#arbutus berries

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#arbutus #pacific madrone #pacific northwest #arbutus berries #pictures we took

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n506_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes Paris ;Chez F.-G. Levrault, libraire,1826. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39347416

#Alpes-Maritimes #Botany #France #Natural history #Nice #Smithsonian Libraries #bhl:page=39347416 #dc:identifier=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39347416 #Leaves #Stems #Flowers #Plants #flickr #arbousier #strawberry tree #Arbutus unedo #arbutus berry #botanical illustration #scientific illustration #fruit #fruits

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✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ♦️ CATER BIRTHDAY SSR FLOWER ANALYSIS* ♦️*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

*Mandatory reminder that I’m no flower specialist, which means these are all very subjective opinions. Take everything with a grain of salt!

With their vivid hue orange roses express passion and excitement. They’re a symbol of energy and enthusiasm, as well as liveliness, youthfulness, new beginnings, and happiness. They’re a great gift for someone who needs a mood lift.

Daylilies are used to represent joy, love, courage, beauty, and devotion. They indicate good luck and have been used as symbol of flirtation (but not untrustworthiness) since it blooms at sunrise and closes at sunset and thus only stays around for so long. However, more commonly, they’re used to express joy, energy, and power, making them a great flower to gift someone who’s struggling or working hard to achieve a certain goal. They’re also said to indicate pride and confidence, or in the Japanese language of flowers power, success, and wealth.

Ranunculus stands for charm, attractiveness and having a crush on/wanting to learn more about someone. More particular, in yellow, it symbolizes happiness, joy, and positive feelings, and is used to bring positive energy to the recipient, while orange ranunculi express charm. According to Native American Mythology however, it can also be a symbol of careless behavior.

On a lighter note, gerbera daisies generally symbolize cheerfulness, loyal love, innocence and purity. I’m going to be honest here, I’m not sure if Cater has yellow gerberas or white ones that are just shaded in a way that makes them look yellow, so I’ll just tell you the meaning of both. White gerbera daisies represent purity and innocence, as I already mentioned. They’re used to show someone you find them loyal, thoughtful, and pure of love, which makes them a popular wedding flower, or as a gift from parents to their children. They can also be used to wish someone good health so a bouquet of white gerberas would make a great get well soon gift. If they’re yellow, however, they symbolize friendship and happiness, and once again are the perfect present to cheer someone up from a gloomy day, or as a recovering gift from an illness.

The small bulbous ones I believe to be white arbutus berries, which grow on arbutus trees, or as they’re more commonly known as, strawberry trees. Arbutus trees symbolize uniqueness of the human spirit, strength, beauty, as well as the ability to grow despite suffering, to live life fully no matter the circumstances.

The goldenrod/solidago in his bouquet represents good fortune, growth and encouragement, as well as positivity and good/happy thoughts since it’s one of the rare flowers that can survive harsh, diverse environments. They’re also a sign of support and often given to those suffering from depression to alleviate some of its effects.

Mimosas symbolize sunshine (as well as the sun and light in general), sensibility, sensitivity, and the want to expand in some sort of way. They’re associated with problem solving and the finding of complex solutions (sensibility), or to convey gentle emotions that are difficult to express or to represent emotions you don’t know how to talk about (sensitivity), which is why they’re also sometimes used as mourning flowers. The need to expand can relate to family, wealth, travel, and other areas of your life, though most commonly, it symbolizes the birth of a baby. Generally speaking, gifting mimosas means that you care about the recipient and that you want to convey your support, admiration, or sympathy.

Naturally, these are my un-educated guesses, but feel free to let me know if I got anything wrong/what flowers I might’ve missed.

#twst #twst spoilers #twisted wonderland #cater diamond #twst cater #flower analysis

[vanilla-cigarillos]

A - Z Herb Correspondence

A full list of herb correspondences, based on this source here: https://witcheslore.com/bookofshadows/herbology/plant-and-herb-magic-2/1174/

