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"Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Lemon Thread', 2017, [Sawara False Cypress], kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh, 4x3 ft Dwarf #Conifer, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, stringy, whip-like, golden yellow foliage, Bloom Month --, In Garden Bed J1.10 a0 for 0.3 years
‘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.
#Chamaecyparis"
Early example piece by Kathy to the right. She is a master of painting with Reusche 1368 water friendly painting medium. She applies it and handles it similarly to oil-medium china paint. It stays open and can be manipulated indefinitely. Similar media is available from the paint companies like Winsor Newton as a 'water soluble oil'. I haven't compared the retail stuff to Reusche 1368 but I will. But its not an oil. Its a cellulose ether w/propanol, in the same family as Klyr Fire and CMC. Viscous but not gooey or stringy.
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.
As the weather in the Pacific Northwest is drippy today (yay!) I thought I'd share this close-up study of one of the stringy bits of Panther Creek Falls in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. (This image is from an upcoming book.)
MIX meat and seasoning mix. Shape half of the mixture into 24 (1-inch) balls; place in 15x10x1-inch baking pan and bake at 350 F for 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked through.
Brown the remaining seasoned ground beef and add salsa.
Fill each taco shell with a thin layer of ground beef, sour cream, lettuce, and tomatoes.
Position 2 meatballs inside the taco shell and add a dollop of sour cream to each. Garnish with olives to make “eyeballs.” Spread the cheese out along to the top for stringy hair.
Stripes with flowers. Gold metal twill alongside jewels and trinkets. Silk satin, mirrors, stones, ceramic, glass tube beads....all of this and more makes up Maison Martin Mariela's latest called, "Artisanal."
In this Haute Couture Spring 2014 Collection, Maison is a natural at combining different patterned fabrics giving them complete symmetry. It is not an easy task and for that he has my true admiration.
Inspired, I gave it a go by pairing a bold printed overcoat with glitter striped pants and a flowered bodysuit. I loved the look of his Embroidered “Clin d'oeil” Evening Gloves (which took 18 hours to make, by the way), but wasn't satisfied with how anything with similar style transferred over inworld. So, I simulated the look with my own hair -- Bushy and stringy without all the fuss. Lastly, I adorned my feet with gold ankle boots and with a touch of "Zoom Zoom" I wrapped a bold orange scarf around my neck bringing out that same color in the coat.
Maison Martin is a great way to begin Colour of Couture and I, for one, cannot wait until the next challenge!
Style Card:
* Antje Coat Patch (HUD) - ALB Dream Fashion
* Glitter Stripped Pants (Gold) - [Stellar]
* Colorful Bodysuit (Olive) - Peqe
* Afya Hair (Black) - Baiastice
* Oriantal Series [Female] Scarf - Gizza
* Lyra Earrings - Maxi Gossamer
* Beaded Top Boots (Gold) - Unique Clothing
Heading down West Beach, south of Ebey's Landing State Park, I noticed this bald eagle, high up on the cliff, perched on a scraggly tree. He stood out for two reasons: his size in relation to the tree; and, second, his right wing seemed to stick out awkwardly. I also noticed in this image that some kind of long stringy material appeared to be stuck to his back, blowing in the wind. We didn't have a lot of time to spend waiting for him to fly away, but in the moments between walking back and turning back to look after walking only twenty feet, he took off, and was too far away for a decent shot. Damn you, magnificent bird!
Textures: Evelyn Flint/Daydreaming Images
This was an experiment in many special effects, like drool, snow/ice, blood etc. I created areas of object source lighting with snot green and scorpion green and the aid of an airbrush, what I tried to create is an overall natural look accentuated with areas of saturated colour like the greens and reds.The blood was created with layers of ink and stringy glue and water effects. The icicles are melted flying stands and the blood flying from the beasts claw is built up from fine strands of melted flying stand and water effects that beaded at the ends. The snow is bi-carb and water effects. Thankyou for looking :)
This is the foul-smelling fruit that i have tried twice; it isn't in season in the winter so it wasn't available back in January. It's definitely gotten to the point where I don't find the smell completely vile--these were super fresh though and looked pretty good.
