ABG & yiros house tour
falafel: a Middle Eastern dish of spiced mashed chickpeas formed into balls or fritters and deep-fried, usually eaten with or in pitta bread
pitta bread: flat, hollow bread baked from wheat flour
chickpea: a hard, round yellow/brown seed which is soaked o/night then boiled until soft before eating
tahini: a Middle Eastern paste or spread made from ground sesame seeds
sesame seed: one of the oldest oilseed crops known, domesticated well over 3,000 years ago
tabbouleh: an Arab salad of cracked wheat mixed with finely chopped ingredients such as tomatoes, onions and parsley
cracked wheat: grains of wheat that have been crushed into small pieces
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cycad: a palmlike plant of tropical and subtropical regions, bearing large male or female cones. Cycads were abundant during the Triassic and Jurassic eras in the age of the dinosaurs, but recent research
has found that the cycad species growing today formed more recently, around 10 million years ago... pictured is australia's female lepidozamia
frangipani: a genus of tropical shrubs or small trees, also called Plumeria, famous for their intensely fragrant, showy flowers which range from white and yellow to pink and red. Native to tropical America, they are popular ornamental plants in warm climates, often used in perfumes, leis and associated with immortality and beauty in many cultures..
pictured is the cultivar 'Heidi'
bottle tree
Drago
Dracaena draco, aka Drago, the Canary Islands Dragon tree, also dragon's blood tree, grown from seed. Favoured by landscapers often with no consideration for its eventual size at maturity, this iconic tree is slow growing & long lived. Every summer it sheds spent leaves, [this year i counted around 60] leaving scars on the trunk arranged in spirals that correspond to the Fibonacci sequence i.e 8 clockwise and 13 anti-clockwise spirals, or 5 and 8). These spirals are a part of the plant's natural, optimal phyllotaxis (leaf arrangement) that allows the plant to maximize sunlight capture for its leaves. The scars themselves often display a reddish-orange or brownish color, particularly due to the red sap ("dragon's blood") that the tree releases.
The Mavericks & Flaco Jiminez - All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down [1996]
co-written with 'Big Al' Anderson....R.I.P Raul Malo
lily street blair athol
Adelaide's inner-northern suburb Blair Athol has become a developer's paradise, with many older homes on large allotments being rapidly replaced by unassuming two story blocks of units.
Notwithstanding the ambience of numerous parks & the many jacaranda lined streets, these properties are more affordable than those in the leafy inner eastern & southern suburbs, and with close proximity to the CBD, budget conscious buyers, including a noticeable influx of migrants from South Asia, are moving in. The booming Chatkazz vegetarian restaurant on nearby Hampstead Road is testament to this changing demographic.
Hiding opposite the extensive 4.68 ha Blair Athol Recreational Reserve and facing west is this remarkable front garden in Lily Street. Lush green all year round, careful plant selection has proved that, with planning, patience & a hose, the tropical Bali look can be achieved here despite the harsh climate.
The second pic shows a Google street image captured for 8 Lily St in 2022. The change in just three years is remarkable. Three large Gleditsia Shademaster [?] trees provide essential shade for a stunning collection of plants.
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