| 单词 | acorn |
| 例句 | And third, and most urgent, there was a question she had been asking for a week: Where was the acorn? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z You track the other person by observing broken sticks or footprints or even clues that a person sets out, like an acorn under a pine tree. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A boy called Tarber tossed a handful of acorns on top of Praed's body, so an oak might grow to mark his place. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She meant the four or five Oakley Street officers who sent her questions in the acorn. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z That squirrel was probably in the garden now, still holding that acorn, still waiting. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “I guess the princess gave him a posy, and opened the gate after a while,” said Laurie, smiling to himself, as he threw acorns at his tutor. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z When Boomer and I slip under the barbed wire a few minutes later, it’s to find squirrels scurrying back and forth, gathering up the acorns that have fallen everywhere. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Our modern acorn squashes and summer squashes are derived from those American squashes domesticated thousands of years ago. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Steadying myself against the oak tree, I yanked a handful of acorns off a low branch. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z In his stone paws, he held a stone acorn that he would never get to consume. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “Captain Short comes in for a landing. She takes off her helmet. Bends down, presumably to pick up an acorn, and...there!” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The sky peeked through the leaves in brilliant blue, and she could smell the rich scent of the earth beneath her: crushed leaves from last fall, acorns slowly decaying into soil. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And on a silver tray, beside a pair of ruby earrings in the shape of stars, is a golden acorn. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Malcolm put the acorn into the inside breast pocket of his jacket and then sat down very carefully. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I once read that squirrels spend most of their time hiding acorns for later, but then they forget where they hid them. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z There is the pig that ate the acorns, and the man preparing the pig to be eaten. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z A singing chipmunk holds an acorn with a candle in it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Malcolm had copied it so that he didn’t have to keep unfolding the paper in the acorn, but even writing the words out himself didn’t help make much sense of them. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “I don’t smell anything, which doesn’t make sense. But the acorns don’t lie. Our next challenge . . .” He pointed straight toward the junkyard. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z So perhaps this wasn’t going to be about the man on the towpath and the acorn. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Maybe the acorn makes him choose the way he does. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I know you’re the inventor, but I invented the greatest acorn picker in the world and it’s ready to go.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z So he ate the hoecake and drank the parched acorn coffee and rode away. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z “We like the jam. We eat it on hard acorn pancakes. “ My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Supper was a fistful of acorns, crushed and pounded into paste, so bitter that Bran gagged as he tried to keep it down. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “But this way it looks more like an acorn...What’s that?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Tom did not tell him, and he left Will to “think it over,” knowing that the verdict would be against the pigs and the acorns. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The acorns were losing their green color too, and the hulls were beginning to dry out. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There is no one left in the oak tree when he reaches it, only a great deal of acorns on the ground, and the sun is starting to set. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Many of those trees were my friends, creatures I had known from nut and acorn; many had voices of their own that are lost for ever now. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I break the acorns open and stuff the bitter nuts into nooks of the tree trunk so the squirrels won’t go hungry. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It ran wild in the Big Woods, living on acorns and nuts and roots. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Albert starts collecting acorns from the ground and filling his pockets. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She was as perfectly made as the wooden acorn. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Then I went back to my room and set the acorn on the windowsill. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The half-buried acorn was easy to miss, but the frog saw straightaway that the acorn was a false shell hiding something inside. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The pigs were driven into the purlieus of the forest, where boys beat the trees to supply them with acorns. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In my pocket is Liriope’s golden acorn, and at my hip is my father’s sword. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Acorns were falling from the oaks, and Laura and Mary made little acorn cups and saucers for the playhouses. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I reach to take my knife from her pocket, and when I do, the golden acorn comes out with it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z One major food category was nuts, especially chestnuts and walnuts, plus horse chestnuts and acorns leached free of their bitter poisons. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm went to school, did his homework, fetched and carried at the inn, and read over and over again the secret message in the acorn. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z An acorn whizzes by his ear, but nothing else. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This grove of oaks is where they dig for acorns, roots, and grubs. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Then he said, “If Mr. Luckhurst was the person who passed the acorn back and forth from you, then...” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She had broken her fast on some acorn paste and a handful of bugs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I turn the words over in my mind the way I turned the acorn in my hand, and I feel the same seams. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z So he went to Dodona, in the land of oak trees, where the talking oaks were which declared Zeus’s will and where the Selli lived who made their bread from acorns. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it ran away—to bury the acorn, and to forget it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z But among the hundreds of odors rising on the early morning breeze, he found something that reminded him of his boy: acorns. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The acorns are now flaming acorns, and I am wet with gasoline, bound to die. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z At first sight it was an acorn, but it was oddly heavy, and when he looked more closely, he saw that it was carved out of a piece of tight-grained wood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z When I put my hand there I realize that I'm sitting on a small, green acorn. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z For prehistoric humans the most productive forest was the deciduous leafy forest because of its abundance of edible nuts, such as walnuts, chestnuts, horse chestnuts, acorns, and beechnuts. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There was also a laptop computer, a litigation bag with the FBI insignia in yellow, and a box of maple sugar candies—acorns, wee pilgrims, in fluted paper cups. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I started back behind the barn, in the part with all the big trees and acorns. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I pick an acorn up, too, and it reminds me of a little Frenchman with a pointed chin. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I turned in a circle three times, clutching that acorn tight and making my wish. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z And I will say, “I ate all the acorns the squirrels left behind.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Second, oak trees evolved to make nuts of a size and taste suitable for squirrels, which we’ve all seen burying, digging up, and eating acorns. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He lifts his acorn cup, as if in salute. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Maybe they couldn’t handle the dirty play, or the acorn throwers. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She scattered a big load of acorns on the hearth stones and looked at them with satisfaction before she began to break the little shells with her smoothest pounding rock. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Perhaps the acorns were to be sent to Locke’s father, in the hopes Locke might spend the rest of his life exploring wild places with him rather than be caught up in intrigues. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I dropped the acorns I was holding, cause it’s weird to count acorns. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She loves to drink mango smoothies, try on hats, and buy whatever we want with acorns she enchants to pass as money. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Chitchat piled them up, and then Brightbill swung his big foot and the acorns went flying. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Oliver picks up acorns and whips them at the trees. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Seated at my desk, my beret as tight as an acorn's cap, I projected myself into the world represented in the art books I'd borrowed from the public library. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He said not a word about the acorn or the spying. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z A conversation between an acorn, a sapling, and a powerful oak. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Even a blind pig finds an acorn once in a while. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was heavy wire, with holes about the size of an acorn, and it was set in a steel frame. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I bombed their roofs with acorns in equal number. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z When I bring it out, I am holding the golden acorn, too. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “There’s a way of...There’s an instrument….Well, I found out by myself. No one else knows. What can you tell me about the acorn?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They lived on crushed acorns and raw fish. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Of how the acorn in her pocket opened to show a bird inside. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She shelled the acorns, ground them fine, roasted them with a bit of cornmeal, and that night the family had sweet acorn cakes. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z By the time the leaves fell and the acorns dropped, he would be home with the cattle. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z But since Locke is still here, it seems as if none of the three acorns were found. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You name them, we’ve got them. Even candied chestnuts and acorn crunch. We could feed the district for a year.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z There were even a few old bunches of acorns from last fall, clinging to the branches. