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Palmy football helmets
by JohnAndSancho- 1 reply
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FAU is wearing palm tree football helmets tonight. They get it.
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Unlike some other Palm Talkers, I didn’t have the good fortune to be born and raised in a palmy environment; I am a product of the industrial parts of Ohio, Cleveland to be specific. I left Ohio in 1985 for California and have been here ever since. Haven’t regretted that decision for a New York Nanosecond, but sometimes you think about the place of your roots now and then. I just got back from a seven day Cleveland sabbatical, for a high school reunion, and also to hang out with my younger brother for a bit. Our nuclear family moved into the house brother now occupies back in 1970, and the oak tree pictured below was already there, about forty feet tall. …
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Brown snake eating a rat
by happypalms- 0 replies
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At work the other day walking along the row and to my surprise (jumping about ten feet) the snake was not interested in me just food but don’t muck with a brown snake one bite and you’re in trouble
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White bellied sea eagle
by happypalms- 0 replies
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It’s great to Mother Nature claiming this tower with a sea eagle nest it had one fledgling chick in it it’s located at Red Rock N.S.W
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Haiku stairs
by Darold Petty- 0 replies
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Residents of Oahu, your comments please ! https://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/article/hawaii-removal-stairway-to-heaven-haiku-stairs-18362265.php?IPID=SFGate-HP-Editors-Picks
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Garden ornaments
by happypalms- 0 replies
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We all have them in our gardens I think they add a bit of extra flair and a reflection of one’s personality in the garden and a bird bath is definitely well worth having
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Speed, Cubes and Squares ..and slow aging ....A couple interesting reads for the week.
by Silas_Sancona- 0 replies
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Ever wonder if you could outrun a Dinosaur, ..or maybe a Cheetah? ....or how Turtles live so long.. What could that teach us humans, about living longer? These science stories are for you.. https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-to-outrun-a-dinosaur https://www.wired.com/story/what-turtles-can-teach-humans-about-the-science-of-slow-aging/
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An adorable couple got married and had wedding photos taken at The Gardens at Lake Merritt's Lakeside Palmetum, in Oakland, California. It was covered in People magazine. The theme of their wedding was BART because they met on the San Francisco Bay Area's commuter rail system, BART. Best Palmetum picture is here: https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2023/news20230816
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2023 LLWS
by Butch- 1 reply
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Anybody been watching the Little League World Series?... There have been some great games... El Segundo CA came out of the losers bracket to win the US Championship, and Curacao also came out of the losers bracket to win the International title... The finals are to day at 12:00 Noon PST on ABC networks... Go El Segundo!!! Butch
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A once in a lifetime fly by..
by Silas_Sancona- 2 replies
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As if this wasn't already a packed year for star gazers, it appears we can add another major Astronomical event to the list of " should see " events.. While the " exact " details regarding brightness ..to the un-aided eye- are still unknown, at this moment at least, if it does survive it's approach to and away from the Sun, the " window for viewing " will be a once in a lifetime event as the mentioned Comet may not ever pass through our Solar System again. If it does, it will be 100's or 1,000's of years for now.. Already scheduled some early mornings.. Hopefully it will be cooler by then, lol.. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2023/08/21/newfound…
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Octopus' garden
by Darold Petty- 0 replies
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Need a break from the daily news ?? Read this ! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/23/discovered-in-the-deep-octopus-garden-davidson-seamount-california-like-hot-tub-hatchery
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"Suspected serial palm tree arsonist caught in Galveston."
by Joe The Palm- 3 replies
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This is not exactly new news. But I stumbled upon it recently and it's pretty wacky. Hopefully people and palms can breathe a sigh of relief. Article: https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/suspected-galveston-palm-tree-arsonist-caught/285-525ab9cb-4347-409d-a7da-f8e9184bd1f9
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Amazon hack last night
by Cindy Adair- 2 followers
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This is just a reminder to check your emails everyday. I do order items from Amazon since some things just aren’t easily found in stores in rural PR. However when I got a confirmation notice about “my” Xbox purchases I at first thought the emails themselves were spam. However when I logged into my Amazon account I found records of a chat at midnight my time where someone reported that some items ordered a month ago were never received. The chat questioned the delay in reporting, but the criminal wrote that they had been out of town. Anyway Amazon issued a gift card refund which the criminal immediately spent on some non refundable Xbo…
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Taking seeds from US to Canada?
