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Arb Sightings 8/11/04
At last, the end to these unbearably hot and humid days is near. Another day above 90 degrees Fahrenheit tomorrow should give way to cooler temperatures arriving on Friday and Saturday, and by Sunday our highs should once again be in the comfortable 70’s. While we could use some more precipitation, we’ll have to be […]
Corpse Flower Cake and Jiggly Stuff – Amorphophallophagy II
Perry the Corpse Flower has inspired some fascinating constructions. I present, for your consideration, a botanical simulacrum and two compositions of resilient jiggliness. The Perry Cake Maria Jeremiason was approached with regard to application of her unique culinary skills to an ambitious project – re-creation of Perry, on a small and tasty scale, in celebration […]
Arb Sightings 8/5/10
A few days of heat indexes well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit have finally given way to cooler temperatures in the high 70’s and low 80’s as promised, and today’s temperate breeze comes as a great relief as a cold front moves through the Upper Midwest. The transition from hot to cool occurred very quickly yesterday […]
Amorphophallophagy
I received a most unusual gift in the mail yesterday, addressed to “Brian O’Brien and Perry Family,” from Preesi of the Corpse Flower Chat Room. I can now become a member of the World Association of Amorphophallus Eaters (Amorphophallophages), because the package contained two shapes (tapioca and shrimp) of konjac noodles and two packets of […]
A Perry Potpourri
Here are a number of miscellaneous items related to Perry the Corpse Flower. Click on the thumbnails for larger images. The “T” System of Perry Volunteer Nomenclature [Update – Monday, August 2: see the comments section at the end of the post for a significantly enhanced identification of the “T” crew – BT, DT, and […]
Arb Sightings 7/28/10
An amazing 3.19 inches of rain have fallen here in the Linnaeus Arboretum since last Thursday 7/22. High temperatures coupled with high humidity levels have again pushed the heat index past 100 degrees Fahrenheit on several recent days, creating conditions for severe storms as both warmer and cooler fronts pushed through the state. Luckily for […]
Haute Couture Perry
Perry is traveling vicariously in some rarefied circles. One of Perry’s enthusiastic new fans is Elizabeth Dietz, a fashion designer. Elizabeth thought that Perry reminded her of the “Delphos” dress, made in 1907 by designer Mariano Fortuny. I have to agree with Elizabeth’s description of the dress as “Perry-esque.” Wow, Perry – who knew? The […]
Perry – News Story and Video IV
Hanna Schutte (summer Gustavus student intern) and Stacia Vogel (Assistant VP for Marketing and Communication), uploaded a fourth Perry video today. I like it very much. :) Click here for the news story (by Matt Thomas, Gustavus Media Relations Manager) and the video (imbedded in the story). Statistics – wow.
Gustavus Birding Big Day 2010 Species List
On May 15, 2010, sixty-three Gusties went birding. Many of these adventurers were located right here in Minnesota, but others were spread out throughout the country and still others were situated on different continents. Wherever they were, they compiled a list of the birds they saw on the first annual Gustavus Birding Big Day. A […]
Snap! Crash! Perry Succumbs…
Perry the Corpse Flower’s spadix, gloriously stiff though it was during the past few weeks, lost turgor in an irreversible manner this afternoon. Perry’s appendage had been steadily wilting, and Dan R and I were set to make another photo in the Perry Measuring Stick series to document the steadily increasing spadicial curvature. A conversation […]