Each lobe contains a large seed that feels like smooth wood; the flesh is soft like custard and yet stringy. I didn't eat any of these.
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]
Charlottesville, Va., June 2009.
That's not a defect, it's a feature.
(Turns out it's a defect after all. Some kind of stringy schmutz on the negative. I was able to clean it off with lens cleaning fluid. Someday when I'm in the mood I'll re-scan this.)
Platycercus elegans fleurieuensis - Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella
Spring Mount Conservation Park
South Australia
What makes a snot-like Natto taste even better? Well Molokheiya(Corchorus olitorius) is commonly used in Egyptian-North African Cuisine, as well as in some Indian cultures. Like Okra, it has a Natto-like snotty stringy goo- But has lots of nutrients; Vitamin B, C, Caroteine, Calcium...
Tastes like Stinging Nettles.. Minus the thorns ;D
Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
Taxodiaceae
Height 40'- 60'
Spread 30'
Deciduous
The Bald Cypress is a large deciduous tree with a moderate to fast growth rate. Adapts to a wide range of soils and will tolerate wet conditions. The leaves turn a coppery color in the fall. The growth shape tends to be pyramidal in habit. The bard is red-brown and vertically fissured which creates almost a stringy texture. The main trunk of the bald cypress is usually surrounded by knees.
Young and small farm animals brought smiles to the downtown visitors and shoppers of the USDA Farmers Market which celebrates the close of its 22nd season on Oct 27, 2017, in Washington, DC. The last market day featured live music from the U.S. Army Band, farm animal exhibits. Visitors were able to bowl with squash, help harvest and learn about sweet potatoes for DC Central Kitchen, pick and paint pumpkins, meet farm animals, shop for fresh picked local produce from the Chesapeake Bay Region, enjoy prepared foods, see live turkeys from Tall Cotton Farm, get a farm animal and veggie-themed temporary tattoo to wear, and shop for food inspired art work.
âVegUâ Program Coordinators prepared and talk about a pumpkin curry soup recipe during free 10-minute fruit and vegetable classes at the âVegU(cation)â tent where people learned how to how to pick, store, and prepare pumpkin curry soup. Fruits and vegetables are featured during their peak harvest time.
The USDA farmers market is located on the corner of 12th Street and Independence Ave, SW; features live music, 30+ farmers, ranchers, and small business owners in the Chesapeake Bay Region.
The festival played host to thousands of visitors from around America and looks to open May 4, 2018. For more information visit usda.gov/farmersmarket or follow @USDA_AMS on Twitter and Instagram using hashtag #USDAFarmersMkt. View photos of the market on Flickr. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
PUMPKIN CURRY SOUP
Yields 8 cups
Prep Time: 1 hour | Cook Time: 20 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 medium onion, ï¬nely chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 lb. fresh sugar pumpkin
3 cups vegetable stock
1 tbsp. curry powder
1 tsp. chili powder
Salt and pepper to taste
1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Remove pumpkin stem and slice pumpkin in half using a sharp knife. Remove pumpkin seeds and stringy innards with a spoon. Discard or save seeds to roast later on.
3. Brush pumpkin halves with oil and place face down on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 45 minutes or until tender.
4. Remove from oven and let cool. Separate pumpkin ï¬esh from skin. Purée the pumpkin ï¬esh in a blender or food processor. (Process to your preference of a smooth to chunky texture. See photo album for examples.)
5. In a pot, heat onion and garlic over medium heat. Add vegetable stock, puréed pumpkin, curry powder and chili powder.
6. Bring soup to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 10
minutes.
Note: Each pound of sugar pumpkin should yield 1 cup of pumpkin purée.
