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The brightly colored pieces of cloth that you find
hanging in some of the trees along the Tower Trail
and elsewhere in the Monument are referred to as
prayer cloths, prayer bundles, prayer ribbons, prayer
ties, and prayer flags. They are physical, symbolic
representations of prayers and are here by American
Indian people as part of their religious ceremonies.
Please do not touch, take, or disturb these prayer
cloths in any way. It is considered culturally
insensitive to photograph these items and we request
that you do not do so.
"Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus, Araliaceae; syn. Echinopanax horridus, Fatsia horrida) is a large shrub native to the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia coastal forests of North America noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in brittle spines. Also known as Devil's Walking Stick, the species was once included in the closely related genus Fatsia as Fatsia horrida.
Devil's Club generally grows to 1-1.5 m tall; however, instances exist of it reaching in excess of 5m in rainforest gullies. The spines are found along the upper and lower surfaces of veins of its leaves as well as the stems. The leaves are spirally arranged on the stems, simple, palmately lobed with 5-13 lobes, 20-40 cm across. The flowers are produced in dense umbels 10-20 cm diameter, each flower small, with five greenish-white petals. The fruit is a small red drupe 4-7 mm diameter."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil's_Club
Ar'alani is correct... these things are painfully deadly...
they are also great medicine, I learned they are good for diabetis.. I think it is the root you make the tea from. Also the root runners just under the surface of the soil make great walking sticks if you find a good one, with nice knobs..
but geez, ya gotta do battle to get what you want!
I remember one time doing stand exams in the Forest Service, where you draw a grid on the map and count your steps across teh map... running tests on trees at each cross point. Problem was, the grid is nice strait lines, and the land was full of deep narrow ravines with lots of Vine Maple and Devils Club under the tall Douglas FIrs, Hemlocks and Cedars. Here you go counting your steps and keeping your eye on the compass as you step off into the Ravine nad try to catch yourself on the nearest branches which turn out to be the Devil's club!
the growth here is the young tender part... as the plant matures, the older thorns are harder and more fierce!
No, Jaap... not at all a Euphorbia, but actually believe it or not it is in the Ginsing Family... I never would have guessed that!
To draw attention to the plight of the Tasmanian devil I am going to be making a work a day throughout October inspired by Tasmanian Devils.
Tasmanian Devils population has declined by 90% in large areas of Tasmania due to Devil facial tumor disease. In November I will be taking part in the Garmin Point to Pinnacle; a 21.4km long and just over 1,270 meters in elevation run up Tasmania's Mount Wellington to raise money for The Devil Island Project (www.savethetasmaniandevil.org.au/) If you would like to sponsor me you can at this link> garmin-point
Still finding some gems in the old slides. This one's from December of '03. Looking upstream on the Devil's River, north of Comstock, Texas.
Bacon cheddar, fried chicken skin, spicy crab, & shrimp stuffed deviled eggs... from Sugar Freak in Astoria... www.bradleyhawks.com
These are made to the same scale as the imps shown a little further on; the figures would be about 15 cm tall if they were standing erect. The body was made for another reason, then it occurred to me that it bore some resemblance to one of Signorelli's flying devils at Orvieto. The wings, also modelled on the frescoes, are made separately then glued on. The original clay models for these figures would be about 40 cm tall, if standing erect, so these reproductions are quite detailed.
An old female on the Night Tour.
Tasmanian Devil - Sarcophilus harrisii
The Tasmanian Devil is the second largest carnivorous marsupial in the world, second only to the Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger, which though considered recently extinct (early 1900s), a very slight possibility of their existence still remains and there are thousands of unconfirmed but reliable sightings since the death of the 'last' Thylacine in 1936 cannot be ignored.
Unfortunately, the Devil too faces extinction. In 1996, the first example of Devil Facial Tumour disease was found on a female devil on the east side of the island. Within 14 years, the 100% fatal cancer has killed more than 95% of the wild Tasmanian Devil population. Because of the Devils aggressive nature towards each other, they will often (particularly when competing for food around a carcass) nip or bite each other. The cancer cells are grafted on to the other devils jaw by the diseased devil during this behaviour, and because of thousands of years of developing on a small, confined island, the genetics are so similar, almost identical, like twins, that the immune system does not realise that the cancer cells are alien. The tumour grows without defiance, and kills the devil within less than a year.