A

Acacia : Protection, Psychic Powers, Money and Love Spells

Adam & Eve Roots : Love, Happiness

Adders Tongue : Healing

African Violet : Spirituality, Protection

Agaric : Fertility

Agrimony : Protection, Sleep

Ague Root : Protection

Alfalfa : Prosperity, Anti-Hunger, Money

Alkanet : Purification, Prosperity

Allspice : Money, Luck, Healing

Almond : Money, Prosperity, Wisdom

Aloe : Protection, Luck

Aloes, Wood : Love, Spirituality

Althea : Protection, Psychic Powers

Alyssum : Protection, Moderating Anger

Amaranth : Healing Heartbreak, Protection, Invisibility,

Anemone : Health, Protection, Healing

Angelica : Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Visions

Anise : Protection, Purification, Youth

Apple : Love, Healing, Garden Magic, Immortality

Apricot : Love

Arabic Gum : Spirituality, Purify Negativity and Evil

Arbutus : Exorcism, Protection

Asafoetida : Exorcism, Purification, Protection

Ash : Protection, Prosperity, Sea Rituals, Health

Aspen : Eloquence, Anti-Theft

Aster : Love

Avens : Exorcism, Purification, Love

Avocado : Love, Lust, Beauty

B

Bachelor’s Buttons : Love

Balm, Lemon : Love, Success, Healing

Balm of Gilead : Love, Manifestations, Protection, Healing

Bamboo : Protection, Luck, Hex-Breaking, Wishes

Banana : Fertility, Potency, Prosperity

Banyan : Luck. Happiness

Barley : Love, Healing, Protection

Basil : Love, Exorcism, Wealth, Flying, Protection

Bay : Protection, Psychic Powers, Healing, Purification, Strength

Bean : Protection, Exorcism, Wart Charming,

Reconciliation, Potency, Love

Bedstraw, Fragrant : Love

Beech : Wishes

Beet : Love

Belladonna : Astral Projection, Visions **TOXIC**

Benzoin : Purification, Prosperity

Bergamot, Orange : Money, Success

Be-Still : Luck

Betony, Wood : Protection, Purification, Love

Birch : Protection, Exorcism, Purification and Cleansing

Bistort : Psychic Powers, Fertility

Bittersweet : Protection, Healing

Blackberry : Healing, Money, Protection

Bladderwrack : Protection, Sea Spells, Wind Spells,

Bleeding Heart : Love

Bloodroot : Love, Protection, Purification

Bluebell : Luck, Truth

Blueberry : Protection

Blue Flag : Money

Bodhi : Fertility, Protection, Wisdom, Meditation

Boneset : Protection, Exorcism

Borage : Courage, Psychic Powers

BrackenBrazil NutBriony : Image Magic, Money, Protection

Bromeliad : Protection, Money

Broom : Purification, Protection, Wind Spells, Divination

Buchu : Psychic Powers, Prophetic Dreams

Buckthorn : Protection, Exorcism, Wishes

C

Cabbage : Luck

Cactus : Protection, Chastity

Calamus : Luck, Healing, Money, Protection

Camellia : Riches

Camphor : Chastity, Health, Divination

Caper : Potency, Lust, Luck

Carawy : Protection, Lust, Health, Anti-Theft, Mental Powers

Cardamon : Lust, Love

Carnation : Protection, Strength, Healing

Carob : Protection, Health

Carrot : Fertility, Lust

Cascara Sagrada : Legal Matters, Money, Protection,

Cashew : Money

Castor : Protection

Catnip : Cat Magic, Love, Beauty, Happiness

Cat Tail : Lust

Cedar : Healing, Purification, Money, Protection

Celandine : Protection, Escape, Happiness, Legal Matters

Celery : Mental Powers, Lust, Psychic Powers

Centaury : Snake Removing

Chamomile : Money, Sleep, Love, Purification

Cherry : Love, Divination

Chestnut : Love

Chickweed : Fertility, Love

Chicory : Removing Obstacles, Invisibility, favors, Frigidity

Chili pepper : Fidelity, Hex Breaking, Love

China Berry : Luck, Change

Chrysanthemum : Protection

Cinchona : Luck, Protection

Cinnamon : Spirituality, Success, Healing, Power,

Psychic Powers, Lust, Protection, Love

Cinquefoil : Money, Protection, Prophetic Dreams, Sleep

Cloth of Gold : Understand Animal Languages

Clove : Protection, Exorcism, Love

D

Daffodil : Love, Fertility, Luck

Daisy : Lust, Luck

Damiana : Lust, Love, Visions

Dandelion : Divination, Wishes, Calling Spirits

Datura : Hex Breaking, Sleep, Protection

Deerstongue : Lust, Psychic Powers

Devils Bit : Exorcism, Love, Protection, Lust

Devils Shoestring : Protection, Gambling, Luck, Power, Employment

Dill : Protection, Money, Lust, Luck

Dittany of Crete : Manifestations, Astral Projection

Dock : Healing, Fertility, Money

Dodder : Love, Divination, Knot Magic

Dogbane : Love

Dogwood : Wishes, Protection

Dragons Blood : Love, Protection, Exorcism, Potency

Dulse : Lust, Harmony

Dutchmans Breeches : Love

E

Ebony : Protection, Power

Echinacea : Strengthening Spells

Edelweiss : Invisibility, Bullet-Proofing

Elder : Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Prosperity, Sleep

Elecampane : Love, Protection, Psychic Powers

Elm : Love

Endive : Lust, Love

Eryngo : Travelers Luck, Peace, Lust, Love

Eucalyptus : Healing, Protection

Euphorbia : Purification, Protection

Eyebright : Mental Powers, Psychic Power

F

Fennel : Protection, Healing, Purification

Fenugreek : Money

Fern : Rain Making, Protection, Luck, Riches,