Adapted from © My Darling Vegan 2016
THIS WEEK VEGU IS ALL ABOUT PUMPKINS
Three diï¬erent species in the Curburita genus are known as pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo, C. maxima, C. moschata). Pumpkins are typically planted in early summer and harvested in fall. Pumpkins can be stored for several months after harvesting due to their thick outer skin. There are countless diï¬erent varieties of pumpkins grown in the United States ranging in size from 2 pounds to 100 pounds and in an array of colors including orange, yellow, green, and white. One of the most common pumpkin varieties used for cooking and baking is Sugar Pie (also known as pie pumpkins), which has thin skin and sweet ï¬esh making it ideal for eating.
HOW TO PICK
Look at size. Choose pumpkins that feel solid and heavy for their size. Check for blemishes. Pick pumpkins that are unblemished, have consistent color and have the stems attached.
Feel for freshness. Press on the bottom of the pumpkin. If it is ï¬exible or has several soft spots it may indicate that it is not as fresh.
HOW TO PREPARE
To cook a fresh pumpkin, ï¬rst wash and dry the whole pumpkin. Remove the stem and slice the pumpkin in half using a sharp knife. Clean out the inside, removing the seeds and ï¬brous strings. Place the halves on a cookie sheet or tray and bake at 350º F for about 30-45 minutes depending on the size. Once cooled, peel oï¬ the skin using a knife and chop the pumpkin into cubes, or purée the ï¬esh in a blender or food processor. Use cooked pumpkin purée or cubes in pies, cakes, baked goods, soups, and stews.
HOW TO STORE
Pumpkins require cool and dry conditions for best storage. Optimal temperature is between 50-55º F and humidity of 50-70%. If stored properly, certain varieties of pumpkin can last up to two months.
Tip: Store cooked, cubed or puréed pumpkin for up to one week in the refrigerator.
Advice about freezing. Freezing pumpkin is a great option. To freeze, ï¬rst roast pumpkin in the oven (as outlined on the other side of this handout) and place cooked cubes or puréed pumpkin into freezer bags. To freeze raw cubes, ï¬rst peel the pumpkin skin and remove seeds and ï¬brous strings. Chop pumpkin into 1-inch cubes and store loosely in freezer bags. Frozen pumpkin can be stored for 9 months to 1 year.
FUN FACTS
â¢Pumpkins originated in Central America and are botanically a fruit.
â¢At the ï¬rst Thanksgiving feast in 1621, the pilgrims did not serve pumpkin pie, rather, they served stewed pumpkin.
â¢Pumpkins are members of the Cucurbitaceae family, which includes squash, zucchini, watermelon, cucumbers and gourds.
â¢Over 50,000 acres of pumpkins were harvested in the United States in 2014, producing 1.3 billion pounds of pumpkins.
â¢China and India are the worldâs top pumpkin producers; U.S. is ranked ï¬fth.
â¢Illinois is the top pumpkin producing state in the U.S. followed by California, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
â¢Pumpkin is an excellent source of beta-carotene, the precursor to vitamin A.
â¢99% of pumpkins grown in the U.S. are sold for decoration.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natto
We all tried it. This is how much we DIDN'T eat. Note the stringy gooeyness as described on the Wikipedia page.
Tenuous Link: brown
Eucalyptus regnans growing with Acacia melanoxylon and Leptospermum lanigerum on the shores of the Frome Dam, Tasmania. Eucalyptus regnans is not an easy tree to photograph well. It holds the title as the tallest flowering plant in the world attaining heights of over 90 metres.
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Imiliano and Rosey, after having our wonderful journey through the Japanese dugout, relaxing and eating "free" mangoes that have fallen out of the tree. These mangoes are quite stringy, not like the other ones that are smooth to the palate and no strings attached!!!
You almost expect to see monkeys, or perhaps Tarzan, swinging from the banyan tree vines - which aren't vines at all, but roots.
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.
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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold', 2019 photo, Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size: 4x4ft., Golden Yellow, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-I for 16.2 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2003.
Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Sungold' is a mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub which features golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage emerges bright gold but eventually matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. May eventually reach a mature size of 8' tall and 12' wide, but can easily be kept smaller with minimal pruning. Small plants produce few if any cones. This plant is synonymous with and sometimes sold as C. p. var. filifera 'Sungold' or as C. p. 'Filifera Sungold'.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Last year, we began completely recreating our south-facing yard as a prairie with native plants. I have always loved the look of these and their gorgeous stringy mop of a hairdo!
