building still remaining intact in the province. Persons who hail from the old country are often carried back in imagination to their native villages when passing by its distinctly rural English aspect, with its orthodox square tower and picturesque churchyard.” [Evening Journal 26 Sep 1898]
“within a few days, the removal of one of the oldest landmarks alone the main road. For more than 80 years the original St. Mary’s Anglican Schoolroom has stood just past the angle where the South road is joined by Daw's road. . . Mr. Daw gave the land for the schoolroom, and for St. Mary's Church and rectory a little farther south. . . The schoolroom was used in the first place for church services and other purposes, afterward serving for many years as a school and for social gatherings. It is being taken down at last by the direction of the Succession Act Trustees as past repair.” [Register 11 Feb 1928 with photo p 14]
“More than £800 had been spent on renovations to the 106-year-old St. Marys Church of England, South road, St. Marys, before last night's fire. . . destroyed the south-eastern section of the ceiling and roof and burnt the church's historical records. The fire began in the vestry and quickly spread through the shingle, straw, and galvanised iron roof. . . The last service at the church was on Sunday, but the doors are never locked.” [News 3 Jun 1953]
“The church organ was extensively damaged by water. A woman member of the congregation has offered to bear the cost of restoring it. In addition to the damage to the building, elaborate needlework by the women of the church was destroyed.” [News 4 Jun 1953]
“The fire had destroyed baptismal, wedding and burial registers dating back to the 1840's, together with candlesticks, vestments and altar linen which were stored in the vestry.” [Advertiser 4 Jun 1953]
“The weekend arson attempt on SA's second-oldest church — St. Mary's Church of England on South road — is the thirteenth deliberate attempt to burn down churches in Adelaide in six years. . . But for Saturday night's fire, which destroyed a £200 organ, members of the congregation would this week have completed restoring the £3.000 damage caused by the earlier fire.” [News 5 Oct 1953]
“For the first time in years, the doors of St. Mary's Church of England on South road have been securely bolted following Saturday night's arson attempt.” [News 7 Oct 1953]
“An organ to replace the one destroyed by a fire in St. Mary's Church of England, South road, St. Marys, on October 5, has been given by Mr. H. M. Wood, of Greenhill road, Tusmore. . . Mr. and Mrs. Wood had offered to pay part of the cost of restoring the organ, which was in need of small repairs.” [Advertiser 19 Oct 1953]
Coastal Redwood (Cupressaceae) - Image by Tony Mundell in Alice Holt Forest, Farnham, Surrey.
Sequoia is a single species genus and, in its native California, S. sempervirens is tallest tree worldwide. The terminal brances lie more or less in one plane, with leaves arranged singly on either side of the twig, similar to Yew; leaves are generally flat and narrowly tapering, with sharp points; cones have scales with a lip-like furrow, similar to Sequoiadendron; bark is orangey- to reddish-brown and stringy and spongy, similar to Sequoiadendron.
It would be impossible to say which mineral forms the majority of the composition of these formations without sample analysis. It most likely is a composite mineral formation. This cave is in an area where minerals were collected and analysed by Will White.
Here is a quote from that article: "Overall, 51 samples were obtained from nine caves. Of these 51 samples, 22 were calcite and 15 were gypsum. Calcite appeared as coralloids, as crusts, and as the stringy white masses from the Kipuka Kanohina System"
The formations I photographed are in a cave in the upper end of the Kipuka Kanohina System. I suppose technically these are not a coralloid formation, but formations that were more coralloid like were in the area.
That was my reasoning for going with calcite.
This was a shot taken acouple miles from where I live. I've learned something about wild turkeys....they are not good to eat...very tough and stringy!! I'll buy one at the store!!! 😂
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Chatham is in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. I don't know the current status of the building. Update: as of early December 2018, the vines are still smothering whatever building is beneath.
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Tendrils often twirl in this manner, but I've been reading about string theory over the last few weeks and now everything seems awesomely stringy!! :) :)
The gangly Double-crested Cormorant is a prehistoric-looking, matte-black fishing bird with yellow-orange facial skin. Though they look like a combination of a goose and a loon, they are relatives of frigatebirds and boobies and are a common sight around fresh and salt water across North America—perhaps attracting the most attention when they stand on docks, rocky islands, and channel markers, their wings spread out to dry. These solid, heavy-boned birds are experts at diving to catch small fish.
Size & Shape
Double-crested Cormorants are large waterbirds with small heads on long, kinked necks. They have thin, strongly hooked bills, roughly the length of the head. Their heavy bodies sit low in the water.
Color Pattern
Adults are brown-black with a small patch of yellow-orange skin on the face. Immatures are browner overall, palest on the neck and breast. In the breeding season, adults develop a small double crest of stringy black or white feathers.
Emu Bottom Homestead is a historic homestead near Sunbury, in Victoria. Built around 1836, Emu Bottom is the oldest existing farmhouse constructed by settlers in Victoria. It was so named because it was on low lying ground which was the haunt of numerous emus. The main homestead and some of its outlying buildings were constructed from local stone, dry coursed with creek mud and stringy bark.
