A tree humming at roughly 50 hertz is worth investigating closely, but not cuddling.
blfsays
A tree humming at roughly 50 hertz is worth investigating closely, but not cuddling.
The mildly deranged penguin concurs. Not “cuddling” such “trees” leaves more, and more, and even moar, freshly fermented fraise cheese-vin for her,
Fraise cheese-vin is a quite rare seasonal cheese — it’s not even known (much) here in France, despite being the only place to which it now migrates (after the latest Atlantis sinking)† — possibly because it avoids the nudist beaches, and almost certainly because it tends to ferment in parks with signs saying “Keep off the Grass” (the French actually think that’s intended for the long pigs, not the bulldozers). It may help that it’s only tasty for a few hours, otherwise resembling (depending on who you talk to) dog poo (the Brits) or the Brits (everyone else).
Hunting these rare cheeses is quite easy: Sniff out the area which smells the least like dog poo / Brits, and if there are “Keep of the Grass” signs in the area, it’s highly probable. Use the hum to home in on the cheese. Eat within a few hours, unless you like the taste and smell of Brits / dog poo.
A pleasant light vin rosé is recommended.
The name fraise cheese-vin isn’t a misnomer: It is indeed quite runny with a hint of strawberries. Not sugary-sweet, but easy to drink. Historically served as either a drink accompanying, or a topping on, crêpes.
† Surprisingly, no-one — except perhaps the mildly deranged penguin — knows where it mitrates from, or even why it migrates at all.
Ice Swimmersays
The flowers look weird and wonderful in the tree.
The shape of the flowers that have dropped their petals would make an nice reading lamp shade. With the petals.. Were there lamps that looked like that in the 1970s?
DonDueedsays
Good to know there are still some bees around to buzz.
StevoRsays
FWIW. & in case folks are interested, I think that tree is a Corymbia ficifolia or coral gum / red flowering gum.
Lofty says
A tree humming at roughly 50 hertz is worth investigating closely, but not cuddling.
blf says
The mildly deranged penguin concurs. Not “cuddling” such “trees” leaves more, and more, and even moar, freshly fermented fraise cheese-vin for her,
Fraise cheese-vin is a quite rare seasonal cheese — it’s not even known (much) here in France, despite being the only place to which it now migrates (after the latest Atlantis sinking)† — possibly because it avoids the nudist beaches, and almost certainly because it tends to ferment in parks with signs saying “Keep off the Grass” (the French actually think that’s intended for the long pigs, not the bulldozers). It may help that it’s only tasty for a few hours, otherwise resembling (depending on who you talk to) dog poo (the Brits) or the Brits (everyone else).
Hunting these rare cheeses is quite easy: Sniff out the area which smells the least like dog poo / Brits, and if there are “Keep of the Grass” signs in the area, it’s highly probable. Use the hum to home in on the cheese. Eat within a few hours, unless you like the taste and smell of Brits / dog poo.
A pleasant light vin rosé is recommended.
The name fraise cheese-vin isn’t a misnomer: It is indeed quite runny with a hint of strawberries. Not sugary-sweet, but easy to drink. Historically served as either a drink accompanying, or a topping on, crêpes.
† Surprisingly, no-one — except perhaps the mildly deranged penguin — knows where it mitrates from, or even why it migrates at all.
Ice Swimmer says
The flowers look weird and wonderful in the tree.
The shape of the flowers that have dropped their petals would make an nice reading lamp shade. With the petals.. Were there lamps that looked like that in the 1970s?
DonDueed says
Good to know there are still some bees around to buzz.
StevoR says
FWIW. & in case folks are interested, I think that tree is a Corymbia ficifolia or coral gum / red flowering gum.
See : http://anpsa.org.au/c-fic.html
I could be mistaken though.
Superb photos thanks.
Giliell, professional cynic -Ilk- says
What a pretty flower. I love the colour.