Strawberry Tree - Medronheiro (Arbutus unedo)
Sintra/Portugal (23/11/2023)
[Nikon D850; AF 105mm Micro-Nikkor F2,8 with Circular Flash Nissin MF 18; 1/250s; F14; 400 ISO]
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n506_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library
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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
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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
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Arbutus
Used to chase away evil and protect children.
Used in exorcisms.
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Strawberry Tree, California 2022
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Strawberries tree in ITALY
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Planted this Strawberry tree September of 2021. I didn’t prune it back at the time of planting, but just stuck it in the ground as it came from the nursery. It’s first summer, the summer of 2022, just about killed it as it didn’t have enough roots to support all the branches during the heat.
I pruned all the dead wood in winter 2023 after I could tell what was dead and what was still alive.
It’s taking off again now and looks like it’ll make it.
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Strawberry Tree - Medronheiro (Arbutus unedo)
Lisboa/Portugal (14/02/2024)
[Nikon Coolpix P900; 50mm; 1/100s; F6,3; 100 ISO]
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San Francisco Concrete Pavers
Inspiration for a concrete paver driveway in the front yard.
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Spring Is The Time For Plans And Projects
Wooooooowwwww…
We also have strawberry tree at home
The tree loves the shade and more water
I thought like other plants, strawberry tree would smile on sun receiving sunlight.
Hence, it frowns, then suddenly more smile after 10 Minutes of cooling up with more water來
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