raymond burl

[piranha]

rain rain rain. we're probably breaking some kind of record for july today.

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[zxhrue.livejournal.com]

like whoa. that's been coppiced to the nth degree, and more than once.

nice caption ("raymond who?")

burls

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

maybe. i've seen enormous burls on trees that hadn't been touched by humans. apparently a couple of the largest burls in the world (who keeps track of that sort of thing?) are right here in BC.

Re: burls

[eub.livejournal.com]

And a roadside attraction!
http://www.roadsideattractions.ca/burl.htm

[janetmk.livejournal.com]

Wow! That's odd.

My nephew once had a lovely cat named Raymond Furr.

Raymond Furr

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

*cackle*. i do so like punny names for cats.

burls

[betonica.livejournal.com]

Wow. That's impressive.
There was someone in town when I was a kid who made tables out of burl wood. They were glorious: intricate crazily tangled patterns of the "rings" of wood, black on a golden background. I really wanted one. Maybe I'll get the couple who bought his business (the wife does some amazing wood sculpture) to make me one, some day.

Re: burls

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

yeah, it's interesting how something that's really an illness (most often caused by insect or mold infestations) can look so gorgeous.