Eternal Youth, Health, Exorcism

Feverfew : Protection

Fig : Divination, Fertility, Love

Figwort : Health, Protection

Flax : Money, Protection, Beauty, Psychic Powers, Healing

Fleabane : Exorcism, Protection, Chastity

Foxglove : Protection

Frankincense : Protection, Exorcism, Spirituality

Fumitory : Money, Exorcism

Fuzzy Weed : Love, Hunting

G

Galangal : Protection, Lust, Health, Money, Hex-Breaking

Gardenia : Love, Peace, Healing, Spirituality

Garlic : Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Lust, Anti-Theft

Gentian : Love, Power

Geranium : Fertility, Health, Love, Protection

Ginger : Love, Money, Success, Power

Ginseng : Love, Wishes, Healing, Beauty, Protection, Lust

Goats Rue : Healing, Health

Goldenrod : Money, Divination

Golden Seal : Healing, Money

Gorse : Protection, Money

Gotu Kola : Meditation

Gourd : Protection

Grain : Protection

Grains of Paradise : Lust, Luck, Love, Money, Wishes

Grape : Fertility, Garden Magic, Mental Powers, Money

Grass : Psychic Powers, Protection

Ground Ivy : Divination

Groundsel : Health, Healing

H

Hawthorn : Fertility, Chastity, Fishing Magic, Happiness

Hazel : Luck, Fertility, Anti-Lightning, Protection, Wishes

Heather : Protection, Rain Making, Luck

Heliotrope : Exorcism, Prophetic Dreams, Healing,

Wealth, Invisibility

Hellebore, Black : Protection ****TOXIC***

Hemlock : Destroy Sexual Drive ***TOXIC***

Hemp : Healing, Love, Vision, Meditation

Henbane : Love Attraction ***TOXIC***

Henna : Healing

Hibiscus : Lust, Love, Divination

Hickory : Legal Matters

High John the Conqueror : Money, Love, Success, Happiness

Holly : Protection, Anti-Lightning, Luck, Dream Magic, Balance

Honesty : Money, Repelling Monsters

Honeysuckle : Money, Psychic Powers, Protection

Hops : Healing, Sleep

Horehound : Protection, Mental Powers, Exorcism,

Horse Chestnut : Money, Healing

Horseradish : Purification, Exorcism

Horsetail : Snake Charming, Fertility

Houndstongue : Tying Dog’s Tongues

Houseleek : Luck, Protection, Love

Huckleberry : Luck, Protection, Dream Magic, Hex Breaking

Hyacinth : Love, Protection, Happiness

Hydrangea : Hex Breaking

Hyssop : Purification, Protection

I

Indian Paint Brush : Love

Iris : Purification, Wisdom

Irish Moss : Money, Luck, Protection

Ivy : Protection, Healing

J

Jasmine : Love, Money, Prophetic Dreams

Jobs Tears : Healing, Wishes, Luck

Joe-Pye Weed : Love, Respect

Juniper : Protection, Anti-Theft, Love, Exorcism, Health

K

Kava-Kave : Visions, Protection, Luck

Knotweed : Binding, Health

L

Lady’s mantle : Love

Lady’s slipper : Protection

Larch : Protection, Anti-Theft

Larkspur : Health, Protection

Lavender : Love, Protection, Sleep, Chastity,

Longevity, Purification, Happiness, Peace

Leek : Love, Protection, Exorcism

Lemon : Longevity, Purification, Love, Friendship

Lemongrass : Repel snakes, Lust, Psychic Powers

Lemon Verbena : Purification, Love

Lettuce : Chastity, Protection, Love, Divination, Sleep

Licorice : Love, Lust, Fidelity

Life Everlasting : Longevity, Health, Healing

Lilac : Exorcism, Protection, Beauty

Lily : Protection, Breaking Love spells

Lily of the Valley : Mental Powers, Happiness

Lime : Healing, Love, Protection

Linden : Protection, Immortality, Luck, Love, Sleep

Liquidamber : Protection

Liverwort : Protection

Liverwort : Love

Looestrife : Peace, Protection

Lotus : Protection, Lock-Opening

Lovage : Love

Love Seed : Love, Friendship

Lucky Hand : Employment, Luck, Protection, Money, Travel

M

Mace : Psychic Powers, Mental Powers

Maguey : Lust

Magnolia : Fidelity

Mahogany, Mountain : Anti-Lightning

Maidenhair : Beauty, Love

Male Fern : Luck, Love

Mallow : Love, Protection, Exorcism

Mandrake : Protection, Love, Money, Fertility, Health

Maple : Love, Longevity, Money

Marigold : Protection, Prophetic Dreams,

Business and Legal Matters, Psychic Powers

Marjoram : Protection, Love, Happiness, Health, Money, Healing

Master Wort : Strength, Courage, Protection

Mastic : Psychic Powers, Manifestations, Lust

May Apple : Money

Meadow Rue : Divination

Meadowsweet : Love, Divination, Peace, Happiness

Mesquite : Healing

Mimosa : Protection, Love, Prophetic Dreams, Purification

Mint : Money, Love, Luck, Healing, Exorcism, Travel, Protection

Mistletoe : Protection, Love, Hunting, Fertility, Health, Exorcism

Molukka : Protection

Moonwort : Money, Love

Moss : Luck, Money

Mugwort : Strength, Psychic Powers, Protection,

Prophetic Dreams, Healing, Astral Projection

Mulberry : Protection, Strength

Mullein : Courage, Protection, Health, Love, Divination, Exorcism

Mustard : Fertility, Protection, Mental Powers

Myrrh : Protection, Exorcism, Healing, Spirituality

Myrtle : Love, Fertility, Youth, Peace, Money

N

Nettle : Exorcism, Protection, Healing, Lust

Norfolk Island Pine : Protection, anti hunger

Nuts : Fertility, Prosperity, Love, Luck

