4 Likes
I went looking for pool noodles on Saturday. Had to go to 3 different stores to find them (Family General). Walmart and Target was pushing back to school crap (sorry kid is 32 and I have no need).
1 Like
Probably a good time for some deals for next year’s summer clothing
Trying to find gear for our daughter who got an internship and is Moving to Disney in Orlando… NOT easy in Michigan!
2 Likes
3 Likes
Rolling Stone doesn’t have a fucking clue.
HERE are a few really terrible album covers for your viewing “pleasure.”
5 Likes
I had a friend who was a cat-lady. Her female tortoise-shell Persian and her Abyssinian were hilarious when they’d go into estrus. The cacophony was awful.
1 Like
This Bonsai tree survived the bombing of Hiroshima .
The Japanese White Pine which was potted in 1625 (396 years ago) belonged to Masaru Yamaki family, that lived within two miles of where, 76 year ago , the bomb was dropped. The bonsai was in the care of this family for six generations .
Masaru Yamaki donated the many centuries old White Pine bonsai tree to be part of a 53 bonsai, gifted by Japan to the United States for its bicentennial celebration in 1976 .
It was a gift of friendship, and connection - the connection of two different cultures , and also it’s a symbol of the amicable relationship that emerged between the countries in the years following World War ll .
Bonsai trees can be cultivated from trees collected in the wild or in rare cases from seeds.
Sometimes, as in the case of Yamaki Pine, multiple trees are grafted together to enhance the appearance of the tree.
Because they are continuously growing, bonsai trees require daily attention .
Curator Sustic says: “It is not a type of tree, because anything with a woody trunk can be bonsai. Rather, it’s an art form and for the bonsai master, it’s a lifestyle”
Today, the White pine stands only a few feet tall with a thick trunk and stubby green and yellowed needles in National Arboretum in Washington DC.
2 Likes