Zone: 5-9
Height: 6ft. tall
Leaves are aqua blue and juvenile. Stems are stringy with bunches of tight foliage.
Hickory Hollow Nursery and Garden Center
713 Rt. 17
Tuxedo, NY 10987
845-351-7226
hickoryhollow@optonline.net
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Zone: 5-9
Height: 6ft. tall
Leaves are aqua blue and juvenile. Stems are stringy with bunches of tight foliage. This is shaped into a dinosaur.
Hickory Hollow Nursery and Garden Center
713 Rt. 17
Tuxedo, NY 10987
845-351-7226
hickoryhollow@optonline.net
www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Hickory-Hollow-Nursery-and-Gard...
Call or Email for pricing
According to my aunt, the hens are ideal for stock as they have more flavor though their meat is tough and stringy.
Tartare of Hamachi with sea urchin sauce.
Note: I really wanted to taste the uni sauce, but didn't notice it. Rather, the dressing tasted more briny mayonnaise-y. I do have ot say that I'm not usually a fan of hamachi, but this fish, cut into little strips, was an excellent way of eating the fish, minimizing the stringy-ness that I often encounter with larger sashimi cuts.
This was my favorite. Loved the puff rice and those tiny stringy things. Will have to go to an Indian restaurant and order (and ask). All very good.
- Detail
| Myrtaceae: Eucalyptus v. viminalis |
Widely distributed in the cooler (southeastern) areas
of Australia. \ Utility - Note: The leaves are a favored food of Koalas.
Stringybark
There's the Whitebox and pine on the ridges afar,
Where the Iron-bark, Blue-gum, and Peppermint are;
There is many another, but dearest to me,
And the king of them all [is] the stringy-bark tree.
Then of stringy-bark slabs were the walls of the hut,
And from stringy-bark saplings the rafters were cut;
And the roof that long sheltered my brothers and me
Was of broad sheets of bark from the stringy-bark tree.
And when sawn-timber homes were built out in the West,
Then for walls and for ceilings its wood was the best;
And for shingles and palings to last while men be,
There was nothing on earth like the stringy-bark tree.
Far up the long gullies the timber-trucks went,
Over tracks that seemed hopeless, by bark hut and tent;
And the gaunt timber-finder, who rode at his ease,
Led them on to a gully of stringy-bark trees.
Now still from the ridges, by ways that are dark,
Come the shingles and palings they call stringy-bark;
Though you ride through long gullies a twelve months you’ll see
But the old whitened stumps of the stringy-bark tree.
-H. Lawson
Photographed in Talbot Forest, Geraldine.
One of New Zealand's true forest giants. Some 30m or more in height and trunks that can be as much as 3m or more in diameter. The trunk is covered in thick, stringy fibrous bark that can be very thick and sometimes hang free from the tree in thick fibrous strips. The bark is reddish. A very strong and durable timber the totara was much favoured by Maori for carving and the making of waka (canoes) of considerable size and intricately carved.
Very old trees are often hollow with some of the oldest in New Zealand c 2000 years of age. As a child I used to play inside one of these hollow ancients its crown still thick and green even though you could see from the forest floor to the sky from the inside!
Made from buckwheat dough, these tasty crackers were freshly fried for our snacking pleasure. Besides being nutty in flavour and super crunchy, they were in an assortment of aesthetically pleasing shapes and sizes, some even topped with dehulled buckwheat kernels or a perfect cilantro leaf. I found the stringy noodles fun to munch on. The accompanying miso dipping sauce was a sweet, viscous paste dotted with parboiled (I think) buckwheat kernels. I enjoyed this and thought it would probably be a suitable accompaniment as bar food (to go with beer instead of beer nuts or pretzels. I wonder if this is common in Japan?). :)
Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
Taxodiaceae
Height 40'- 60'
Spread 30'
Deciduous
The Bald Cypress is a large deciduous tree with a moderate to fast growth rate. Adapts to a wide range of soils and will tolerate wet conditions. The leaves turn a coppery color in the fall. The growth shape tends to be pyramidal in habit. The bard is red-brown and vertically fissured which creates almost a stringy texture. The main trunk of the bald cypress is usually surrounded by knees.