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I pull out her bauble—a golden acorn. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I had almost let that day slip by without making my wish, and now here came an acorn like it was dropped right down from heaven. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “The sapling creeps off the stick all the time. I have to sit here and hold it on. I might as well pound the acorns myself for all the time it saves.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When the hickory nuts, walnuts, and acorns appeared, I was going to need a bin. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z If you’ve ever seen a dog bury a bone, or a spotted green chipmunk rooting for a lost acorn, you will know what I’m talking about. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Shin’s class was often given a daily quota of trees to plant or acorns to gather. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Just as the tree took in the sunlight and the pig ate the acorns, the man is taking his nourishment from that natural cycle. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He picks up an acorn and pours a little of the thick black liquid into the cup. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Nokomis and Mama mixed up some water with the thin paste of acorn flour left from the night before. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “I haven’t heard Frank laugh so much for ever so long,” said Grace to Amy, as they sat discussing dolls and making tea sets out of the acorn cups. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z It summoned up all its courage and let loose a mighty croak, which cracked the acorn to bits and freed the witch. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z In the aftermath of the attack she wandered the forest for three days, chewing acorns, until a wagon train discovered her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He was doing that as she spoke, gently twisting the acorn in its cup without any success. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Oaks grow from the occasional acorn that a squirrel forgets to dig up. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The fern moved slightly in the breeze, but along the path there was nothing to be seen except a scatter of last year’s fallen acorns under an oak. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z High in the oak trees, stuffing themselves with acorns, the tubby young bears moved along the thinnest branches. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “I’m tired of playing with stones and acorns. Just think, a real board instead of squares scratched in the dirt.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The stone was big, about the size of an acorn. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Just as strawberries are adapted to birds, so acorns are adapted to squirrels, mangos to bats, and some sedges to ants. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She penned them in a sty and gave them acorns to eat. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z If Holly had somehow smuggled an acorn in here, then one square centimeter of ground would be enough. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z And how about a Ford as first and only prize for acorns? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I lean in and look at the acorn. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z His choice was made when he was ten years old, under a different tree, bound up in acorns and dares and a single white glove. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It picked up an acorn, held it for a moment in its handlike front paws, as if it were praying. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t fret, Brother Alf. Whatever it is, you can bet your habit it’ll be an original Matthias gem. That young mouse has got more in his head than a pile of acorns.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The little friends chased the acorns as they bounced and rolled and spun across the floor. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Outside the wind blew, and on the floor near the fire little Bethan, humming tunelessly, sorted acorns into families. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She receives no reply, so she drops an acorn directly on her brother’s head. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Servants set down dishes—roasted goose shining with currant glaze, oysters and stewed ramps, acorn cakes and whole fish stuffed with rose hips. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There they were, four pigs milling beneath an oak tree, eating acorns off the forest floor. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I looked out the window and saw that the acorn throwers had turned their attention to the referee, who was desperately trying to unlock his car. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m supposed to make a centerpiece out of waxed maple leaves, acorns, ribbon, and a mile of thin wire. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Moisten them in egg and roll them in flour—preferably acorn flour—and fry them.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up an acorn and chucked it at a tree. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They had found the cache of acorns and beechnuts and had tossed them all over my bed and floor. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Some kids from the middle school had gathered handfuls of acorns from there. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They would have found the acorn, the man would have got away quickly, the CCD men wouldn’t have arrested him, he’d still be alive.... The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z If my brothers are complaining of me now, what will they say when they 're eating snow and acorn paste? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The abundant self-confidence she felt while in her room had shrunk to the size of an acorn now that she was really here. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z They fall off during the week like acorns from a tree. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The pigs had their heads down, eating acorns. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The beechnuts are abundant this year, and so are the hickory and butter nuts, but the acorn crop is poor. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The Mackenzie brothers, throwing acorns at the squirrels, are somewhat lower than that, but not low enough to be considered anything but high. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Penny gave Tyrion some acorns, and he let Pretty eat them from his hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I have seen the acorn before the oak. I have seen the spark before the flame. But never have I seen such as this: A dead woman living. A child born from nothing.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The Ghost barely winces at the contents of his acorn. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They spent one drizzly afternoon kicking acorns around the Nest. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She holds a bunch of leaves in one hand, twists the wire around the stem—one-two—hides the wire with ribbon and hot-glues the acorns into place. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The acorns were scattered around the base of a lightning-struck oak a few full-bounds north of where he had last seen his boy. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The acorns and the pebble had come at him from opposite sides of the path. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z And Kirke tossed them acorns, mast, and cornel berries—fodder for hogs who rut and slumber on the earth. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve never seen a rat with an acorn, but then again you don’t usually stumble on rats in nature. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She put a handful of boiled acorns on the disc of wood into which she had chipped a bowl. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The Link house stands on a cul-de-sac, up a slight rise with tall young oaks raining acorns over a small front yard and a curtain of cedar and pine bordering the back. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z All I found were acorns and bitter roots. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z That alone would kill the enthusiasm of any would-be acorn farmer who had defeated the squirrels and remained patient. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Even a sprite might be less likely to curse with the triple acorn logo winking in his face. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Sometimes an acorn would bounce off Roz’s body—clang!—and everyone would laugh and giggle together. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I would eat mounds of it on my hard acorn pancakes, which I improved by adding hickory nuts. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I was worried about the babies, though, about their parents scrambling to find new, safe places to line their nests, dig their burrows, hide their winter stashes of acorns. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Cardan pulls a pin from his coat, a glittering, filigree thing in the shape of an acorn with an oak leaf behind it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But we don't say that an acorn grows on an acorn tree. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The only meat I'd shot was a squirrel that had practically run over my toes in its quest for acorns, but the animals would still be afoot when the snow buried my other food sources. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The Ghost goes over to a cabinet and takes out a half-empty bottle of a pale greenish liquid and a stack of polished acorn cups. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He went to Delphi, but all the priestess would say was to bid him seek the land where men eat not Demeter’s golden grain, but only acorns. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He learned that a pigeon’s heart is about the size of an acorn. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z And when I looked I didn’t see anything but a shrubby tree and papery acorns underneath it and she said Hazelnuts! How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z We spent several days gathering white oak acorns and groundnuts, harvesting the blueberry crop and smoking fish. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of Locke’s mother and the singing bird in the acorn, of Eldred on his throne, head bowed by his own crown. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Holly fumbled the acorn from her boot, clasping it tightly in bloody fingers. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Dean pointed at the same girl who used to pretend to be a pony at Miss Throckmorton's and make nests using acorns as eggs. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The only way she would have real coffee is if I'd brought it to her, and I hadn't, so when she says she has coffee, she means she has ground acorns or twigs. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She pointed to the tiny breasts that, like two fallen acorns, scattered a few faded rose leaves on her dress. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes and let her ears fill with wings beating air and early acorns falling onto the soft pad of pine needles. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I try to fit the point into the acorn. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The path was soft with pine needles, and squirrels hurried up and down the trees with acorns in their mouths. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He’s carrying a tray of thimble-size acorn cups and a silvery decanter of what smells like blackberry wine in his large, clawed hands. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Pig tracks right here and an acorn, her woodland signature.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A mound of sort of fluffy mashed cattail tubers, mushrooms, and dogtooth violet bulbs, smothered in gravy thickened with acorn powder. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I cracked some walnuts, got down the acorn flour I had pounded, with a bit of ash to remove the bite, reached out the door for a little snow, and stirred up some acorn pancakes. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “That bunny? His brain is the size of an acorn!” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Passenger pigeons’ diet centered on mast, the collective name for acorns, beechnuts, hazelnuts, chestnuts, and the like; they also really liked maize. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The Mackenzie brothers stop their acorn throwing and look up at her, squirrels abruptly forgotten. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He fished out his acorns and threw them into the sand, then played his pipes. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Not a single fairy flitting over my head or a gnome out collecting acorns. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The sensation inside is so familiar, so comforting and recognizable and real that Bailey can feel the roughness of the bark, the smell of the acorns, even the chattering of the squirrels. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Dropping his coat on the floor and kicking his shoes under the bed, he switched on the bedside light while Asta struggled to pull the acorn out of the insidest pocket. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z That’s what my Girl Scout leader in Raleigh told me about acorn wishes, and that could not be a lie because Girl Scout leaders do not lie. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Tender freshwater shrimp garnished with cream and rose leaves, devilled barley pearls in acorn purée, apple and carrot chews, marinated cabbage stalks steeped in creamed white turnip with nutmeg. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It had a bitter taste, though not so bitter as acorn paste. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Everybody in the whole valley would pick acorns. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s a divot in it, a crater where everyone dumped acorns, leaves, grass, those poison red berries if there were any. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z For example, a few minutes ago I gathered a handful of acorns and placed them at the base of the pine tree near my fallen log. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Many valuable wild plants yielding food prized by millions of people, such as oaks sought for their edible acorns in many parts of the world, remain untamed even today. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He sat under a scrub oak and picked up acorns from the ground around him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There must be thousands of acorns buried in the ground here. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The acorn that will grow into our eventual marriage. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Apart from Professor Papadimitriou, almost her only contact with the service was the acorn. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z On the ground are the acorns the tree made with the sunlight. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z We did find mushrooms, acorns, mosquitoes, and raccoon scat cleverly concealed by pine needles. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They sizzled in their own fat and the acorns burned black. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She tries to peek at what I am doing, but I cup my hand over the acorn. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Sown wheat yields a crop within a few months; a planted almond grows into a nut-bearing tree in three or four years; but a planted acorn may not become productive for a decade or more. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Finally, perhaps the most important difference between almonds and acorns is that bitterness is controlled by a single dominant gene in almonds but appears to be controlled by many genes in oaks. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He kept looking and looking, and the colors he found were gingersnap and light fudge and dark fudge and acorn and butter rum and cinnamon and burnt orange. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He stuffs Joon under his arm as easy as a squirrel hiding an acorn. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He choked a bit on the acorn pancakes—they are a little flat and hard—but Bando got out some of his blueberry jam and smothered the pan-cakes with an enormous portion. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z In season, they fed on acorns, berries, wild plums, prickly-pear apples, grass, weeds, and bulb plants which they rooted out of the ground. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z It was tedious work, and in August when the acorns were ready, I found that they made better flour and were much easier to handle. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z My fist unfolded, and the acorns fell to the ground with a symphony of plinks. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Breakfast was light—acorn pancakes, jam, and sassafras tea. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Impulsively, I tuck both knife and acorn into my tunic. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I put the acorn that Mai gave me into my pocket. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Why have we failed to domesticate such a prized food source as acorns? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z So I shut up and went back to cracking acorns. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Scoob rolls an acorn around with the toe of his sneaker. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z They gorged on so many beechnuts and acorns that they sometimes fell off their perches and burst apart when they hit the ground. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Turning, he saw another acorn whistling toward him, and he ducked. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “All right, you are in charge of acorns and I am in charge of pigs.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But in the case of the oak tree, the form and the purpose are in some sense inside the acorn. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She pulled some acorns from a leather bag for Pretty Pig. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was so impressed that he very nearly told Mr. Croker about the wooden acorn that unscrewed the wrong way too. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Round brown acorns weighed down the thick branches of oak trees. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And my absence would mean more sunlight in their living rooms and fewer acorns underfoot. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And he brought out the tightly folded sheet of India paper just as the two halves of the acorn fell apart in her hands, showing it to be empty. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I have placed what Mai calls "my lucky acorn" on the box next to our bunk beds, which serves as a nightstand. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Crushed acorns? My belly hurts, but that will only make it worse. Leave me be, sister. I’m dreaming of roast chicken.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I named him for Liriope’s acorn,” she tells me, her voice barely more than a whisper. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Shin knew the layout of the camp from countless days of gathering wood and collecting acorns, but he knew nothing about how to get over or through the high-voltage fence surrounding the camp. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Then he held out his hand, and the acorn was resting in his palm. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Alice and I sat on the bank leisurely watching as the contraption went up and down, up and down, turning acorns into flour. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t give up,” Petra whispered in her dream, and as if the story- frog heard her, it came upon a large acorn covered in vines. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Or after stepping on my acorns in bare feet. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Not entirely trusting what I saw, I spent my day in anx- ious idleness, watching, dozing, searching for acorns and berries for my food. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z A golden acorn, twin to the one I found in the pocket of the gown that Locke gave me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I would bake the acorns in the fire, and grind them between stones. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course. If they hear we’ve been asking about him, wouldn’t they get suspicious? Then they’d come and search the Trout and find the acorn, and then we’d be in real trouble.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The armchairs and the lumpy sofa were upholstered in dusty brocades, threadbare at the arms: rose patterns on tan, acorns and oak leaves on mossy green. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z We heard some acorns hit the roof of the bus as the coach called out, “How many heads, Victor?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Some squirrel had filled the hollow with acorns, seeds, hazelnuts. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Tom said it was too thin, and I thickened it with mashed up nuts—I had run out of acorn flour. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z This volume’s handsome plates feature forthright, detailed drawings; you can almost feel the sheen on the acorns of the cork oak or the shaggy surface of the Bristlecone fir. The Great Outdoors: From Your Backyard to a Garden in Japan 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z There are so many varieties of squash available right now, from the more common butternut or acorn, to ones like kabocha or Blue Hubbard. This Thanksgiving's main course might be something other than turkey 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z On Facebook, a reader said: “You have to try the liquor de bellota, or acorn liqueur. Wish I could find that here in the States!” 52 Places to Go in 2015 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z A baby curiously studying an acorn, a relic of a bygone season and a reminder of life to come. Fear, joy, grief, gratitude: The whiplash of parenting during existential chaos 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Hence, the movie’s actual entertainment value rises considerably during the dialogue-free sequences, most of which involve a manic squirrel, Scrat, chasing his coveted acorn into a spaceship initially encased in a glacier. Review: In ‘Ice Age: Collision Course,’ a Squirrel Reorders the Universe 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Both were strewing acorns, but the chestnut oak’s had matured in one season. Plant an oak tree — or better yet, start with acorns 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z State officials say that might mean the bear is off foraging for acorns somewhere, which would be a good thing. Pedals, a bear that walks on two legs, may need help 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z A sentinel tree in front of the house represents this woody regeneration — a handsome white oak, now 30 feet tall, that grew from an acorn Tallamy planted. Perspective | A native plant guru’s radical vision for the American yard 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z It's no longer enough to know that a chicken named Colin led a happy pastured life eating acorns; restaurant-goers also want assurances that it — and its accompanying side dishes — were raised in ecologically sustainable ways. Restaurants start to adopt reusable serviceware 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Except the tiny, edible acorn of the pin oak. Cruising the Past, from Baltimore to Charleston 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The handle finials are shaped like acorns, spears and apostles, or bear the monograms of unidentified original owners. Antiques: Third-Century Cutlery at Auction; Schoolgirls’ Samplers 2013-05-23T19:54:39Z Raising oaks from acorns provides a couple of added benefits — every new seedling adds to the genetic diversity of the species in a way that commercially cloned plants do not. Plant an oak tree — or better yet, start with acorns 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Murga says his products will compare with those awarded a black label, reserved for purebred black Iberian pigs finished only on acorns. Can U.S. farms produce pork from a prized Spanish breed? When pigs fly. 