O

Oak : Protection, Health, Money, Healing, Potency, Fertility, Luck

Oats : Money

Olive : Healing, Peace, Fertility, Potency, Protection, Lust

Onion : Protection, Exorcism, Healing, Money,

Prophetic Dreams, Lust

Orange : Love, Divination, Luck, Money

Orchid : Love

Oregon Grape : Money, Prosperity

Orris Root : Love, Protection, Divination

P

Palm, Date : Fertility, Potency

Pansy : Love, Rain Magic, Love, Divination

Papaya : Love, Protection

Papyrus : Protection

Parosela : Hunting

Parsley : Love, Protection, Purification

Passion Flower : Peace, Sleep, Friendship

Patchouly : Money, Fertility, Lust

Pea : Money, Love

Peach : Love, Exorcism, Longevity, Fertility, Wishes

Pear : Lust, Love

Pecan : Money, Employment

Pennyroyal : Strength, Protection, Peace

Peony : Protection, Exorcism

Pepper : Protection, Exorcism

Peppermint : Purification, Sleep, Love, Healing, Psychic Powers

Pepper Tree : Purification, Healing, Protection

Periwinkle : Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Money, Protection

Persimmon : Changing Sex, Healing, Luck

Plot Weed : Protection

Pimento : Love

Pimpernel : Protection, Health

Pine : Healing, Fertility, Protection, Exorcism, Money

Pineapple : Luck, Money, Chastity

Pipsissewa : Money, Spirit Calling

Q

Quassia : Love

Quince : Protection, Love, Happiness

R

Radish : Protection, Lust

Ragweed : Courage

Ragwort : Protection

Raspberry : Protection, Love

Rattlesnake Root : Protection, Money

Rhubarb : Protection, Fidelity

Rice : Protection, Rain, Fertility, Money

Roots : Protection, Power, Divination

Rose : Love, Psychic Powers, Healing, Love, Divination, Luck, Protection

Rosemary : Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers,

Exorcism, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth

Rowan : Psychic Powers, Healing, Protection, Power, Success

Rue : Healing, Health, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Love

Rye : Love, Fidelity

S

Saffron : Love, Healing, Happiness, Wind Raising,

Lust, Strength, Psychic Powers.

Sage : Immortality, Longevity, Wisdom, Protection, Wishes

Sagebrush : Purification, Exorcism

St. Johns Wort : Health, Power, Protection, Strength,

Love, Divination, Happiness

Sandalwood : Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Spirituality

Sarsaparilla : Love, Money

Sassafras : Health, Money

Savory, Summer : Mental Powers

Scullcap : Love, Fidelity, Peace

Senna : Love

Sesame : Money. Lust

Shallot : Purification

Skunk Cabbage : Legal Matters

Slippery Elm : Halts Gossip

Sloe : Exorcism, Protection

Snakeroot : Luck Money

Snakeroot/black : Love, Lust, Money

Snapdragon : Protection

Solomons Seal : Protection, Exorcism

Sorrel Wood : Healing, Health

Southern Wood : Love, Lust, Protection

Spanish Moss : Protection

Spearmint : Healing, Love, Mental Powers

SpiderWort : Love

Spikenard : Love

Squill : Money, Protection, Hex Breaking

Star, Anise : Psychic Powers, Luck

Stillengia : Psychic Powers

Straw : Luck, Image Magic

Strawberry : Love, Luck

Sugar Cane : Love, Lust

Sumbul : Love, Luck, Health, Psychic Powers

Sunflower : Fertility, Wishes, Health, Wisdom

Sweetgrass : Calling Spirits

T

Tamarind : Love

Tamarisk : Exorcism, Protection

Tansy : Health, Longevity

Tea : Riches, Courage, Strength

Thistle : Strength, Protection, Hex Breaking, Healing

Thistle, Holy : Purification, Hex Breaking

Thistle, Milk : Snake Enraging

Thyme : Health, Healing, Sleep, Psychic Powers,

Love, Purification, Courage

Toadflax : Protection, Hex Breaking

Toadstool : Rain Making

Tobacco : Healing, Purification

Turmeric : Purification

Turnip : Protection, Ending Relationships

U

Urva Ursa : Psychic Workings

V

Valerian : Love, Sleep, Purification, Protection

Vanilla : Love, Lust, Mental Powers

Venus Flytrap : Protection, Love

Vervain : Love, Protection, Purification, Peace,

Money, Youth, Chastity, Sleep, Healing

Vetch, Giant : Fidelity

Vetivert : Love, Hex Breaking, Luck, Money, Anti-Theft

Violet : Protection, Luck, Love, Lust, Wishes, Peace, Healing

W

Wahoo : Hex-breaking, Courage, Success

Walnut : Health, Mental Powers, Infertility, Wishes

Wax Plant : Protection

Wheat : Fertility, Money

Willow : Love, Divination, Protection, Healing

Wintergreen : Protection, Healing, Hex Breaking

Winters Bark : Success

Witch Grass : Happiness, Lust, love, Exorcism

Witch Hazel : Protection, Chastity

Wolfs Bane : Protection, Invisibility

Wood Rose : Luck

Woodruff : Victory, Protection, Money

Wormwood : Psychic Powers, Protection, Love, Calling Spirits

X, Y and Z

Yarrow : Courage, Love, Psychic Powers, Exorcism

Yellow Evening Primrose : Hunting

Yerba Mate : Fidelity, Love, Lust

Yerba Santa : Beauty, Healing, Psychic Powers, Protection

Yew : Raising the Dead

Yohimbe : Love, Lust

Yucca : Transmutation, Protection, Purification

#herbalism #witch #witchy #wicca #herbs #herb #green witch

[bala5]

