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[htfphoto]

the giant artichoke restaurant.

castroville, ca.

my instant gram.

#artichoke #castroville #monterey #green #food #restaurant #giant #object and still

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castroville, ca | jan 2024

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[monsieur-moustache]

Dustin Henderson

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[hawkesoutdoor]

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Weston Ripps / July 2022

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[texastaildraggerskk]

Graduation party on Castroville, Tx

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[facebyjenwin]

Eyebrow microblading castroville

Face by Jen Win is a reputable beauty studio that provides a wide range of permanent makeup and beauty services. Our trained experts can do microblading, permanent makeup, lip blush, ombre powder brows, and much more!

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[kk-homes-rent2own]

RENT-TO-OWN 2-BEDROOM 2-BATH MODERN FINISH-OUT

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[veeritexpress]

Computer Consulting Castroville

Book your initial consultation at VEE R and get solutions for your IT & Computer Consulting project in Castroville, Salinas & nearby areas. Visit: https://www.vee-r.com/my-project/.

#Computer Consulting Castroville

[joeinct]

FitWell 2015, Castroville, Texas, Photo by Joe Bruha, Copyright 2023

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[foodies-channel]

🍥 Blu Lacy (Castroville, TX)

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[rabbitcruiser]

National Artichoke Day

Green and spiky, a culinary delight with tender hearts concealed, waiting to be savored, offering a taste of earthy goodness.

Have fun and be healthy on this day that celebrates this delicious vegetable that is chock full of nutrients and health benefits. It’s time for National Artichoke Day!

Classified as a vegetable, an artichoke is actually the flower bud of a thistle that has yet to grow to maturity. Grown in warm climates, in places such as California, France, and Spain, artichokes are popular in European dishes, as well as in the United States. And for those who have experienced them when prepared well, artichokes can bring a great deal of joy and flavor to a variety of dishes. Plus, they’re good for you too!

History of National Artichoke Day

It is believed that artichokes were first harvested by those living in the Middle East, the plant is likely native to the Mediterranean. In fact, some experts surmise that artichokes are one of the world’s oldest foods!

In the 1400s, artichokes became popular in Tuscany, specifically in Florence, Italy. From there, their popularity spread throughout Europe and eventually to the US, in the 1800s. They finally made it to California via Italian immigrants in the early 1900s and they became a huge hit. Today, California grows almost all of the artichokes produced in the United States.

How to Celebrate National Artichoke Day

Have a blast celebrating National Artichoke Day with some fun events and activities. Implement some of your own delightful ideas or try out some of these:

Eat Artichokes, Of Course

The most obvious and best way to enjoy National Artichoke Day is by cooking some up and eating them. Those who cook them all the time can have some fun getting creative with recipes for artichokes with a wide variety of opportunities for preparing them: baked, grilled, steamed, boiled, roasted, or even sauteed. Season with salt, pepper, lemon juice, butter and so many other options!

Fun Facts About Artichokes

Learn some delightful fun facts and bits of trivia about artichokes in honor of National Artichoke Day. Then share them with friends, family, coworkers and more! Get started with some of these:

Artichokes are technically a member of the sunflower family.

Artichoke plants don’t last long. Each plant only produces artichokes for 5-10 years.

Artichoke plants are fairly large in size. They grow to be around 6 feet wide and approximately 3-4 feet tall.

Marilyn Monroe, iconic American Actress, held the title of the inaugural “Artichoke Queen” in Castroville, California in 1948, when she was 22 years old.

Plan to Attend the Artichoke Festival

Though the festival takes place later in the year, National Artichoke Day would be a great time to make plans to attend. Taking place each year in Castroville, California, the Artichoke Festival usually falls on the first or second weekend in June. Attendees can enjoy festivities such as a charity golf tournament, children’s games and activities, live music performances, three-dimensional AgroArt competitions, dancing performances and so much more to enjoy. And everything is creatively based on the all-important theme of artichokes!

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Here are some shots from both myself, and a few of my friends using the Long Weekend 35mm camera.

