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Kudzu, eat it or wear it.

The Japanese arrowroot, Pueraria montana var. lobata, is a stoloniferous, semi-woody perennial plant[ that was introduced to the United States in 1876 at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition

Kudzu fiber, known as ko-hemp, is traditionally used to make clothing and paper, and has also been investigated for industrial-scale use. Kudzu fiber is a bast fiber similar to hemp and linen and has been used for clothing in China for at least 6,000 years and in Japan for at least 1,500 years. In ancient China, kudzu was one of three main clothing and textile materials, with silk and ramie being the other two. A material made of Kudzu called Kuzufu is still currently used in Japan, primarily to weave kimono and obi worn in the summer.–Wikipedia

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night sky, December 1, 2008.  For my friends in NYC, a view from the hinterland. Stay calm.

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man and dog
mutual benefit

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keeping Antarctica clean

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photo taken 9,461,404 minutes ago

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. grandeur v. mobility, Gallery 153, The Mary and Michael Jaharis Gallery 

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figurines of Joseph and Mary
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tree silhouette
Town Creek

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. breathe

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Terrapene carolina carolina

15 million years of no talk, no offense, no arrogance, steady crawling forward. Put him on the ballot.

 

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