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The morning of the second day of camping at the White River Campground we were bombarded by these fresh pinecones, falling from the top of the trees, perhaps 50-80 feet up. They were almost rock hard, 4-6 inches long, over an inch thick, sticky with sap, and hit the ground at high speed, sometimes breaking into pieces. Being hit by one would probably injure you very nicely. The bombardment lasted only 5 or 10 minutes, then stopped. We figured it was squirrel-caused.
Amazed at the size and hardness of the cones I tried to figure out what kind they were. I had a couple field guides with me but could not quite figure it out until I walked around the campground and saw similar cones on top of other trees and managed to see the needles up close. Then I was able to say, yes, these appear to be the cones of the Grand Fir tree. I'm still open to the possibility they were Subalpine Fir trees. But I didn't think subalpine firs would grow so tall--80 feet, 100 feet, more? Apparently they can grow that tall in well watered valleys, like the White River valley where we camped. I'm used to seeing them fairly small in the higher subalpine zone.
But the needles I saw had rounded tips, a groove on the top side and two white lines on the bottom. No white lines on the top of the needles, which my book says subalpine fir needles have. So...
No one was injured during the squirrel bombing run, but a few of us got our hands very sticky with resin or sap or whatever that gooey stuff was.
For tabletop or mantle, a beautiful natural candelabra of wood ends and pinecones, with some sprigs of pine needles. Perfect for the holidays or any rustic home.
Wind River Furniture
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Pinecones & pine branches covered in "snow". The pinecones & snowflakes are First impressions molds. The branches are CelCraft Shapes. 3.5" fruit cake
Pinecones gathered while camping, beads from old necklaces, 2 silly birds from the craft store. One can spray paint. Many many glue sticks. Hello November!
A stone pinecone catches light from stained glass in Sarah Losh's masterpiece, Wreay church (St Mary's). The pinecone motif is repeated throughout the church, along with other symbols of nature.
A study of the pinecone The Boy brought home with us the other day when we took ourselves to the park on the rare sunny day. When he snuck it into his jacket pocket, the pinecone was closed up tight. Since then, during its short tenure on the kitchen counter, it's been splaying open its little fingers. Kind of crazy to witness.
Monocentris japonica is a pinecone fish of the family Monocentridae, found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific oceans, at depths of between 10 and 200 m. Its length is between 8 and 15 cm.
Pinecone fishes are small and unusual beryciform marine fish of the family Monocentridae. The family contains just four species in two genera, one of which is monotypic. Their distribution is limited to tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific. Pinecone fishes are popular subjects of public aquaria, but are both expensive and considered a challenge for the hobbyist to maintain.
These fish are aptly named; their rounded, compressed bodies are completely covered (with the exception of the caudal peduncle) with very large, strong platelike scales called scutes which are fortified with prominent ridges. The first dorsal fin is composed of 4-7 strong, disunited spines which vary in length; the second dorsal fin and anal fin are small, spineless and rounded, situated far back of the convex head. The pelvic fin possesses one large erectile spine which can lock into place. The pectoral fins are somewhat elongate and the caudal fin is truncate.
Coloration is typically a yellow to orange, the scales dramatically outlined in black. The eyes are relatively large, and the mouth oblique and subterminal. On either side of the lower jaw there is a bioluminescent organ called a photophore: a pale light is produced by symbiotic bacteria within the organ,[1] and the colour of the light varies with ambient light levels—orange by day and blue-green at night.
The pineapplefish, Cleidopus gloriamaris, is the largest species, reaching up to 30 centimetres (12 in) in length. There is no apparent sexual dimorphism.
Pinecone fishes stick to the sublittoral zone, and are associated with ledges and caves, rocky and (occasionally) coral reefs over a hard bottom. Found at 10–200 metres depth (with juveniles frequenting the shallower end of this range), Pinecone fishes are nocturnal and form schools.
The photophores are thought to play a role in attracting the zooplankton upon which the fish feed; intraspecific communication may also be a use for the light. Little is known of their reproductive biology, but they are assumed not to guard their brood.
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