Pacific Madrone

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General Description

Twisting skyward, the smooth, reddish-brown branches of a Pacific madrone tree are striking. Esteemed botanist, Willis Linn Jepson, described it as “a tree than which none other in the western woods is more marked by sylvan beauty.” Arbutus menziesii, also called madroño, or the strawberry tree (for its berries), is an evergreen member of the heath family (Ericaceae), closely related to blueberries, mountain laurels, rhododendrons, and manzanita. Madrone trees can reach up to 40 m (130 ft), though more typically they are half that height. Its upper red-brown bark peels each summer in thin strips to reveal smooth, greenish-yellow bark that ripens into a deep, dark red color. White, fragrant, urn-shaped flowers (8 mm; 1/3 in) dangle in clusters at the ends of branches. Scarlet red, bumpy berries (8–12 mm) ripen in the fall and may last into early winter. Alternate, oval leaves (10–15 cm; 4–6 in long) are leathery and glossy dark green above and lighter grayish below. New leaves replace the old ones every two years before the old ones fall off.

Ecology

The Pacific madrone thrives in full sunlight and depends on periodic fire to create forest openings. Birds, like robins, cedar waxwings, bandtailed pigeons, and quail eat its berries. Other berry-eaters include mule deer, raccoons, and bears. Woodpeckers and other cavity nesting birds, like mountain chickadees, house wrens, and western bluebirds nest in madrones.

[firespirited]

Today was a migraine day so i spent most of it attempting to pinch my face and neck in ways that might relieve tension or staying very still and since neither works you try the other for a while. It subsided to a thick sludgy ache enough for my daily walk with Talia the dog but I walked very carefully because footsteps go oomph through your skull and into your shoulders. Walking the usual route meant facing the sun so I went up the other end of the road instead and got some arbutus berries which I’d never tried before (like faint peach and leaves lots of seeds in your teeth) and spotted something with paw prints in a recycling bin which was hiding teal/aqua plastic with tupperware printed on some instruction manual!

so I grabbed it as discreetly as uh someone realizing they now have to walk home straight into the blinding setting sun with a headache while holding an arm full of plastic and a dog.

Came home, scrubbed it all and there was a large aqua round container (pie sized possibly vintage it’s not translucent) -slightly scuffed, and like new: the teal microwave rice maker and a whisk, all gorgeous colours and tupperware branded.

Very cool scavenge and a new food tried (not a huge fan of arbutus berries, it’s like ripe wild plums but gritty).

Then watched Sextette on youtube which was like watching, well I can’t really explain it, it’s kind of like Mae West doing drag of herself on an episode of the Loveboat with occasional songs that are more spoken than sung and Timothy Dalton acting more seriously than he does as Bond (which is high camp as a franchise, talk about when the performance of masculinity tips into near satire, Dalton played 007 with a wink and I appreciate that).

It seesaws between cringe and fabulous so fast you want to switch it off as much as you’re compelled forwards. Problematic, a crime against art, tedious, the laughs don’t land and yet, definitely a film that is an experience to be had and totally delivered on the uncanny. 5/5 hwhut?!s

#saf #movie reviews #sextette #strawberry tree #i only had to hobble blindly 300 yards but it felt like a lot more

[whatdoesshedotothem]

Tuesday 14 August 1832

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only little round bits as for some weeks past  my bowels always in this way now fine morning F66° at 5 ¾ - reading Smiths’ flora – James Greenwood brought a couple of brace of moorgame by 6 ½ - out at 7 20 – in y walk – breakfast with my father at 8 ½ in ½ hour – then came to my room and reading French vocabulary and read from p. 466 to 532 end of Turners’ sacred history – then (about 11) called downstairs – a dozen large willow stakes come from William Keighley – in my walk – Charles and his son James Howarth made rustic seat (long chair) in my walk bottom of Calf Croft – Pickles and his men came at 1 ½ - William Greenwood had been working in the walk all the day – they began trenching the arbutus walk, and Pickles weared – Charles H- went to shew me where the old road used to go close under upper brea – put down some willow stakes along the slope from the Lower to the upper wood belonging Wellroyde – home at 6 ¾ - dinner at 7 – feeling my bowels much out of order sent prescription § to Suter at 8 along with the 2 brace moorgame to the ‘Honourable Lady Stuart Whitehall London carriage paid 14 August A Lister – By the Hope’ – wrote the above of today –

