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A picture of Jujuba (كنار) tree trunk at the Public Authority of Agriculture and Fish Resources (PAAFR), Rabia, Kuwait. Bee-keepers of Kuwait depend on the nectar of the flowers of this tree to produce jejuba honey. The collection of this type of honey from beehives in Kuwait is in mid November to mid December of every year.
The trunk is really the showpiece of the car. The entire trunk is soundproofed with DynaMat to keep the car from sounding like a rolling boom box when the stereo is on. Even the trunk lid is inlaid: you can see more detail in the next picture.
This is the trunk that used to be my parents, but lived at my grandma's, and now will turn lavender if I can find the right paint. (Not the black parts, the light greenish parts.)
Cultural Importance: Humans use elephants in Asia to log forests, transport heavy loads and carry tourists. Elephants can walk in areas where machines are unable to navigate. About 15,000 Asian elephants are held in captivity as work animals. Elephants are important in Asian folklore and religion. They are believed to be cousins of the clouds and able to cause lightening.
The trunk mat was made to fit an original Corvette body but for this application it needed to be cut down on the sides and was a little short in length. Still it looks better and should be OK once the trunk is painted.
Palm trees are usually admired for their green and somewhat exotic fronds, but their trunks are delightful diversity of texture - this photo shows some of the detail at the place where the dried fronds are breaking off from the trunk. Freedom Park, Naples, FL
January 2014 Scavenger Hunt (10. Surface Detail)
Trunk Bay is one of the most famous beaches in the World, a calm, shallow white beach with coral reefs offshore, it has been labeled the most beautiful Beach by organizations such as National Geographic and Condé Nast Traveler. In the distance is Great Thatch Island, part of the British Virgin Islands.
Cruz Bay, St. John, Virgin Islands National Park, US Virgin Islands, United States