Emu Bottom is also a rare example of early Australian colonial architecture, with its twelve paned deeply recessed windows recalling the old world, whilst the homestead was also intelligently adapted to the new harsh Australian environment with its wide verandas and easterly aspect.
The building of Emu Bottom homestead commenced circa 1836. George Evans (1785 – 1876), who had arrived on the Schooner Enterprise from Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) in 1835, settled near modern day Sunbury. Emu Bottom, later called Emu Vale, was occupied by George Evans, by squatting license, as one of many large squatting runs on Crown Land. In 1843, George Evans, then aged fifty-eight, married eighteen year old Anne Holden. Six children were born from the union and grew up at the homestead. After 1851, many squatting runs, including Emu Bottom, became available for outright purchase. To George Evans' dismay, “his” run was purchased by the immensely wealthy pastoralist W. J. T. Clarke. The homestead block of 640 acres stayed with George Evans, but this was hardly viable. In about 1860, George Evans leased the property and moved to operate the Royal Oak Hotel in Queen Street in central Melbourne. He died in Melbourne in 1876, but his family eventually returned to Emu Bottom. In 1916 the last of Evans’ son’s died and the property passed through several owners, being renamed “Holly Green.”
In 1968, the property was purchased by the current owners, and Holly Green was completely restored and was given back its original - if perhaps less poetic - name. During restoration, several discoveries were made including the original kitchen fireplace and oven, as well as some artifacts. Today the homestead and surrounds are managed as a reception centre.
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‘Lemon Thread’ is a slow-growing, semi-dwarf, broadly-conical, shrubby variety that will typically grow to 3-5’ over the first 20 years. Noted for its bright yellow thread-like foliage. Foliage attractive in winter. Small cones appear on mature plants. Peeling, reddish-orange bark develops on mature plants.
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I haven't cut my hair for about a year and a half. I was usually the type of person who got haircuts more frequently than most people. As you can see it's getting pretty stringy and messy...
This is the longest length it's ever been. I figured it should have its own portrait of some sort before it goes away tomorrow.
lovely fairy with long stringy legs cake by www.trulyscrumptiouscakes.moonfruit.com lynn.abbott5@gmail.com
Salted turnip (really, 白萝卜 daikon radish) that is salted and bundled like this is new to me. Each bundle consists of a the unsightly knobbly top of the radish rolled in a thin sheet or radish, cut lengthwise, and finally wrapped with the salted radish tops. The radish tops were tought and stringy, but might be ok to flavour a soup. The rest of the salted turnip was quite tender but so salty you wouldn't believe! As is typical with these salted veg, you're supposed to rinse, then soak until the saltiness is about right, and you don't add any more salt to the dish you're making.
Batons of salted turnip, together with the minced beef and some finely diced celery and chopped spring onion, the salted turnip gave the steamed meatloaf a fragrant mustiness. Surprisingly, there was a nice sweetness to the salted turnip, and I was glad I cut them differently t allow them to stand out.
Not a bad dish, if I do say so myself :)
It was good that the flavour and minerally Little Creek grass-fed beef was beefy enough to hold it's own.
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The chancel arch.
Unbuttressed, late w tower with pyramid roof. But the nave is Norman and has in its s doorway and chancel arch two of the very best and most characteristic pieces of the Herefordshire school of carvers. Both pieces are clearly the work of one man. His obsession was birds, especially cocks. Cocks are e.g. on the capitals of the one order of shafts of the S doorway. The abacus has intertwined trails. In the arch a thick roll moulding and a band of rosettes. But the tympanum is what really matters, a tympanum that helps much to reconstruct the all but lost one of Shobdon, of which Rowlstone is to all intents and purposes a copy. It represents Christ in Glory. The legs are placed in the typically Romanesque way, with knees wide apart and feet together. The folds have the tense, stringy parallel curves of the Herefordshire school. The figure is in a halo, not almond-shaped as usual, but with top and bottom rounded. Four angels hold the halo, and all four are represented flying head downwards. This allows the carver again to display his curved parallels. The composition is highly accomplished. What is against nature is in accordance with stylistic principles. In the capitals of the chancel arch there are again birds. The capitals it are of one piece with the outer adjoining panel of two small figures on each side. On the 1. (N) they are an angel and a bishop, on the r. it is not so easy to recognize them, as they stand upside down. That does not seem quite so accomplished, and the most baffling fact is that the whole stone was not rejected. Such indulgence is attractive; it is instructive too. Many birds once more in the abaci. In the doorway arch a thick roll and an outer band of saltire crosses. Norman windows in nave and chancel.
(Pevsner: The Buildings of England, Herefordshire)
Blues Point, Sydney Harbour, NSW, Australia
NIKON D7000 + 16.0-35.0 mm f/4.0 @ 18 mm, 15 sec at f/11, ISO 100 + Lee 0.9 GND + Heliopan CPL
What!, a beach on the harbour foreshore, with this view of the Sydney CBD - unheard of!!
Minutes before sunrise and the stringy clouds are still sitting patiently above the city and I'm waiting for them to blaze to colour
© Rodney Campbell