#pinuscontorta

[architect-mouse-studios]

Rocinante

Model by JakkuSalvage. Plaque model by VariablePenguin. Printing and painting by me.

I made this as a wedding present for some friends of mine who are big Expanse fans. I took JakkuSalvage’s model and added an LED for the engine, though it didn’t turn out quite as bright as I’d hoped.

I put a little glob of hot glue in there to make the flame effect. I wish I’d gotten a brighter LED, but I’m still pretty happy with how this came out.

[coffeenuts]

Lodgepole pine branch by Stanley Wood https://flic.kr/p/2jDshHE

[mountrainiernps]

Lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta, has a common name and scientific name that seem to contradict themselves. The common name would make you think it always grows straight and tall (well, 50 meters or 160 feet tall or so). The scientific name tells you that it grows contorted, but that actually applies to the pine needles. The little bundles of needles (they grow in twos) twist as they grow out giving it the contorted name. (And let’s not confuse it with the variety of lodgepole that grows along the west coast and can be quite twisted by the winds and weather. Ah, trees, you keep things interesting.)

Lodgepole pines are common throughout the Rocky Mountains but can also be found in the Cascades and other mountain ranges of the west coast. In fact, if you look hard enough, you can find an outcrop of them in Longmire, along the Trail of Shadows.

You wouldn’t expect to find such a sun-loving, shade-intolerant tree growing deep in the woods of the westside of the Cascade Mountains. A story is told that the seeds may have found their way here in some hay brought in for the horses of the old Longmire Springs hotel. True or not, the lodgepole pines have found their little place in the sun, right here in Longmire.

Next time you drive or ride through, stop and look for them near the start of the Trail of the Shadows. Not the tallest of trees, straight with thin, gray bark, and needles in bundles of 2 about 3 inches long. Like their common name, the lodgepole pines in Longmire grow very straight. Have you enjoyed the sight and smell of these pines? ~ams

NPS/A. Spillane Photo (top). Tall lodgepole pine at the edge of Longmire meadow with forested Rampart Ridge in the background. May, 2019. NPS/A. Spillane Photo (middle). Young lodgepole pine saplings growing at the edge of Longmire Meadow with forested Rampart Ridge in background. May, 2019. NPS/A. Spillane Photo (bottom). Lodgepole pinecone on wooden fence with lodgepole trunk behind it showing gray, scaly bark. May, 2019.

[mrmaplematt]

PINUS CONTORTA 'SPAAN'S DWARF' DWARF SHORE PINE TREE https://mrmaple.com/collections/mrmaple-10-new-trees-10am-on-tuesday/products/buy-pinus-contorta-spaans-dwarf-dwarf-shore-pine-tree #mrmaple #buyconifers #pinuscontorta #spaansdwarf #conifers #conifer #shorepine #dwarfpine #rareconifers #evergreen (at MrMaple.com) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGfTkBBA9qD/?igshid=5bnicfidvcrn

[mrmaplematt]

PINUS CONTORTA 'SPAAN'S DWARF' DWARF SHORE PINE TREE https://mrmaple.com/collections/mrmaple-10-new-trees-10am-on-tuesday/products/buy-pinus-contorta-spaans-dwarf-dwarf-shore-pine-tree #mrmaple #buyconifers #pinuscontorta #spaansdwarf #conifers #conifer #shorepine #dwarfpine #rareconifers #evergreen (at MrMaple.com) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDP6fU7AeVm/?igshid=14p4isjxhvnxy

[mrmaplematt]

PINUS CONTORTA 'SPAAN'S DWARF' DWARF SHORE PINE TREE https://mrmaple.com/collections/mrmaple-10-new-trees-10am-on-tuesday/products/buy-pinus-contorta-spaans-dwarf-dwarf-shore-pine-tree #mrmaple #buyconifers #pinuscontorta #spaansdwarf #conifers #conifer #shorepine #dwarfpine #rareconifers #evergreen (at MrMaple.com) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-agsP9gOyh/?igshid=l02ohu3zl7o2

[menikmati]

2019 első posztja, első mixtape-je - ‘Pinus’ A képet tavaly májusban készítettem Wisley-ben erről a méltóságteljes  csavarttűjű fenyőről a régi Chaika fényképezőmmel. Boldog új évet mindenkinek!

[karmadesigner]

OMG! Look!!!! https://goo.gl/VZ25gq Would you wear it for the cause? #thexpansenetflix #TheExpanse #rocinante #RememberTheCant #pinuscontorta #savetheexpanse http://dlvr.it/QSdmnT Share and spread Joy ! https://twitter.com/karmadesigner