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z As the months passed, I watched ravens raise their young in a tree opposite and a family of bears collecting acorns in an oak. Experience: I lived in a tree for two years 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z This is a family-run B&B in a recently renovated yet gloriously rustic 17th-century farmhouse, still retaining its original timbers, with lots of old farming tools adorning the walls – and acorns, acorns everywhere. Trekking the Tour du Mont Blanc 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z Another way to acquire oaks, especially species that are hard to find, is to grow your own from acorns. Plant an oak tree — or better yet, start with acorns 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Not that we don’t deplore a world in which acorn and cygnet are omitted from the top 10,000 words, but I’m not sure the dictionary is the hill to die on in that fight. Review | What’s a dictionary’s job? To tell us how to use words or to show us how we’re using them? 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Guard notes the thin skin is edible, so serve and enjoy as much or as little of the acorn as you desire. Want to taste the flavors of fall? Add these 7 chef-approved squash to your grocery list 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Gifts — an acorn, a seashell, a marble — appear. Three children’s and young adult books we love, December edition 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Stuffed acorn squash with panko-crusted crab makes for a delicious Thanksgiving side dish. Thanksgiving side dish: Stuffed acorn squash with crab 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z American poetry in 2018 is a massive oak, and I’m not going to try to jam it back into its acorn. The Poetry I Was Grateful For in 2018 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Naoko Mori is believable as Yoko, though she doesn't have to do very much to be honest – just have a lot of hair, wail a bit, play kitchen utensils, and think of acorns. Naked Lennon 2010-06-23T23:05:00Z In the early 1900s, you could find “pepper” made of sawdust or “coffee” containing ground acorns. 6 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Purposefully, in some cases: A thousand years ago, the Sierra Miwok used fire to stimulate grasslands and cultivate acorn production. California will never stop burning 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z Just like a pressed leaf, the time required by this DIY is mostly spent collecting acorns around the yard. 10 decor DIYs for a one-of-a-kind Thanksgiving 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z They found an abandoned hog farm in Flatonia, Tex., with lots of live oak trees, which drop acorns in the fall and winter, similar to the pig- fattening season in Spain called la montanera. Can U.S. farms produce pork from a prized Spanish breed? When pigs fly. 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z And if you want your kids to be familiar with cygnets and acorns, don’t worry about whether they’ll find those words in a book. Review | What’s a dictionary’s job? To tell us how to use words or to show us how we’re using them? 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Christmas topiaries, she adds, work well with other natural materials, such as acorns, feathers, oranges or apples. Seven ways to elevate your holiday decorating, according to the pros at Biltmore 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z But these acorns are not to grow into "mighty oaks". Poem of the week: Autumn by John Clare 2012-10-29T11:36:25Z Boring meetings are a fact of life, but they can be acorns of sorts, from which mighty oaks may grow. 3 Smaller, Surprising Movies from the Venice Film Festival 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Vegetables dominate in dishes like roasted peppers with white anchovies, potatoes with salsa verde, roasted acorn squash with red rice, and pasta with tomatoes, toasted garlic and salt cod. Cassette Brings French-Catalonian Flavors to Greenpoint 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z A roasted acorn squash stuffed with dressing fits all of my criteria. An easy meatless Thanksgiving main dish that isn't fake turkey 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z The best time to collect acorns is in the fall, though it may not be too late to scavenge viable seed, if you can beat the weevils and the squirrels. Plant an oak tree — or better yet, start with acorns 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z The humble acorn is often an object of homily. Poem of the week: Autumn by John Clare 2012-10-29T11:36:25Z Another option is to plant acorns, which become fast-growing trees once the roots are established. Perspective | The sturdy, steadfast oak is the perfect tree for troubled times 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z The friend was pure crunchy granola herself— she served acorn squash for dinner, taught me how to macrame and literally had a tree growing inside her house. How did "granola" became a personality trait? 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z From little acorns ... a screen grab of our fledgling map of independent bookshops. Help us find the world's best independent bookshops 2010-06-11T13:28:00Z Lopez’s people relied on the abundance of the Pacific coast: elk and deer, salmon and smelt, berries and acorns. Growing change: Homegrown food is one safety net in a less stable world for Native Americans 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z Buoyed by Christopher Plummer’s velvety narration, the movie follows a lone Alpine shepherd as he plants thousands of acorns, his industry finally rewarded by a forest that transforms his desolate surroundings. ‘Annual Animation Show of Shows’ Review: A Mix of Whimsy and Dread 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Something new: A pair of oak-leaf-shape earrings with a diamond acorn suspended in the center, given by her parents. Sealed with 2 kisses 2011-04-30T05:15:58Z That evening, she decided on a somewhat subdued outfit: a black tank dress, a canvas army jacket, sandals and her favorite acorn earrings. Date Lab: She let him drive her home, which is ‘much more intimate than a kiss’ 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z I don't know how, but when I go to California and I do my demos and I need the acorn flour, I just go straight to the Korean grocery store. How to cook Native American cuisine at home with chef Freddie Bitsoie 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Some comes from free-range Iberian pigs fed only on acorns. You don’t have to give up restaurants, museums or shopping during Madrid’s Holy Week 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z At 6 or 7 weeks old, when they sport bushy tails and sit up straight to eat, the babies in the squirrel nursery at City Wildlife are hungry for acorns. City Wildlife nurses and finds new homes for squirrels 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z The cards in the Cloisters exhibition, most of them from southern and southwestern Germany and the Upper Rhineland, expand the repertoire of images to include bells, horns, herons, acorns and pomegranates. With These Cards, Every Hand’s a Winner 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z You don't peel an acorn squash's ridged shell — just bake it in its green and orange skin. An easy meatless Thanksgiving main dish that isn't fake turkey 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z For squirrels, acorns are an important source of protein. City Wildlife nurses and finds new homes for squirrels 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z And where is Scrat, the squirrel whose unwavering pursuit of an acorn is often the franchise’s saving grace? ‘The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild’ Review: A Franchise Thaws 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z We were seated under an oak tree that had just tried to bean us with a fast-moving acorn, somewhere inside the New York Botanical Garden. Jonathan Groff Is a Seymour at Heart 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z “In the fall, we let the pigs in the forest eat the acorns,” he says. Sustainable pork farming is real 2013-04-14T17:00:00Z Show me a whole butternut or a kabocha or an acorn and I'm like, "What is this, the safe at the Bellagio?" Spicy roasted squash, without fear 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z There is a kind of casual framing, in that the falling and fallen leaves of the first stanza are now in the last stanza mirrored by the falling feather and the falling acorns. Poem of the week: Autumn by John Clare 2012-10-29T11:36:25Z In the meantime, Mr. Green also continues to work on other projects: He writes and draws “He Is a Good Boy,” a webcomic about an acorn that explores themes of horror, gore and existentialism. Why ‘This Is Fine’ Is the Meme This Year Deserves 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Try everything from acorn jelly to jellyfish salad and barbecued ribs at this quiet, traditional Korean restaurant popular with locals. How I rebooted my beauty regimen in South Korea, a country that takes skin care seriously 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z The signers wanted the editors to restore some words about nature that had been removed — words like acorn, cygnet, heron, ivy and nectar. Review | What’s a dictionary’s job? To tell us how to use words or to show us how we’re using them? 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z The Wigmore gallery has brought out a half-dozen of the colony’s original moneymaking products, including a celadon vase painted with eucalyptus leaves and a cabinetmaker’s sketches of a dresser carved with acorns. Antiques: Rhode Island Americana, Mary Tillinghast and Byrdcliffe Art 2012-01-05T22:29:20Z I noted an abundance of purse jewelry: logo charms, chains and bangles; pearls capped in gold like acorns on tangles of gold chains. Critical Shopper: At Dior, a New Look That?s More of a Sneer 2010-12-29T20:50:03Z A record shortage of acorns the previous autumn sent swarms of the hungry varmints into vineyards, looking for nourishment. How a Virginia winery in its prime holds its enemies at bay 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z So, she wanders the pretty woodland, scuffs its carpet of vividly colored leaves and uses an acorn to fashion a whistle. ‘Petite Maman’ Review: Into the Woods 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z As far as squash goes, acorn is also extremely nutrient dense. Want to taste the flavors of fall? Add these 7 chef-approved squash to your grocery list 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Grab a delicata or acorn squash, halve and scoop out the seeds, then bake until tender, then fill with stuffing and bake for a few more minutes. 18 best ways to use leftover stuffing (if you have any) 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Burgers are probably tastier than acorns, after all. Fat squirrel spotted eating McDonald's cheeseburger outside Florida location 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Shaved coconut over acorn squash, seasoned with vadouvan, savory pistachio cake and mustard greens ignited with lime, suggests a blizzard in the tropics. Convivial review: Cedric Maupillier brings diners on a delicious voyage 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z In front of the lodge, more than a dozen feeders were filled with bridled titmouse, cartoonish acorn woodpeckers, thick-billed, black-headed grosbeaks and gregarious pine siskins. A Birding Adventure in Arizona’s ‘Sky Islands’ 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z The other persimmon, the vase-shaped deep coral Hachiya, looks like an acorn without the cap. Freshen up the Waldorf salad with persimmons, Asian pear and grapefruit 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z The cafe made its initial debut in 2018 as a candlelit communal pop-up at the back of a book store off campus, serving up acorn soup with bay nut truffles and other delicacies. Indigenous Founders of a Museum Cafe Put Repatriation on the Menu 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z The combination of melt-on-the-tongue meat, from pigs that feast on acorns, and olive oil-enriched potatoes, a meal draped with a vinegar-sharpened wine sauce, is as irresistible to some of us as Twitter is to Trump. Review | A soulful taste of Spain, including the city’s best sangria, comes to Capitol Hill 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z "For example, I used butternut squash, but you can also make the recipe with acorn squash, kabocha squash, etc., and changing up the choice of nuts adds a different earthiness to the final product." 