A natural geographical boundary of mountains and rough terrain still remains, however, which acts as a natural fence between the diseased Devils on the east side of the island and the disease free devils on the west side. However, the effectiveness of the geographical fence can not be the only thing that must be depended on to save the devils. Zoos and sanctuaries all over Tasmania and the Mainland have taken in a population of devils for captive breeding programs, to ensure a population fit to restart the species when reintroduced into the Tasmanian wilds. So far there are about 600 in captivity, but at least 1000 will be needed before any hope of a successful reintroduction can even be hoped for.
One of my first genuinely Tasmanian Tasmanian Devils. :) This one was a joey.
A little known fact about the Tasmanian Devil is that for it's size it has the strongest jaws of any animal. When feeding together devils will consume the entire animal, sometimes only leaving a small bit of fur behind. In a Tasmanian Devil feeding scrum the gory sound of bones cracking becomes very regular.
Also, despite what some might say, the Tasmanian Devil is very capable of hunting. It will more often scavenge, as it is far easier for it, but they do have an ability to hunt that is not given enought credit to, however slightly limited it is.
Normally, when I get or find freebies, i create a look, and then, as a last production step in SL (after theres editing the pictures and writting and uploading and... pheww), I choose a nice place to take my pictures at... well, this one was the other way round... i found this super cool Sim, the Devils Moon, and tried to create a look to fit in. perfect ocasion to show off the new Sn@tch freebie!
Normalmente, quando eu recebo ou acho freebies, eu crio um look, e daí, no último passo no SL (depois vem editar as imagens e escrever e fazer upload e... ufa), eu escolho um lugal legal pra tirar minhas fotos... bem, dessa vez foi o contrário, eu achei um Sim super legal, o Devils Moon e tentei criar um look que combinasse. Ocasião perfeita pra mostrar meu freebie da Sn@tch!
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Top: **CKSD** Flirt Halter Wavy (Group Gift), $0L subscribe-o-matic
hair/Cabelo: *TRUTH* Phoenix [Noir], $50L
Bracelets/Pulseiras: [RN]FreeWristband(Rusty), $1L + [RN]Feather Bangle, $0L @ On the Raven's Nest
Eyes/Olhos: [RN]Rainbow eye, $0L Lucky Chair Item @ On the Raven's Nest
Pants/Calças: (A&K) Black Leather, $10L (outside the main store/fora da loja principal)
Skin: Isabelle Dec, $0L @ Damiani
Shoes/Sapatos: BM Satin Pump Aqua, $0L group gift /presente de grupo @ Baby Monkey
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hair/Cabelo: *TRUTH* Gypsy [Noir], $50L
Pants/Calças: *~PureStyle~*capripants(red), $15L
Coat/casaco: :::Sn@tch Harlot Coat:::, $0L
Shoes/Sapatos: BM Satin Pump Black, $0L group gift /presente de grupo @ Baby Monkey
Belt/Cinto: Ladies Spiked Hipster Belt - A&K, $45L
Pants/Calças: (A&K) Black Leather, $10L (outside the main store/fora da loja principal)
Photos @ Devils Moon
links @ freesecond.blogspot.com
Little Devil Dan wishes to bring a bit of devilish delight to your Valentine's night. Who can resist such a face and friendly demeanor? Robot sculptures combining polymer clay, wire woven into coil springs, varnish and a little heart handmade by HerArtSheLoves. theawesomerobots.com
American Indians use the Tower as a place of
worship. Most of the ceremonies that take place are
small groups or individuals, who have gathered for
prayer, pipe ceremonies, the tying of prayer cloths, or
vision quests.