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SH:7/ML/E/15/0106

Letter this evening from IN- Guernsey dated Friday 27th ultimo! begging me to write to her post restante at Caen - delighted with Guernsey - beautiful island 2 days enough for seeing the whole of it - on inquiring for Mrs Barlow was told ‘she had been in France some years’ - says her sister resides in Guernsey - so that Mrs B- is most probably still in Italy? very particular about their passports in France on account of the fears of the French government of the duchesse de Berri - admires the back of the isle of Wright, but thinks the island had been too much extolled as I quite agree - mentions how useful my directions were - knows not what they should have done without them ‘You will be surprised to hear that I went to the top of the Black Gang chine which in my opinion is far worse than Mt. Vesuvius and inferiorly more fatiguing’ - then Vesuvius is not much – read over the courier – above ½ hour in the little room and came upstairs at 10 ¼ - very fine day – F69 ½° at 10 p.m. – Just before getting into bed took 2 of the pills (vid. bottom of last page) -

[mygainyear2024]

Day 25 Carnation Revolution - 50th Anniversary

Today Portugal celebrated their 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, which put an end to the longest-running dictatorship in Europe.

And to mark the occasion I participated in the local 10km Freedom Run (Corridada da Liberdade). A late 10am start, with 305 runners, we set off. About one minute in I regretted drinking those couple of glasses of vinho verde last night and also not bringing some water. Lots of runners overtook me and I was beginning to wonder whether I might be last. This thought crossed my mind a few times, but I didn't turn around, telling myself the only thing that mattered was finishing and to get some water, which came a bit late at the 6km mark! There were slippery cobblestones, a few hills, a bit of wind to contend with and the crappier songs coming up on my playlist, but luckily it was not too hot. I ran all the way, and was faster than my usual time, at 58:14! I placed no. 186, and I came first in my gendered age range (55-60), there were six of us. I have to say it was quite exciting and I don't usually like running with anyone near me.

With the remainder of the day free, and my growing confidence in driving, I tossed around a few ideas and decided to head to the inland village of Monchique.

The narrow streets were a bit tricky, but I found a park not too far from my first stop, Ochalá, a lovely tea room. I had carob cake and admired their art. A young man at the bar asked me if I was digital. He wanted to engage in conversation and show me something he was studying. I think he was a gamer, but his strong accent was hard to understand and I had a feeling I wouldn't get a way in a hurry, and I had a list!

I found Studio Bongard Ceramics and walked through their garden. The artist is half Portuguese/English and has quite an interesting style.

I then walked up to the very ruined Convento de Nossa Senhora do Desterro. On the path I got abused by a disheveled male busker, who swore at my for quite a while (I heard lots of mother fucking, probably the only english he could speak!!). I can only assume it's because I didn't put any money in the guitar case which was strewn across the middle of the path, while he was some distance away under a tree. I did wonder whether he would stone me on the way back (as loose cobblestones were plentiful). But I got my big girl pants on, walked cautiously and calmly past, as this time he'd moved closer down the hill, and was preparing for an attack! A Tripadvisor recommendation to visit the church is a desperate recommendation in my opinion. Two other disheveled older men were waiting to guide me through their makeshift kitchen, out towards some chickens to view two rooms that were accessible.

I then went in search for the local spirit / firewater Medronho, a traditional fruit brandy, obtained from arbutus berries - the fruit of the Medronho tree, also called strawberry tree. And it was pretty fiery. Thankfully I only ordered a thimble at €1. To be honest the liquor chocolate I purchased next door for €1 was definitely better value.

Last stop - elevation of 902 metres, Fóia is the highest mountain of Algarve. It is part of the Serra de Monchique range. On a clear day the Atlantic Ocean is visible, but sadly not today. Although towards the bottom of the decent the skies cleared up, but I wasn't that excited to go back up again.

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Arbutus unedo is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Western Europe. The tree is well known for its fruits, the arbutus berry, which bear some resemblance to the strawberry, hence the common name strawberry tree.

Arbutus unedo was one of the many species described by Carl Linnaeus in Volume One of his landmark 1753 work Species Plantarum, giving it the name it still bears today.

They are edible fresh, but that is an uncommon consumption, especially because the mature fruit tends to bruise very easily, making transportation difficult. They are used mostly for jam, marmalades, yogurt and alcoholic beverages, such as the Portuguese medronho. Its Mediterranean habitat, The first evidence of its importation into northern European gardens was to 16th-century England from Ireland. In the United States, Thomas Jefferson lists the plant in his Monticello gardens in 1778.

The tree is mentioned by Roman poet Ovid, in Book I: 89–112 "The Golden Age" of his Metamorphoses: "Contented with food that grew without cultivation, they collected mountain strawberries and the fruit of the strawberry tree, wild cherries, blackberries clinging to the tough brambles, and acorns fallen from Jupiter's spreading oak-tree."

The strawberry tree (Italian: corbezzolo) began to be considered one of the national symbols of Italy in the 19th century, during the Italian unification, because with its autumn colors is reminiscent of the flag of Italy (green for its leaves, white for its flowers and red for its berries)

Суничник великоплодий, або сірий (Arbutus unedo) — вічнозелене дерево роду суничник родини вересових.