5 healthy recipes to make for your New Year's resolution 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Maybe I'm like an oak tree putting out lots of acorns because it knows it hasn't got that much longer to live. Andrew Motion: a life in writing 2012-10-05T21:55:13Z It's made from the meat of the black Iberico pig, fed an acorn diet. A travel writer's guide to eating your way through Lisbon 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z On Facebook, a reader said: “You have to try the liquor de bellota, or acorn liqueur. Wish I could find that here in the States!” 52 Places to Go in 2015 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z At one point, Underwood observes that Tara seems well-adjusted and sane; it's just that "she has enclosed the kingdom of her twenty years inside of an acorn cup". Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce – review 2012-07-04T07:00:02Z The New York dealers Diana and J. Garrison Stradling are asking about $35,000 apiece for a bear stomping on prey and a squirrel clutching an acorn. 2010-01-15T06:40:00Z A few levels further up real trees are sprouting, hundreds of saplings grown from acorns collected from 7000 Oaks, a famous piece made by the late artist Joseph Beuys. Southbank centre transformed by flags, robots and fake trees for festival 2012-05-31T16:20:43Z This one is built around a typically geologic misadventure involving the hapless Scrat, the prehistoric squirrel-thing, and his elusive acorn from the "Ice Age" features. 'Rio': A rare bird that justifies the 3-D process 2011-04-14T22:08:36Z You could feasibly argue that acorns look like some sort of cross between an egg and a piece of corn. 11 commonly misheard phrases that actually make sense 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Proverb for the Apocalypse: From little acorns grow mighty oak-crab monsters. Style Invitational: Ink-conceivable interpretations of these ink blots! 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z When we were a young family on that mountainside, we foraged for elderberries and nettles, yucca and acorns. Love in the Time of Low Expectations 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Groves of oak trees are grown for their acorns, which feed the pigs raised for jamon Iberico, Spain’s alternative to prosciutto. What a Trip: Honeymooning in Spain 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z A typical medium-sized acorn squash weighs about a pound. An easy meatless Thanksgiving main dish that isn't fake turkey 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z The creepy acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree. 'Gotham' Recap: A Victory for Good, With Help From a Thug 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Use spray paint to add a shimmery touch to pinecones, acorns, or round glass ornaments. 86 Fresh Christmas Ideas 2010-11-19T19:59:00Z They include cryptic designations like “dark journals” and “acorn collection,” as well as the more expected references to bedding and dishes. Geoff Sobelle’s ‘The Object Lesson’ at BAM 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z There are two types of persimmons: the hachiya, which is shaped like an acorn and is bitter before ripening, and the fuyu, which is sweet, round and usually seedless. Perspective | You’ve seen these uncommon fruits. Here’s what to do with them. 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z Doesn’t it take an age to grow an oak tree from an acorn? Plant an oak tree — or better yet, start with acorns 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Visitors will also be able to participate in outdoor demonstrations like tule mat weaving, acorn grinding and cordage making. Immerse Yourself in Indigenous Culture 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z Bullied at school, Judith finds solace in the model world she creates in her bedroom: "An acorn cup becomes a bowl, toothpaste caps funnels for ocean liners, twigs knees for an ostrich." Grace McCleen's Christian sect novel wins Desmond Elliott prize 2012-06-29T15:42:19Z There's also acorns at the bottom of the invite, which Town & Country Magazine notes could represent the acorns featured on Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales' coat of arms. God Save the King: Here are 6 things we learned from King Charles’ coronation invitation 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Being ready for times of scarcity, be it storing acorns, dried beans, or basket materials, “is innately present in our culture,” she said. On Tribal Lands, a Time to Make Art for Solace and Survival 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z The film's version of the fracture's cause – a sabre-toothed squirrel's misadventure with an acorn – flies in the face of scientific opinion. Has the science in Ice Age 4 gone adrift? 2012-07-16T07:00:04Z We worked with Indigenous chefs on the West Coast who use wild manzanita berries and acorn to add tang and substance to berry compotes and puddings. Sean Sherman’s 10 Essential Native American Recipes 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Below, find our favorite Thanksgiving decor DIYs, from foraged leaves and acorns as interior accents to fresh gourds acting as a number of vessels. 10 decor DIYs for a one-of-a-kind Thanksgiving 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z And the variety of acorn might be a little different then what the Korean people use in Southern California. How to cook Native American cuisine at home with chef Freddie Bitsoie 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Also in the new galleries is a 17th-century staircase with elaborate carvings of pine cones, oak leaves and acorns. Ah, Tea. So Relaxing. But Its History Is Another Story. 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z And speaking of ifs, if I had land in the country, acorn gathering and seed starting would be an annual undertaking that would be fun, satisfying and meaningful. Plant an oak tree — or better yet, start with acorns 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Cinnamon sticks, tallow berry and acorns, which are part of the Vanderbilt family crest, are used throughout the Biltmore House. Seven ways to elevate your holiday decorating, according to the pros at Biltmore 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z With the important exception of Scrat — the obsessive rodent whose Sisyphean pursuit of an acorn is one of the great love stories of our time — the “Ice Age” movies go in the opposite direction. Review: ‘Ice Age: Continental Drift,’ With Ray Romano 2012-07-12T13:54:00Z Each surprisingly sturdy plastic page shows a layer: a leaf or two, an acorn, ants and a leaf, a grasshopper and two leaves. Board Books That Let Toddlers Join the Action 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z A young night fairy the size of an acorn loses her wings in a midair kerfuffle with a bat. Imagination Stage’s ‘Night Fairy’ enchants at times, but it could use a bit more magic Yet neither acorn nor shadow seems to rest on an actual surface. Making photos, not taking them; the distinction in 'Perfect Likeness' 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Porcupine and Skunk try to cheer him up with gifts of detritus from around the woods and pond — an old shoe, a red and white fishing bob, some acorns. Brief Tales for New Readers and Little Listeners From Philip Stead and More 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Among the huge rubies, pearls the size of acorns, emeralds and sapphires, there were some faked stones made of quartz crystal carved and dyed to resemble precious gems. Cheapside Hoard of 17th-century jewels set to dazzle at Museum of London 2013-06-04T14:40:41Z Most woodpecker species are doing all right, but the red-headed woodpecker, which is migratory and hoards acorns, is not. The percussive appeal of the woodpecker 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z LEVY: Get you gone, you dwarf; you minimus, of hindering knot-grass made; you bead, you acorn. In Praise of Fox News’s Greg Gutfeld 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Kids and families can collect acorns, hickory nuts and walnuts and deliver them to City Wildlife. City Wildlife nurses and finds new homes for squirrels 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z They wear nature in their curly hair – acorn headbands, leaf fascinators, grass caps – and famously, go barefoot. "The Rings of Power" are here to fight climate change 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z The really interesting thing is, with the acorn flour, most likely you will find it in a Korean food store. How to cook Native American cuisine at home with chef Freddie Bitsoie 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z That’s the cured ham from wild pigs largely sustained by acorns. Mushrooms, vermouth and jamon: Food-touring in Madrid 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Conceived especially for London's Serpentine gallery, the display teems with bewildering variety, from experimental photographs to acorns to a random slab of carpet tile. Wolfgang Tillmans: Worlds of difference at the Serpentine art gallery 2010-06-24T12:27:00Z Ilex Studio, in London, is best known for creating glass containers designed to encourage avocado pits and acorns to sprout. Add a Bit of Winter Forest to the Table 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Sides during my visit included a baked potato, with sour cream and chives, and acorn squash with maple butter and candied pecans. In Southern California, Hot Steaks With a Cool Vibe 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Iberian Pastures may not rely on acorns, but the company is going to follow traditional Spanish butchering practices. Can U.S. farms produce pork from a prized Spanish breed? When pigs fly. 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z The acorn drop, prolific in some years, is a boon to some obvious customers — deer, possums, squirrels, bears, raccoons, mice and voles. Perspective | The sturdy, steadfast oak is the perfect tree for troubled times 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Studies of eastern gray squirrels, for instance, suggest that up to 74 percent of buried acorns are never recovered. Is it normal to hoard? 