Thorny Devil an Australian Outback oddity that uses the distinctive coverage of many sharp spikes to collect humidity from the extremely dry atmosphere of the Desert that covers much of central Australia. Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter to get FREE Access to download the Large Format Full Size Images. FREE To Download, Free To Use as you like. www.facebook.com/brian.steampunkwestin / www.twitter.com/Steampunk1867
Taken in Devil's Canyon, Arizona, near globe. Vivitar 285 w/ umbrella camera right, bare vivitar 285 pointed at the couple's faces camera left. Yep they're sitting on the edge of a very intimidating cliff.
As the legend states, Manuels’ wife was enjoying her view up in the tower one evening when she spotted her husband having an affair with another woman. Becoming so distraught and overcome with anger and rage she leap to her death. Later that evening, having not heard from his wife, Manuel went looking for her. It was then that he found her and her mangled dead body. From that point forward, supernatural activity began to occur within the tower. People began to get pushed, noises could be heard, something about the tower wasn’t what its used to be. Manuel still overcome by the horror, believed that it was the spirit of his dead wife coming back to haunt him. As a result, Manuel closed down the tower, filled in the tunnel, and removed the elevator leading the top proclaiming, “Nobody will ever go up here again”.Even though the tower itself was closed, strange activity still occurred and the legend of the tower spread through the local towns. The tower quickly became known as the “Devils Tower”. When Manuel himself passed away in the mid 1900′s, the town decided to demolish the tower, but after multiple construction workers fell to their death, the mission was aborted. These deaths only led to more believers in the horrific tale. As such, the tower is still standing today.
Thankfully (they often aren't at wildlife sanctuaries) the Tassie Devils were all up on the day we went to the Australian Reptile Park. The Park is one of the top breeding facilities for the mainlands Ark program. The program is aimed to ensure a backup population for when (not if, extinction in the Tasmanian wilderness seems quite certain) the Devils go extinct in the wild. The reason for this imminent and tragic extinction is the Devil Facial Tumour Disease. See the information below for more.
Tasmanian Devil - Sarcophilus harrisii
The Tasmanian Devil is the second largest carnivorous marsupial in the world, second only to the Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger, which though considered recently extinct (early 1900s), a very slight possibility of their existence still remains and there are thousands of unconfirmed but reliable sightings since the death of the 'last' Thylacine in 1936 cannot be ignored.
Unfortunately, the Devil too faces extinction. In 1996, the first example of Devil Facial Tumour disease was found on a female devil on the east side of the island. Within 14 years, the 100% fatal cancer has killed more than 95% of the wild Tasmanian Devil population. Because of the Devils aggressive nature towards each other, they will often (particularly when competing for food around a carcass) nip or bite each other. The cancer cells are grafted on to the other devils jaw by the diseased devil during this behaviour, and because of thousands of years of developing on a small, confined island, the genetics are so similar, almost identical, like twins, that the immune system does not realise that the cancer cells are alien. The tumour grows without defiance, and kills the devil within less than a year.
A natural geographical boundary of mountains and rough terrain still remains, however, which acts as a natural fence between the diseased Devils on the east side of the island and the disease free devils on the west side. However, the effectiveness of the geographical fence can not be the only thing that must be depended on to save the devils. Zoos and sanctuaries all over Tasmania and the Mainland have taken in a population of devils for captive breeding programs, to ensure a population fit to restart the species when reintroduced into the Tasmanian wilds. So far there are about 600 in captivity, but at least 1000 will be needed before any hope of a successful reintroduction can even be hoped for.
A little known fact about the Tasmanian Devil is that for it's size it has the strongest jaws of any animal. When feeding together devils will consume the entire animal, sometimes only leaving a small bit of fur behind. In a Tasmanian Devil feeding scrum the gory sound of bones cracking becomes very regular.
Also, despite what some might say, the Tasmanian Devil is very capable of hunting. It will more often scavenge, as it is far easier for it, but they do have an ability to hunt that is not given enought credit to, however slightly limited it is.
Devils@Cradle is great, though small, is great because it shows the visitors how Tasmanian Devils actually interact realisitically, like they're in the wild, around dinner time. Incredibly ferocious, you could acutally hear the bones cracking at they ate this piece of Pademelon roadkill brought in from the National Park roads.