Земляничное дерево крупноплодное, или Земляничное дерево обыкновенное, или Земляничник обыкновенный, или Арбутус обыкновенный (лат. Arbutus unedo) — вечнозелёные деревья, вид рода Земляничное дерево (Arbutus) семейства Вересковые (Ericaceae).

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Tag Masterpost

(As of February 13th, still tagging posts! WIP) Acai Asks: Any post involving an ask towards me Artbutus Berries: A play on Arbutus Berries, which is my tag for any post with art! Bramble Rambles: Posts that involve my personal thoughts Foxberry Fanfics: Posts involving fanfiction! Either my own or others' Historical Hetalia: Posts that involve history in one way or another Huckleberry Headcanons: Posts that involve headcanons, both mine or others' Mulberry Memes: Posts that involve memery and/or jokes Raisin Replies: My replies with other posts Raspberry Reblogs: My reblogs of other's posts Strawberry Ships: Posts that involve shipping talk! Individual ships are tagged separately Tayberry Text: Any posts that involve more text than a simple tagline!

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Natural Forests and Natural Parks in Greece – Sapientza island

Greece is a typical Mediterranean country with highly mountainous land and rugged terrain. Greece's geographical location in Europe and the mild climatic environment creates favorable conditions for the growth and proliferation of forests with a great variety of fauna and flora and fascinating forest ecosystems. Greek Forests consist of woods of conifers (pine, fir) and deciduous trees (oak, beech, maple, and others) covering large areas (34 million hectares), or 25% of the land mass. Greek forests constitute a precious natural heritage for the whole of Europe. Greek forests are largely unspoiled and provide a habitat for many species of wild fauna and flora. Mediterranean forest ecosystems are characterized by remarkable features that make them naturally and aesthetically attractive. They are also quite fragile to adverse environmental conditions for prolonged periods. It is imperative to understand this fact and plan careful strategies for the conservation and management of forests.  Greece is blessed with a warm Mediterranean climate, mild and rainy winters, and warm and dry summers with, generally, long sunshine duration almost all the year. Paros is no exception; whoever lives on the island all year round knows there is something to collect from the garden every season. Sapienza is an island south of Methoni with rocky areas ending in forests and ravines rich in strawberry trees (Arbutus Unedo). It contains a lost monastery and Manetta's cave. The state has announced a part of the area covering 240 acres, "Natural Preserve Monument," by the state. The population is estimated to be about 700 animals (400 sheep and 300 chamois). With the Sapienza Treaty in 1209, the island passed into the hands of the Venetians. It was used as a docking area for the Turks and the Venetians during the third Venetian-Turkish war and as a base of operations for the Greek fleet in 1825. The ships that usually sailed near the island coast frequently crashed on its rocky coast resulting in the discovery of many essential shipwrecks from all historical periods. One of these sank at the north part of Sapienza with its stolen cargo which was the pillars from the Grand Peristyle built by Herod in Caissareia, Palestine, in the 1st century A.D. Sapienza is a low island with an area of 9 square kilometers, its highest peak being on its north part, Foveri, at the height of 219 m. The slopes of the island climb in lush greenery, and the crystal clear waters of the sea have a unique exotic color. The island Sapientz and its neighboring islands Schiza, and Santa Marina, belong to the Oinoussai complex. After the bounty of pomegranates in November, the bush that dresses up in Christmas cheer in December is a modest evergreen the rest of the year called Kumaro or kumaria (κουμαρο, κουμαριά) (scientific name is Arbutus unedo and it's called Strawberry tree in English). This pretty bush ripens its round berries from yellow to orange and eventually deep red in the middle of December. White bell-shaped flowers appear simultaneously, making it the most festive plant in the December garden. The kumara berries are delicious to eat fresh, but one has to pick them at the right time, as when they pass their time, they become mushy. The best is to collect when they are bright red and quite firm to touch. At the foot of the Olympus mountains, a traditional kumara spirit (tsipouro) is made from these berries, but koumara liqueur, spoon sweets, or amazing jam also can be prepared. While kumara grows in the mountains (Olympus or Crete) in nature, it is easy to grow them in Paros too. It's a very hardy bush, ideal for the dry landscape garden after 2-3 years of planting, and requires no summer watering. The leaves stay green all year round, and the bush does not require pruning. While in the mountains, it can become a tree of 5-6 m high on the windswept islands of Sapienza island, it remains a bush, reaching 1,5 to 2 meters in height, maybe a bit more if grown in a wind-sheltered position.

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16/11/2020 The Accidental Rooster is starting to attempt Rooster Things. Today's plan: 1) find bright coloured berry, 2) feed bright coloured berry to hens, 3) profit.

The plan was not a success. The hens already have bright coloured berries. So they ignore the giant cooing fluffy thing following them around and dropping berries on their heads.

#daily #chickens #arbutus berries

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Arbutus unedo is a lovely evergreen shrub with fruit that looks a little like strawberries (hence the nickname “strawberry tree”). Some folks turn the fruit into jam, marmalade, even brandy!

