Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Drunken Sticks / Palos Borrachos

La versión español está después de la primera foto.

I WAS IN Málaga for part of the day today. I got there for an early appointment and then had a cup of coffee while I waited for the Museum of Contemporary Art (CAC Málaga) to open at 10. Then I wandered. A great day and, of course, more photos and stories to come.

But today is all about the stunning row of trees I saw after I left the museum. I remember these as Silk Floss trees (ceiba speciosa) and I'm pretty sure that's correct. They're in the baobob family and are native to South America. They're also known as palo borracho (drunken stick) in Spanish. I'll drink to that!



ESTUVE EN MÁLAGA durante parte del día de hoy. Llegué para una cita temprana y luego tomé una taza de café mientras esperaba que el Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (CAC Málaga) abriera a las 10. Entonces anduve. Un gran día y, por supuesto, más fotos e historias por venir.

Pero hoy se trata de la impresionante hilera de árboles que vi después de dejar el museo. Recuerdo estos como árboles de Silk Floss (ceiba speciosa) y estoy bastante seguro de que es correcto. Están en la familia baobob y son nativos de América del Sur. Estan también conocido como palo borracho (palo de borracho) en español. ¡Voy a beber para eso!




22 comments:

  1. Beautiful flowers but the trunk and spikes are amazing !

    cheers, parsnip and badger

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  2. It's like a Seussical tree!

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    1. Bob:
      I had lines from The Lorax playing in my head... mile after mile in the fresh morning breeze!

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  3. It looks a little alien. Oh fine, now Mean Green Mother From Outer Space is going thru my head!

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    1. Deedles:
      And i had to watch the video just now to get the song out of my head!

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  4. Leu Gadens in Orlando had a couple of those, I don’t think I ever saw them in bloom. Amazing.

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    1. Travel:
      I've never seen this abundance of blooms.

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    1. Adam:
      And to see them in full bloom in a row like that.

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  6. do the flowers have a scent, or are they odorless? they are pretty and add color to the streetscape!

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    1. anne marie:
      I just read that the flowers do have a scent. I didn't notice it yesterday. I wonder if the time of day affects it.

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  7. A virtual paradise!! WOW!

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    1. Jim:
      Surprisingly spectacular on a kind of forgotten street.

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  8. What a fabulous display of color and form! You sure timed your visit well.

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    1. Wilma:
      I wish the light had been better. A bit washed out. But what a surprise to see.

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  9. Do you know if those berries are used for anything edible?

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    1. Walt the Fourth:
      What I've read is that it's "possible to get vegetable oil" from the seeds inside those capsules. The seeds are surround by a fluffy substance like cotton or silk and that has been used as stuffing.

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