Tasmanian Devil - Sarcophilus harrisii
The Tasmanian Devil is the second largest carnivorous marsupial in the world, second only to the Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger, which though considered recently extinct (early 1900s), a very slight possibility of their existence still remains and there are thousands of unconfirmed but reliable sightings since the death of the 'last' Thylacine in 1936 cannot be ignored.
Unfortunately, the Devil too faces extinction. In 1996, the first example of Devil Facial Tumour disease was found on a female devil on the east side of the island. Within 14 years, the 100% fatal cancer has killed more than 95% of the wild Tasmanian Devil population. Because of the Devils aggressive nature towards each other, they will often (particularly when competing for food around a carcass) nip or bite each other. The cancer cells are grafted on to the other devils jaw by the diseased devil during this behaviour, and because of thousands of years of developing on a small, confined island, the genetics are so similar, almost identical, like twins, that the immune system does not realise that the cancer cells are alien. The tumour grows without defiance, and kills the devil within less than a year.
A natural geographical boundary of mountains and rough terrain still remains, however, which acts as a natural fence between the diseased Devils on the east side of the island and the disease free devils on the west side. However, the effectiveness of the geographical fence can not be the only thing that must be depended on to save the devils. Zoos and sanctuaries all over Tasmania and the Mainland have taken in a population of devils for captive breeding programs, to ensure a population fit to restart the species when reintroduced into the Tasmanian wilds. So far there are about 600 in captivity, but at least 1000 will be needed before any hope of a successful reintroduction can even be hoped for.
A little known fact about the Tasmanian Devil is that for it's size it has the strongest jaws of any animal. When feeding together devils will consume the entire animal, sometimes only leaving a small bit of fur behind. In a Tasmanian Devil feeding scrum the gory sound of bones cracking becomes very regular.
Also, despite what some might say, the Tasmanian Devil is very capable of hunting. It will more often scavenge, as it is far easier for it, but they do have an ability to hunt that is not given enought credit to, however slightly limited it is.
Devil Sails Poster
A very toxic and attractive poster wich can be used for a multiple variations of events from workshops and club or bar parties.
Font links included in the info file.
Tasmanian Devil - Sarcophilus harrisii
The Tasmanian Devil is the second largest carnivorous marsupial in the world, second only to the Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger, which though considered recently extinct (early 1900s), a very slight possibility of their existence still remains and there are thousands of unconfirmed but reliable sightings since the death of the 'last' Thylacine in 1936 cannot be ignored.
Unfortunately, the Devil too faces extinction. In 1996, the first example of Devil Facial Tumour disease was found on a female devil on the east side of the island. Within 14 years, the 100% fatal cancer has killed more than 95% of the wild Tasmanian Devil population. Because of the Devils aggressive nature towards each other, they will often (particularly when competing for food around a carcass) nip or bite each other. The cancer cells are grafted on to the other devils jaw by the diseased devil during this behaviour, and because of thousands of years of developing on a small, confined island, the genetics are so similar, almost identical, like twins, that the immune system does not realise that the cancer cells are alien. The tumour grows without defiance, and kills the devil within less than a year.
A natural geographical boundary of mountains and rough terrain still remains, however, which acts as a natural fence between the diseased Devils on the east side of the island and the disease free devils on the west side. However, the effectiveness of the geographical fence can not be the only thing that must be depended on to save the devils. Zoos and sanctuaries all over Tasmania and the Mainland have taken in a population of devils for captive breeding programs, to ensure a population fit to restart the species when reintroduced into the Tasmanian wilds. So far there are about 600 in captivity, but at least 1000 will be needed before any hope of a successful reintroduction can even be hoped for.
A little known fact about the Tasmanian Devil is that for it's size it has the strongest jaws of any animal. When feeding together devils will consume the entire animal, sometimes only leaving a small bit of fur behind. In a Tasmanian Devil feeding scrum the gory sound of bones cracking becomes very regular.
Also, despite what some might say, the Tasmanian Devil is very capable of hunting. It will more often scavenge, as it is far easier for it, but they do have an ability to hunt that is not given enought credit to, however slightly limited it is.