#Mine #Plants #arbutus unedo #unusual berries #pnw gardening #oregon gardening

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Fall Fruit

Arbutus “Strawberry” Tree - Walnut Creek, CA

#photographers on tumblr #original photographers #california #fall #autumn #berries #arbutus #tree #zoomphotography #macro photography

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Luis Meléndez (1716–1780)

Arbutus berries on a plate, apples, a wood barrel and bread rolls on a wooden table

#Luis Meléndez #spanish #baroque #art #still life #arbutus #berries #apples #wood barrel #bread rolls #tabledecor #mine

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Herbs for protection, banishing, cleansing, and warding.

DISCLAIMER: Do your research on each herb if you want to use it, especially if you want to burn it! Make sure you know how to handle each herb, see what is and isn't safe for your pets if you have them, if it is safe to burn it and what are the effects if you do, and how the herb(s) will affect you. For example; mugwort can cause miscarriage in pregnancy, foxglove is extremely poisonous, and Palo Santo is apart of a closed practice.  Herbs for protection: acacia, aconite, acorn, African violet, ague, Aloe, Althea root, alyssum, Amber, anemone, Angelica, Anise, Arabic gum, Ash, asofoetida, astragalus root, Balm of Gilead Tears, bamboo, barley, basil, bay leaf, betel nut, bilberry bark, Birch, black cohosh, black pepper, BlackBerry, bladderwrack, blessed thistle, bloodroot, blue violet, blueberry, boneset, broom tops, buckwheat, burdock, Burnet, butcher's broom, cactus, calamus, calendula flowers, caraway, carnation, carob, Cascara Sagrada, Cedar, chia, chives, chrysanthemum, cilantro, cinnamon, clove, clover, close, Club Moss, coconut, comfrey, coriander, corn, cotton, coxcomb, cramp bark, cumin, Curry, Cyclamen, Cypress, Devil's Bit, Devil's claw, Devil's shoestring, Dill, dogwood, dragon's blood, ebony, Elder, eucalyptus, fennel seed, figwort, fleabane, foxglove, frankincense, galangal root, gardenia, garlic, geranium, Ginger, genseng, gorse, Heather, heliotrope, Hickory, high John, Holly, Indigo weed, Irish moss, ivy, Juniper, kava kava, lady slipper, Larch, Larkspur, Laurel, lavender, leek, lettuce, lime, linden flower, Lotus, Mandrake, marjoram, marshmallow root, mimosa, mint, mistletoe, monkshood, mullein, nutmeg, Oak Moss, olive leaf, onion, Orris root cut, Osha Root, papyrus, peat moss, peony, pettitgrain, pimpernel, plantain, quince, radish, raspberry leaf, red clover, rhubarb, rice, Rowan, Rue, Sandalwood, saw palmetto berries, sea salt, slippery elm, snapdragon, Solomon Seal root, Spanish moss, spearmint, st. John's Wort, strawflower, sunflower, thistle, toadflax, True Unicorn Root, valerian, Venus flytrap, vervain, violet, witch hazel, wood aloe, wood betony, Woodruff, wormwood, Yerba Santa, yew, Yucca, Agrimony, Ague Root, Amaranth, Arbutus, Bean, Bittersweet, Bodhi, Briony, Bromeliad, Castor, Cinchona, Cyclamen, Datura, Elecenpane, Gorse, Gourd, Grain, Grass, Hazel, Hyssop, Liquidamber, Loosestrife, Lucky Hand, Mallow, Masterwort, Molluka, Mugwort, Mulberry, Mustard, Myrrh, Norfolk Pine, Parsley, Pennyroyal, Pepper Tree, Periwinkle, Pilot Weed, Pine, Plum, Primrose, Purslane, Quince, Rattlesnake Root, Rhubarb, Rose, Rosemary, Sage, Sloe, Southernwood, Squill, Tamarisk, Ti, Tomato, Tormentil, Tulip, Turnip, Wax Plant, Willow, Wintergreen. Herbs for banishing: Betel nut, cactus, Juniper, Morning Glory, thyme, sea salt, mullein, chili, red pepper, dragon's blood, lilac, lemon rind, pepper, lemon, cloves, Cayenne, eucalyptus, feverfew, frankincense, Mandrake, mugwort, peppermint, rosemary, sage, wormwood, Oak, onion, Pine, Rowan, Rue, salt, thistle, thorns, wolfsbane, yarrow, Angelica, basil, broom, black pepper, cedar, cumin, fleabane. Herbs for cleansing: Cloves, lemon, Sage, salt, sea salt, Juniper, Rosemary, mugwort, lavender, Rue, basil, cinnamon, Barberry, burdock, Cayenne, fern, frankincense resin, hyssop, lemongrass, lovage, marjoram, Pine, vervain, thyme, yucca, lemon verbena. Herbs for warding: Garlic, Oak, black pepper, ragwort, spikenard, thistle, thyme, Agrimory, anise, basil, borage, celandine, cinquefoil, Devil's bone root, fennel seed, flaxseed, BlackBerry, mullein, Palo Santo, mugwort, sage, lavender, Rosemary, Blackthorn, burdock, alfalfa, neem, ginger, onion, black salt, salt, pine cone, eggshell, cloves, bay leaf, vervain, twine, basil, sea salt, Cayenne, Red Pepper.

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