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The second brood of Juniper Hairstreaks are out. I always look forward to seeing this beauty. Sykesville Quad.
Nice smelling, spiky leaves. Always reminding carefree days of camping with only a towel and a light tent.
A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers. It is not a true berry but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales called a galbulus, which gives it a berry-like appearance. The cones from a handful of species, especially Juniperus communis, are used as a spice, particularly in European cuisine, and also give gin its distinctive flavor.
The green needles of the Juniper turning brown, suspected of dying due to lack of nutrition extracted from the frozen ground..but give it another year before deciding to chop it off the property, it might surprise you again with green needles!
Juniper berries are in the fields. The berries are delicious! Looking down I see the stars on a clear night, the Milky Way and planets floating in galaxies. A friend said that the berries each have a different taste and I agree, some like pie, toast, pine, a little gamy. They turn a perfect blue colour - like our planet.
Old picture from Pioneer village AZ with a new background of a Alligator Juniper bark from Mingus mountain
LA: Juniperus communis
EN: Common juniper
DE: Gewƶhnlicher Wacholder
HU: KƶzƶnsĆ©ges borĆ³ka
The small shrub or tree can be found in the entire holarctic region. Depending on its location and environment, it can have different shapes (tree or low growing shrub).
Prefers dry, stony or sandy grounds.
The dark blue berries are used dried as spice. Or as a basis or flavoring for alcoholic beverages. (Try the Slovak BoroviÄka.)
The wood has a pleasant scent due to the essential oils it contains. As the tree grows very slow, its wood is dense and hard. Hence its wood is often used for tools in Nordic areas.
The berries, cones, and even the wood is applied in herbal medicine.
Cattle loading ramp at an example of an early 1900s Juniper tree Corral complex south of Battle Mountain, Nevada.
Neg# RAnc 007 Mamiya RB67. 180mm, Yg filter, PXP film, 1979
This is a Juniper Hairstreak. I thought it might be a Sweadner's Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus sweadneri) but BugGuide just called it Juniper. These green beauties are also called Olive Hairstreaks.
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Juniper belongs to the pine family (Cupressaceae). Juniper has diuretic, antiseptic, stomachic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antirheumatic properties. The treeās therapeutic properties stem from a volatile oil found in the berries. This oil contains terpenes, flavonoid glycosides, tannins, sugar, tar, and resin.
7th May 2017
Sunday 7 May Day spent exploring the rocky slopes of the south Pirin mountains and Slavyanka in the area of Paril and Nova Lovcha close to the Greek border. Later travel over the Greek border to Volakas in the foothills of Mount Falakro for a four night stay.
Alarm @6.20am as dawn breaking-shaved & washed & down to moth trap.@6.40pam to find Neil & Denise already there discussing v thin catch with a few nice moths. Cream Tiger etc see snaps Breakfast was juice & a massive choc roll (Pain au chocolat) with a v nice coffees. All cases dwon to go before 9am, then to Lidl in GD. Bought toms/cheese/garlic sausage/bread roll/banana/apple. Off then to I Linden & walk slowly down hill in sun through genista & juniper bushes. Slow walk eventually to lunch site, lots of good birds-Wryneck, RB Shrike etc. After 2pm on to Parmi P to a lush green valley & beautiful S Festoons. A wizened old lady drove a small herd of cows through the meadow where Burnt orchids seen. Left there and stopped again as skies darkened to walk up a steep and stony area, not much here as vey breezy but some brown orchids & a very pretty yellow flower similar to an Oxalis in shape. Then south over border, first Bulgarian & then Greek. Soon to hotel @ Volokas just as sky fell & rain poured. Got sorted in room 10, found wash bag (that I had worried I had left in GD! ) in suitcase. Showered & then for drinks with Richard & Ilyia before rest of gang arrived. Richard bt a litre of red wine to share. Message from Jane saying not feeling very bright. Hope she is OK for Cornwall. Evening meal at 7pm after nice hot shower. Toast with olive oil/feta cheese & pickled broccoli, followed by met (goat or pig?) boiled pots & then an odd slice of choc cheesecake. All v jovial with a lot of red wine. Before lists helped Martin set up moth trap on patio- then to bed. Full moon & clearnight brought the temp right down.