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold', 2019 photo, Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size: 4x4ft., Golden Yellow, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-I for 16.2 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2003.
Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Sungold' is a mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub which features golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage emerges bright gold but eventually matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. May eventually reach a mature size of 8' tall and 12' wide, but can easily be kept smaller with minimal pruning. Small plants produce few if any cones. This plant is synonymous with and sometimes sold as C. p. var. filifera 'Sungold' or as C. p. 'Filifera Sungold'.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
"Thuja occidentalis 'Mossy', 2015, Dwarf [White Cedar], THOO-yuh ock-sih-den -TAY-liss, 1x2 ft Conifer, Z3, Glowing yellow, In Bed M for 0.0 years
A dwarf, stringy, green type of Eastern Arborvitae. Looks like a little clump of moss with tentacles. A sea urchin if you will. Leaves are a grey-green."
"Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Sungold', 2017, Dwarf [Sawara Cypress], kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh, 4x4 ft #Conifer, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Golden Yellow, Bloom Month --, In Garden Bed L4 for 3.3 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.
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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold', 2019 photo, Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size: 4x4ft., Golden Yellow, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-I for 16.2 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2003.
Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Sungold' is a mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub which features golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage emerges bright gold but eventually matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. May eventually reach a mature size of 8' tall and 12' wide, but can easily be kept smaller with minimal pruning. Small plants produce few if any cones. This plant is synonymous with and sometimes sold as C. p. var. filifera 'Sungold' or as C. p. 'Filifera Sungold'.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
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South door.
. 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)
"Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Lemon Thread', 2017, [Sawara False Cypress], kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh, 4x3 ft Dwarf #Conifer, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, stringy, whip-like, golden yellow foliage, Bloom Month --, In Garden Bed J1.10 a0 for 0.3 years
‘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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Location: Ravensbury Park, Morden (London Borough of Merton)
grid ref (old bridge over the River Wandle, south of the park): TQ267680
Other information about this park including its history can be found in the ‘Ravensbury Park (Set)’ description – click on set title.
Swamp Cypress, (Taxodium distichum, Family: Taxodiaceae), is a native tree to the southern United States, Delaware to Texas and along the Mississippi. It is conic in shape and in its native habitat often grows in wet or flooded ground. To help the air get to the roots when they are under water, the tree develops spongy “knees” or pneumatophores which may be up to 30-40 cm high and domed – like ant hills. The bark is pale reddish-brown, stringy and with shallow vertical, spiralled fissures. It is a deciduous tree and the foliage is pale green when fresh. Leaves are on long shoots and placed alternately along the branch – the Dawn Redwood is very similar but the leaves are opposite.
For further information about this park, click on the set title and view individual photographs in this set and the 'Ravensbury Park" flickr.com group pool.
Help secure funding for this London Park. If you have a London postcode vote for this park. Follow this link:
www.london.gov.uk/parksvote/region/southwest/ravensbury.jsp
Voting closes at 17.00, 30 January 2009
Unfortunately the park didn't win the competition and continues to seek funding.
2005 March 25, Ravensbury Park MTW Taxodium distichum (2) FR
Creme Caramel & Garlic
This was another beauty of a dish. The Madeira pairing here was perfect.
Chef Barry is always generous with his use of truffles and here it gilded a loose set vegetal endive custard (there were shredded braised endives but I found the soft stringy nature a tad superfluous, almost distracting as they picked up the beautiful burnt caramel sauce below (but almost drippy messy).
This was awesome. Reminding me of Manresa's signature foie caramel but less rich. A kind of chawanmushi but with layers. That burnt caramel sauce was lovely.