2014-03-16T00:00:00Z The birds bury acorns under thornbushes, where the seeds produce oak saplings. Returned to the wild: A 3,500-acre estate outside London is ruled by nature 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z This pie calls for butternut or any other hard squash variety, like kabocha, Hubbard or acorn. A Comforting Squash Pie That Welcomes Fall 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z In 2014 a herd of black Spanish Ibérico pigs, the variety that forages on acorns, were brought to the United States with government approval. Ibérico Ham With Texas Twang 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z It’s structurally daring and psychologically probing; its images are as rich as the flesh of a beast fed only acorns and oysters. Pain Threshold: Game of Thrones, Hannibal and the “Not for Me” Moment 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z The program will include Middleton's new coat of arms, which uses an acorn to symbolize strength and continuity. UK royal wedding to be live streamed on YouTube 2011-04-19T13:42:29Z Kabocha squash is what Miller prefers, but acorn squash was easy to find at a grocery store and did just as well: Its firm texture held up to baking. The salad that fits perfectly at a multicultural Thanksgiving 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z I thought of the baby and his chubby cheeks that looked full of acorns. The unromantic gift that saved my marriage 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z In 1979 it was noticed that a high squirrel population was devouring a generation of acorns and seeds. Critic?s Notebook: Where the Lenape Trod 2011-11-03T22:02:38Z Who would refuse a matchstick holder in the shape of a squirrel holding an acorn? Front Row: Jonathan Adler Expands Into Accessories 2013-08-14T23:38:54Z Collect small acorns, nuts, and other items from the yard and attach them to a wreath form that is wrapped in a chocolate brown ribbon. Christmas Wreaths 2010-11-19T16:21:00Z Butternut, acorn and pumpkin squash are calorically similar to a starch, for example, while spaghetti and kabocha are calorically closer to a vegetable. Perspective | Winter squash: What to know before serving these seasonal stars 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Lesser ham, but still very fine, comes from Iberian pigs that eat a combination of grain and acorns or only grains. You don’t have to give up restaurants, museums or shopping during Madrid’s Holy Week 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z As a poster on a Reddit thread about the deletions noted, for someone growing up today, “acorn” is arguably a less important word than “broadband.” Oxford Junior Dictionary Drops "Acorn" for "Broadband" 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Medina and Trevino began experimenting with dishes, including acorn bread, and scouring the landscape for watercress, yerba buena, and black walnuts. Indigenous Founders of a Museum Cafe Put Repatriation on the Menu 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z The acorn is indigenous to North and Central America and can be found in dashing hues of deep green and bright yellow with a firm orange flesh inside. Want to taste the flavors of fall? Add these 7 chef-approved squash to your grocery list 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z You are also likely to see turtles, birds and deer as you glide by walnut, acorn, oak and sycamore trees. 36 Hours in the Brandywine Valley, Pa. 2013-08-28T16:01:14Z Use any variety of winter squash — butternut, acorn, delicata — or even a sweet potato. Give your breakfast a seasonal touch with Andrea Bemis' pumpkin and sage frittata 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z She plucked an acorn from the ground and examined it, turning it over in her fingers. Fear, joy, grief, gratitude: The whiplash of parenting during existential chaos 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Acornseekers’ ability to finish its purebred Iberian pigs on acorns will be a prime selling point. Can U.S. farms produce pork from a prized Spanish breed? When pigs fly. 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z To relieve anxiety, he used art as therapy and filled his home with tabletop assemblages made from stuff he found in flea markets and on the street — toys, buttons, acorns, bones. Outsider Art of the Moment: 66 Exhibitors, 7 Countries, 1 Fair 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z One of the most memorable pieces I made were men’s blue striped shorts and shirts with little acorns woven out of straw coming off them. ‘We were let loose’: my art school days, by Peter Blake, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Steve McQueen and more 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z Here is a still life, an accumulation of little objects on a window sill: a conker, an acorn, a key, some lenses, a number of stainless steel sex toys for stretching your balls. Wolfgang Tillmans: Everything and nothing 2010-06-23T20:30:00Z Or, considering the extensive Archer tree, by acorns. Radio review: A month in Ambridge 2012-06-27T18:45:01Z Can you scroll to the ones with acorns on them? Modern Love: Anchors Don?t Come in Pretty Boxes 2010-04-23T17:02:00Z Tall and lean and busy, they keep a healthy flight distance but ignore us as they snuffle along, nosing for acorns, storing fat for the winter. Returned to the wild: A 3,500-acre estate outside London is ruled by nature 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Sometimes I’ll empty his pockets when I do the laundry and find a feather, an acorn, a leaf. Perspective | Living in the moment with our kids is so important, now more than ever 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Miyazaki created “Totoro” with kids in mind — he said he hoped it would make them want to pick acorns — and many critics have seen it as an ode to childhood innocence. Our Favorite Magical Creatures Live at Ghibli Park, So We Had to Go 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z An ordinary acorn is shown against a field of buttery yellow and silvery gray. Making photos, not taking them; the distinction in 'Perfect Likeness' 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z The trees in early bloom need months to form their apples and acorns and hazelnuts. Spring is here. Mother Nature doesn’t care about a pandemic. 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z If they're not coming in from the backyard clutching handfuls of twisty twigs and acorns, they're finding buttons and baubles under the couch to add to their "collection." The kid-approved way to make quesadilla magic 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z I imagined wandering the grounds in dappled sunlight, musing on Mr. Miyazaki’s cinematic oeuvre as our boys paused to collect acorns — just as the two sisters who star in “Totoro” do. Our Favorite Magical Creatures Live at Ghibli Park, So We Had to Go 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z As does most of the world’s cork; the region’s famous black-footed pigs fatten themselves up on acorns that drop from the cork and holm oaks looming over the Alentejo’s gently rolling hills. Overnighter: From Lisbon, Visiting the Storied City of ?vora 2011-06-24T18:55:01Z It attracts the fantastical too: during the pandemic, Lewis said, she discovered a baby squirrel had been sneaking in and hiding acorns under her pillow. Jenny Lewis Keeps Finding the Magic 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z We want these squirrels to be able to look at an acorn and say, ‘I’m supposed to eat this.’ City Wildlife nurses and finds new homes for squirrels 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Decking the halls with acorns and anachronisms in a familiar-feeling holiday special. Turkey Day TV: Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas 2011-11-24T12:32:04Z The gently nutty funk of ribbons of aged jamón taste like snuffling, black Iberian pigs roaming Extremadura to feast on acorns. Tortilla española, mi cariño: An ode to the simple, perfect Spanish omelet 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z Orange trees just grow in people’s yards, any time you want to grab one and eat it you can, they’re like acorns. Greetings from Tatooine, Arizona 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z As weeks stretched into months this year, her kitchen became a laboratory for culinary experiments: Wild dandelions proved a hit, as did acorn tortillas. Part Teacher, Part Den Mother, a Composer Fosters Diversity 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Also consider baked stuffed vegetables, such as acorn squash with a vegan stuffing or rice or grain mixture. One feast to please them all: How to satisfy meat eaters, vegetarians and vegans at Thanksgiving 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Since alternative foods for later consumption, especially acorns, are more abundant in broadleaf forests, a mouse can afford to consume them right away. The fascinating relationship between mice and a plant that flowers once a century in terms of seed dispersal 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z The researchers found that the genes in the head region of the acorn worm were “switched on” in the starfish’s bumpy skin, which covered its entire body. Starfish Are Heads—Just Heads 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Instead, their body plan develops from the genes that acorn worms and vertebrates use to develop their heads. Starfish are walking heads with their buttholes pointed to the sky, study reveals 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z They thrived in pre-colonial times, on waters that ran silver with salmon, forests thick with game and oaks heavy with acorns. A 19th century massacre, mostly forgotten, clouds plans for a shimmering tribal casino 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z For fall, she tweaked the look by adding acorns and strawflowers. Bring the outside in with biomimicry | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z They also recognized acorn woodpeckers, a California towhee, dozens of turkey vultures circling overhead, a dark-eyed junco, a mockingbird, an Anna’s hummingbird and a black phoebe. How L.A.’s bird population is shaped by historic redlining and racist loan practices 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z “The natives came to nearly every place where our men camped … presented us fish, hare, nuts, pine nuts, acorns, and other seeds prepared after their fashion,” he wrote. Tribal leaders and researchers have mapped the ancient "lost suburbs" of Los Angeles 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Experts say they come down from forests looking for food due to a scarcity of acorns, their staple food. 3 bears are captured after sneaking into a tatami factory as northern Japan faces a growing problem 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z That can reduce acorn harvests in autumn by about 20%, according to Tim Sparks, a professor at Coventry University and one of the authors of the study. It's bears versus robot wolves in ageing Japan 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Come fall, fill the same containers with acorns, then swap for pine cones and biodegradable faux snow around the holidays. Bring the outside in with biomimicry | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z "I see it like we maybe brought a tiny acorn seed and planted it here 50 years ago. Bhaktivedanta Manor now has become this giant oak tree, giant." George Harrison's Hare Krishna Manor celebrates 50 years 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Black bears eat mostly berries and acorns but will attack smaller animals like sheep, goats and chickens if they have an opportunity, he said. Sheepherder is severely injured when black bear attacks him in Colorado wilderness 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z "In Japan we make spinning tops from acorns with toothpicks. The government wouldn't think to check that. We were asked by some mothers to measure the radiation levels at their local park." Facts are up against fear ahead of Fukushima water release 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Before the diminishing rural communities and the dampened acorn harvests, many attacks in the past happened when people veered deep into the wilderness of bear territory. It's bears versus robot wolves in ageing Japan 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z The congressional vote sparked outrage among some Apaches over the site that features ancient Emory oaks and their acorns and other plants they consider important to their culture and religion. Historic Arizona mining town backs copper project on land that Native American groups say is sacred 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z You may not remember all the acorns underfoot in the fall of 2021, but that year, oak trees produced a bumper crop. How Bad Will the Ticks Be This Summer? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Brenda Astor, Resolution’s Native affairs adviser, said Oak Flat is where her family gathered acorns for traditional Apache dishes. Oak Flat: a tract in Arizona sacred to some Native Americans but proposed as a giant copper mine 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Populations of rodents, a key host for ticks, are predicted to increase this year thanks to a large acorn crop in 2021. How to Protect Yourself from Ticks and the Dangerous Diseases They Spread 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z It situation has been worsened by reduced yields of acorns - the biggest food source for bears - in part because of climate change. It's bears versus robot wolves in ageing Japan 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z “There are many places on the reservation where we can gather acorns and have ceremonies.” Historic Arizona mining town backs copper project on land that Native American groups say is sacred 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z To this day, the Apache say, they forage here for traditional foods such as acorns and for medicinal plants they believe are imbued with special powers. Battle for Oak Flat: How Apache opposition to a copper mine became a religious liberty test 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z It’s where Native people gather acorns that drop from the oak trees before crushing them into an edible powder, and pick red sumac berries for a refreshing, scarlet drink that Bighorse described as “Native Kool-Aid.” Oak Flat: a tract in Arizona sacred to some Native Americans but proposed as a giant copper mine 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Edible plants included various types of seeds, berries, nuts, acorns, and tubers like yampa and biscuit-root, which could be unearthed with digging sticks. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z A 2015 study showed that warmer weather may lead to smaller crops of acorns by disrupting pollination. It's bears versus robot wolves in ageing Japan 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z "Still, as they say, even a blind squirrel sometimes finds an acorn. If any jurors bite on his boorish line of questioning, he may have succeeded in casting doubt on Carroll's story." Ex-prosecutor: Trump lawyer “violated most of the rules of good cross-examination” 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z It is made of white leather and the large cuff is embroidered in the form of national emblems including the Tudor rose, thistle, shamrock, oak leaves and acorns. King Charles Coronation: What will he wear for the ceremony? 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z “Or just plant an acorn. It’s free and easy and you can watch it grow, and it makes a big difference,” Tallamy says. Book invites kids to turn native gardens into national park 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Florida residents were encouraged to gather acorns and send them to Tennessee. Perspective | Massive waves of squirrels once roamed America. No one knows why. 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z And nearly three dozen vertebrate species rely on oak habitats, many feeding on acorns dropped by the trees. Here's where California's remarkably wet year is bringing welcome recovery 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z In one part of the opulent, second-floor dining room, a carver wields a knife like a surgeon on the cured leg of an Iberian pig fed a diet of acorns. Tom Sietsema’s 6 favorite places to eat in March 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z In d’Aulnoy’s story, the youngest finds himself in a land of talking cats, ruled by a white cat who gives him an acorn to take back to the king. Review | Kelly Link wants to push us outside of our comfort zone 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z They also eat fruit, acorns, bugs, reptiles, amphibians, worms, nesting birds and dead animals, as well as live lambs and calves. Opinion | Wild hogs are awful, but do we have to try to shoot them all? 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z If that’s followed by a sparse acorn year, squirrels may decide to leave in search of food. Perspective | Massive waves of squirrels once roamed America. No one knows why. 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z “It’s unlike a finished surface. It’s a surface that has a lot of cracks, acorns, oak leaves and branches that interfere. You can’t take yourself too seriously, although we all want to be better.” Perspective | Remembering the pickleball revolution of D.C.’s consumer king 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The objects include pieces of pottery, a piece of leather, a large mammal skull fragment and an acorn. Cornell Univ. returns Native American remains dug up in 1964 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z When the prince returns home, he breaks the acorn open to find, improbably, an enchantment, the smallest and most beautiful dog — but the king then sends him on another epic journey. Review | Kelly Link wants to push us outside of our comfort zone 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z He crafts an acorn-shaped piggy bank, invests in an acorn trading business and hopes to one day buy an acorn grinding stone. ChatGPT launches boom in AI-written e-books on Amazon 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z That means fewer acorns — the staple that allows bears, turkeys, woodpeckers, squirrels, chipmunks, mice and many other species to survive the winter. Opinion | I bought a gun — and I intend to use it 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z On either side are two acorns, both a symbol of a new beginning as well as a nod to the Royal Oak pub where Morgan's idea first took root. 'We can't stop watching' - Arsenal's reluctant rebel fans 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Nut hoarders: An exterminator inspected a home for mealworms and found that acorn woodpeckers had stored over 700 pounds of acorns stacked almost 25 feet high in the home’s chimney, The Press Democrat reports. Understanding the Massacre in Goshen 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Thousands of acorns spilled out of the wall, and more appeared whenever Castro stuck his hand into the hole. On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Her prose comes alive when she tells us how wild game tastes of berries and grubs, acorns and cedar. Review | A love letter to the land — and the bounty it offers 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z “The acorns coming out of those oaks make the world go around,” says McShea, and “there ain’t no oaks coming up.” Opinion | I bought a gun — and I intend to use it 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Another loudmouth, the blue jay, has a particular taste for acorns, which inspired one of Strassmann’s slow-birder exercises: Go look for acorns beneath an oak in your garden or park. Check your pace and embrace ‘slow birding,’ a contemplative look at our feathered friends 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Many parts of the UK have seen an abundance of seeds and nuts such as acorns, beech masts, rowan berries and elderberries including the east of England, North and Northern Ireland. 2022 will be warmest year ever for UK, Met Office says 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z He soon discovered woodpeckers had stored tens of thousands of acorns, which he said weighed roughly 700 pounds, in a wall cavity. On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z And rather like Elizabeth I's acorn, Ashridge's branching out has continued apace. Ashridge House: How the former home of Henry VIII is branching out 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z The tags trigger sensors, like the one that Ms. Yen had mounted above her tray of acorns. Meet the Mice Who Make the Forest 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z In moving those acorns, jays, certain mammals and probably the extinct passenger pigeon helped oaks regain their northern range after the glaciers of the last ice age displaced them. Check your pace and embrace ‘slow birding,’ a contemplative look at our feathered friends 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Fat, furry squirrels leap from branch to branch, chasing one another’s’ tails in a mad quest for the last few acorns. This sweet potato gratin with mushrooms is an easy indulgence 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Late last month, Castro, 42, shared photos of his acorn discovery on Facebook, where his small company’s page received hundreds of likes and comments. On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z I’ve answered calls from parents about kids swallowing paper clips, rocks and acorns. Ask the Pediatrician: How can parents protect kids from coin batteries? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Each acorn was painted with colored bands to indicate its species: red oak, bur oak, black oak, white oak, swamp white oak, scarlet oak, pin oak, willow oak. Meet the Mice Who Make the Forest 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z It’s the one that sounds like the way acorn is pronounced. Happy hygge! Scrabble dictionary adds hundreds of words 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z In the year after a plentiful acorn crop on oak trees, mouse populations typically rise, and more pupae may be devoured before the adult moths emerge to mate again. What to do if you see a spongy moth (or its very hungry caterpillars) 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z “You can say this bird was a little bit of a pack rat,” Castro said as he sifted through acorns. On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The oak trees, indigenous to California, bear acorns, which are sacred to the Tongva community and a staple in traditional meals. After nearly 200 years, the Tongva community has land in Los Angeles County 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Over the course of this season, Ms. Yen said, she would put out more than 1,800 acorns. Meet the Mice Who Make the Forest 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z So far leaves here have yet to turn scarlet and acorns have failed to clatter on car roofs. Autumn’s coolness goes on for a second day in Washington 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z “We know that communities around 5,200 B.C. were storing aliments, collecting acorns and harvesting cereals, among other activities.” With Drought, ‘Spanish Stonehenge’ Emerges Once Again 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Castro carved three more holes to unleash the acorns, which he said filled eight garbage bags. On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Samantha is planning a harvesting day for community members to gather acorns from the trees. After nearly 200 years, the Tongva community has land in Los Angeles County 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Some acorns, stored for the coming winter, were intact. Meet the Mice Who Make the Forest 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z This might put frowns on the faces of fervent fans of fall, nostalgic for what they recall as the cool Septembers of yesteryear, with their changing colors, falling acorns and diminishing warmth. Saturday temperatures seemed a step in the wrong direction 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z They fill our noses with pollen, admit squirrels to our roofs, clog our gutters with leaves, dent our cars with acorns. Opinion | Herschel Walker’s anti-tree campaign is genius 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z As Castro and his crew carried the bags to their truck, they noticed woodpeckers and acorns scattered outside the house. On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z About 18 oak trees already encase the property, Samantha said during a visit to the site in October, the start of the usual harvest season for acorns. After nearly 200 years, the Tongva community has land in Los Angeles County 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z It may take an especially bold rodent to hoist a massive bur oak acorn, then stagger under its weight, vulnerable to predators, until finding a hiding spot. Meet the Mice Who Make the Forest 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z However, the following winter was cooler, leading to fewer acorns, and the subsequent decrease in the mice population means that the ticks will be more likely to seek out humans for their blood meals. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Using the acorn and the oak, describe what happens as a being moves from becoming to actuality within Aquinas’s metaphysics. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z The birds had pecked hundreds of holes on the chimney stack, where Castro said he believes they stashed and snacked on acorns for two to five years. On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z While she spoke, several acorns bounced atop a Prius and Toyota pickup truck parked on the driveway. After nearly 200 years, the Tongva community has land in Los Angeles County 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z In conditions like those seen recently, trees may react by producing more seeds - for instance, acorns - in an attempt to reproduce and survive into the future. UK drought: Why do the trees think it's autumn already? 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Oak trees grow very slowly and take, on average, 20 years to produce their first seeds, known as acorns. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The purpose, or ergon, of both the acorn and the oak tree are present in the zygote, the cell that forms when male and female sex cells combine. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Castro speculates the acorns then slipped through a wall cavity, where he discovered them. On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z It looks a bit like an acorn here. Super Bowser now has his own 2,807-piece Lego Mario set 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z The tallest sculpture is a 13-foot-tall butterfly emerging from a chrysalis, and the smallest is a 12-inch bronze acorn that weighs 35 pounds and is part of an installation featuring a seven-foot-tall squirrel. Origami exhibit combines nature with grand art sculptures 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z As many as 50,000 acorns can be produced by an individual tree, but the germination rate is low as many of these rot or are eaten by animals such as squirrels. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z If we return to the acorn and oak example, the reality of what it means to be an oak is rooted in the ultimate reality of what it means to be an oak tree. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Paul Bannick, who has written two books about woodpeckers, said the acorn woodpecker, a species common on the West Coast, often amasses thousands of the nuts for winter. On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z It incorporated seedlings cloned from acorns collected from the tree, and narration of stories connected to the tree’s history, including interviews with the Mexican family. In Los Angeles, a Tree With Stories to Tell 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z It was probably something benign like “acorn” or “broom.” A decade ago, I never could have imagined 19 school children could be murdered. Now I can 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z As oak trees grow to a large size and for many years before they begin to produce acorns, they devote a large percentage of their energy budget to growth and maintenance. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The acorn and the oak allow us to frame several metaphysical questions. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z If the woodpeckers know there are acorns on the ground, “they’re going to collect and store as many as they possibly can.” On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z An acorn is not an oak tree; an oak sapling is. Opinion | America’s abortion debate has non-debatable parameters 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z “One or two acorns probably isn’t a big deal,” Poppenga said. How to keep a yard safe for your dog — and protect the yard, too 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z And as fall descends, wild grapes, acorns, walnuts and chestnuts are ready to harvest. Foraging tours let travelers savor a destination’s flavor 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z As you probably learned through life science, an acorn is destined to become an oak. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Violence includes frequent pratfalls and cartoonish chaos of the Looney Tunes variety; Scrat falls off a cliff, gets crushed, etc., all in the attempt to get an acorn. What to watch with your kids: ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ and more 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Of all the things at which tree squirrels excel — burying acorns; raiding birdfeeders; gnawing on soffits — perhaps their greatest skill is leaping. Perspective | Leap of faith: Science explores why squirrels are such good jumpers 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Feral pigs are like roving rototillers, using their snouts and hooves to unearth dirt-dwelling insect larvae and eat acorns, invertebrates, eggs, small mammals and plants. Feral pigs are biological time bombs. Can California stem their 'exponential' damage? 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z The native Californians lived in hundreds of small bands, supporting themselves on rich harvests of acorns, other seeds, and a variety of game animals. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z If you were to look at the acorn and compare it to the oak, you would see two radically different things. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z With colonies so tiny they can live inside a single acorn, they are easy to study. Urban Evolution: How Species Adapt to Survive in Cities 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z As part of the award to ensure the oak's future, saplings from acorns from the tree will also be planted in nearby fields to enrich the surrounding habitat along with new hedgerows. Bowthorpe Oak: Future of Lincolnshire's huge 1,000-year-old tree secured 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Wild pigs feed on roots and acorns in Joseph D. Grant County Park. Feral pigs are biological time bombs. Can California stem their 'exponential' damage? 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z California Indians did not adopt agriculture, for example, but gathered bountiful harvests of wild acorns. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Aristotle offers insight into how the acorn and the oak represent change but within the same being. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Diamond’s work in acorn ants suggests that rural populations may be able to evolve to take the greater heat. Urban Evolution: How Species Adapt to Survive in Cities 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z “In the fall, she’s teaching them where the best acorns are. She teaches them how to dig a den, how to avoid people, where to go so they’re not disturbed, how to climb trees.” Orphaned black bears get placed with new foster mama bears in Virginia 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z When acorns from a nearby oak fell into the hole, the pigs followed and came up the other side. Feral pigs are biological time bombs. Can California stem their 'exponential' damage? 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z It could entail implementing tribal methods of prescribed fire and allowing access for cultural practices such as acorn harvesting. A war to halt logging in Northern California reignites. Will it end differently this time? 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z In the case of an oak tree, the oak tree works from its acorn to the fullness of the oak. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z But, she says, urban acorn ants appear less well-adapted to cities than the rural ants are adapted to their ancestral homes. Urban Evolution: How Species Adapt to Survive in Cities 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z My husband likes to joke that Pepper counts the acorns. How a Model and Fashion Entrepreneur Spends Her Sundays 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z The garden has a catalog of every tree in its 86 acres, but it can’t freeze the acorn seeds that allow them to be replanted, McDade said. High winds toppled 70 trees and closed California Botanic Garden. Here’s how to help 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z In addition to potentially contaminating the water, the pigs, which are not native to North America, are robbing native wildlife of acorns and other staples. The rampaging pigs of the San Francisco Bay Area 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z This assertion, however, leads to the unsatisfactory conclusion that neither the acorn nor the oak is real. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z When she was pregnant with him, she ate sour berries and acorns grown there. Native Americans want to ditch the name Squaw Valley. A county supervisor says context matters 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z However, from small acorns do mighty oaks grow and maybe there will come a time when we look back on this and see it as a moment when the England Test team turned a corner. 'England show spirit, bottle & backbone' 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z “They turn to mush when they come out of the freezer,” she said, so the garden’s horticulturists will have to visit native stands of the damaged oaks to gather more acorns for replanting. High winds toppled 70 trees and closed California Botanic Garden. Here’s how to help 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Oak Flat is home to centuries of Apache traditional coming-of-age ceremonies and acorn gathering customs, had been under federal protection for over 55 years. 2021 was the year clean energy finally faced its mining problem 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Indian atomism provides for foundational immutable substances while going further toward accounting for change and explaining the transformation of the acorn into the oak. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z A gold ring found in a field and etched with a red squirrel on its hindlegs while nibbling an acorn "would have been owned by someone of high status". Gold acorn-nibbling squirrel ring found near Ely declared treasure 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Oak trees in the south of England hardly produced any acorns this year, says the trust, in contrast to oaks further north which had a bumper crop. Wildlife's winners and losers of 2021 - and how extreme weather set the tone 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z In 2019, they added an extension to the back of the home with enormous windows from which they could admire the majestic branches and watch squirrels build nests and collect acorns. Across the Mid-Atlantic, giant oak trees are dying 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Stroll the sidewalks of the eastern United States this fall and you might think you’re walking on ball bearings, as a bumper crop of acorns rolls under your feet. Why are trees dropping so many nuts? Climate may drive erratic ‘masting’ 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The acorn is driven by its form and purpose to become the mighty oak. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z In forest plots across the southeastern United States, she planted acorns to study how local conditions affect photosynthesis and growth of different oak species. Satellites offer new ways to study ecosystems—and maybe even save them 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Oak flowers need dry warm weather to successfully produce acorns - conditions found in the north of England but not down south. Wildlife's winners and losers of 2021 - and how extreme weather set the tone 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z For now, the death of their oak tree means a lot less yard work: Jason Jones said he had to rake a half-dozen times each fall and clean up “tons of acorns.” Across the Mid-Atlantic, giant oak trees are dying 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z With acorn squashes piled high at the market, I decided to put them to work in a simple soup with just five other ingredients. This acorn squash soup is creamy and flavorful with only 6 ingredients 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z How does Aristotle connect the acorn and the oak? Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z It enriched the land with berries, medicinal herbs and tan oak acorns while killing bugs. For tribes, ‘good fire’ a key to restoring nature and people 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z |
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