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[truecrimecrystals]

Julian Quintero was only 20 years-old when his life was cut short on January 22nd, 2017.

That tragic evening began as a typical one for the Castroville, California resident. Julian and a friend went to a house party at a home in the Oak Hills neighborhood. Once there, Julian assumed the role of a bouncer; standing in front of the door to prevent unwanted guests from entering the residence.

According to reports, several uninvited guests did, in fact, show up at the party. Julian refused to let them in. A violent scene unfolded, and Julian was shot three times in the back. The shooter(s) fled the scene shortly thereafter. To this day, they have never been apprehended.

Several partygoers witnessed Julian's murder, but investigators have been unable to identify all of these witnesses. In 2020, it was reported that detectives are still waiting for people to come forward. Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy John Thornburg is quoted saying, in part, "we do know that there are witnesses that haven’t come forward that haven’t shared with us what they know."

Julian's loved ones are now left without answers. By all accounts, Julian was loved by many people in the community. He was voted prom king in high school, and he was also involved in several different sports. Julian loved Captain America and was a natural protector. It's not surprising that he chose to be a bouncer on the night of his death - and he ultimately died while trying to protect his friends.

Julian's case remains unsolved. If you have any information that could lead to an arrest and/or arrests, please contact the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office at [phone].

#julian quintero #murder case #unsolved #tw gun violence #2017 #true crime #true crime research #tcoriginal #california #unsolved murder

[anonsally]

Day 5 of family vacation

Today was more eventful!

Wife and I got up comparatively early and managed to leave around 10:30am (only 10 minutes later than planned!), arriving on time for our electric catamaran tour of Elkhorn Slough. It was fabulous. We saw sea lions, harbor seals, loads of birds, and dozens of sea otters, including three otter pups with their mothers! They were so cute! Several of the otters were eating, and others were napping on the surface (in groups). We even spotted a few otters who had gone ashore!

Birdwise, it was also a major success: even aside from lots of favorites, I saw 3 birds I'd never seen before! These included Brandt's cormorants (hundreds of them, probably), common loons, and a common murre. The murre was interesting because when I saw it, an unfamiliar bird I had never identified, the word "murre" popped into my head. I have no idea how I knew! But I did check with the naturalist on board to make sure; she identified the cormorants (we saw all 3 of the species we get around here) and the loons as well. Other birds I've seen before, but not recently, included a couple of American avocets (this might be the first time I've ever seen them not in breeding plumage) and a black-necked stilt, as well as some Forster's terns. And there were several brown pelicans diving into the slough. Interestingly, a lot of the brown pelicans we've seen since arriving here are already in their breeding plumage!

It was really a great way to spend 1.5 hours.

Afterwards, Wife wanted seafood for lunch, so we drove to Castroville to a restaurant she wanted to try. Afterwards, of course, we had to visit the Giant Artichoke.

We came home and had some downtime before Best Friend arrived with her husband and Fake Nephew, who is now 14 (how?!). It was nice to see them, though Fake Nephew really wanted to play board games while Best Friend and I wanted to catch up. But at various points different family members played Ricochet Robot with him, and sometimes he joined the conversation. Our dinner delivery didn't arrive until about 8:40--much later than expected--by which time we were all famished despite having snacked. But afterwards, Fake Nephew actually loaded the dishwasher! We will see them again tomorrow, which is our last day here.

The other thing is that the snowy plover banding people wrote back! Most of the birds whose bands I managed to record had been banded as adults, mostly at nearby beaches, one on this same beach. But one was a juvenile banded as a chick just this past summer! and one had been banded as an adult 9.5 years ago!

#personal #travel #birdwatching #wildlife

[wherewhereare]

I don't think it has anything to do with Blake, there are 4 airports closer to Castroville, and it's like 80miles away from where the plane went. plus the comment on his post indicates it's promo to watch his show 'stream all you want from past seasons". The plane looks like it's scheduled to go to CO tonight (or was planning too anyway)

We don't know either way for sure. But, he has hunted in that same area before. If it was for filming, that is all that he may have gone there for.