by Palmensammler- 0 replies
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Hi all, Does someone know if it's possible to travel to Canada carrying seeds and maybe rhizomes? As our flight back to Germany departs from Toronto we have to cross the Canadian border. Thanks
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Adventures in home orcharding 1 2
by teddytn- 1 follower
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From the first time I went to an apple orchard when I was young and picked an apple off the tree and ate it right there in the shade of the tree it grew on, something changed in me. Cutting out all the middle men and getting to the source directly became very desirable to me. I knew when I had a house, whatever land I had claim to would be used to grow some of the food I ate organically. Funny how life changes when you get to peek behind the curtain and get a real understanding of things. How wanting the best for the plants I grow, results in the fruit they produce being the best food I can eat, resulting in an overwhelming urge to not be a “normal” spoiled human being…
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Thank you PT!
by JLM- 2 replies
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I joined this forum when i was in 8th grade, i was literally still in middle school. Ive been fairly active every year since and have learned A LOT about palms, and plants in general. Now im coming into my senior year of high school, and its time to think about what i want to do in life. It is looking very likely that i will be going into a plant science program through UF. Seriously, if it hadnt been for this forum i wouldnt be in this position right now, and i want to thank everybody who has contributed to this. There are many different fields that i can go into with a degree in this subject, and i will let yall know what happens whenever that time comes. It is very unl…
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Homes ..from Seaweed??
by Silas_Sancona- 1 reply
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Another interesting video discussing the potential of " Making lemonade out of lemons " from a smelly and highly annoying Seaweed that seems to be creating more issues across the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean in recent years.. Enjoy that the inventor is a humble human being who is spreading his wealth w/ out any attached expectations. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-bricks-made-from-invasive-seaweed-clean-mexicos-beaches-2023-7 Would be interesting to evaluate how a single story, 1500sq ft model home made of these blocks withstands hurricanes in the Cat. 3-5 range, let alone how well they stand up to floodwaters, fire, and / or other pressing natural disas…
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Bird problem
by Darold Petty- 7 replies
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Calling all ornithologists ! My garden is honored to host a nesting Anna's hummingbird, (Calypte anna). However she chose an inconvenient spot about 5 feet off the ground in a narrow passageway in my garden. My head would pass about 18 inches from the nest if I attempted to walk by to the far corner. I have several important potted palms back there that are overdue for irrigation. Every time I look, she is on the nest or feeding the chicks. I know that hummingbirds enter a torpor state called estivation at night to conserve energy. Would this be true for the female on the nest ? Can I safely pass by without disturbance a few hours after dark ? I don't…
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Pinus elliottii and var densa
by Jimbean- 6 replies
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Anyone have any personal insight to the differences between the two? I occasionally drive between Miami and up to Daytona, and from Melbourne to Orlando and notice subtle differences in slash pines. I'm curious to see if others have made any observations.
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South American Mahogany
by WaianaeCrider- 1 follower
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I'm a beginning wood worker. A real amateur. LOL January last year I cut a section of South American Mahogany back in the bush. Packed it out for about an hour and then soaked it in a can of salt water for a year and a half. Someone once told me that this would prevernt or limit splitting/craking when it was allowed to dry. Ever hear of that??? Took it out of the water about 2 weeks ago letting it begin to dry. Then I began running it across my Jointer and I've gotten this far, so far. Not really sure what I'm gonna do w/it if it drys w/o splitting.
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palm songs
by nomolos- 10 replies
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Benny Hill garden of lovePost you palm song here with you tube link (song with a palm reference)
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inaturalist site
by Jimbean- 10 replies
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https://www.inaturalist.org/home I'm going through a bunch of plant species and it boggles my mind how many of these plants are misidentified
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Henry Morrison Flagler
by bubba- 1 reply
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Florida would not exist in its current state but for Henry Flagler:
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Dear all - how many years I have been absent ... I didn't count and don't know it. The most important thing for me is: I am here again, among so many lovely and supportive people. Only this counts, nothing else. There are moments in life where I don't understand life. Good things happened but bad as well. you win when you know how to deal with it and don't give up on yourself. Happy to talk to with you again, today is a good day. 😇 PS: my giant H. forsteriana called "Nemesis" is still alive. And ... my home is too small meanwhile.
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This is typical German kind of cake (tradition especially in Eastern Germany, recipe by my Granny and for 20 pieces): What you need: 1 package of puff pastry 750 g curd 2 eggs 1 packet vanilla pudding powder 2 small packets vanilla sugar Normal sugar and powdered sugar What to do: Put 1. - 6. in a bowl und stir carefully until you have a soft mass. Take the puff pastry and cut it into squares (important). Fill every square with a heaped spoon of your prepared curd mass, fold the corners over and guide them into the center. Press together there and at the seams. Off into the oven. Bake them with 160 °C…
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