tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25033835792852602922024-03-21T06:18:10.164-07:00Bay Area TendrilsBay Area Tendrilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559534912850380427noreply@blogger.comBlogger315125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-3646051357247974002023-07-22T11:54:00.002-07:002023-07-22T11:54:48.926-07:00France Canal Cruise ~ Saltworks of Aigues-Mortes <p><span style="font-family: georgia;">What a pleasure it is to experience the South of France while cruising the canals on a barge tour.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> A high point of the journey through the Camargue region is a visit to the saltworks located in the village of <i>Aigues-Mortes</i>. As you can see in the second photo, the colors of the salt marsh are beguiling shades of rose and pale pink!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDdbQexXaVh83_hnuCerYXJpBf9RQjceSB3vPniZ_Gg7iYPqT_t6Tu8Bm7eaafzCBQXSGkNSxScelJNgIjyNRUYqB805BY-6tUGdho0XoHCBhepaTtazpZjDsHlVzrzGdBTuPVQ2roQLTHfH8nCvBTRee8FDyBv72pS-bGdGVf4GapGOZEUEVGmWJKlu1/s4032/France%20Canal%20No.1%20%202017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDdbQexXaVh83_hnuCerYXJpBf9RQjceSB3vPniZ_Gg7iYPqT_t6Tu8Bm7eaafzCBQXSGkNSxScelJNgIjyNRUYqB805BY-6tUGdho0XoHCBhepaTtazpZjDsHlVzrzGdBTuPVQ2roQLTHfH8nCvBTRee8FDyBv72pS-bGdGVf4GapGOZEUEVGmWJKlu1/w322-h242/France%20Canal%20No.1%20%202017.jpg" width="322" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9DTcDLYxWeFT-9e4jPWWmAamMBOonP5RD-nuAQ-W3QWTOmidJ7EK_kYigywFfgDRrngIrzqQyjPDDUTWccOx3lO6nTtrkI18Iz-2ijvXtUOTiIBo1gc3oLFnduIRWqgfoQFwmf0YMTcmSQbBP0HBMT-c3GvvyUan1ReuWvE7XUlyED_Re5ooAxLfvdre/s3822/SaltWorks%20AiguesMortes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2755" data-original-width="3822" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9DTcDLYxWeFT-9e4jPWWmAamMBOonP5RD-nuAQ-W3QWTOmidJ7EK_kYigywFfgDRrngIrzqQyjPDDUTWccOx3lO6nTtrkI18Iz-2ijvXtUOTiIBo1gc3oLFnduIRWqgfoQFwmf0YMTcmSQbBP0HBMT-c3GvvyUan1ReuWvE7XUlyED_Re5ooAxLfvdre/w573-h414/SaltWorks%20AiguesMortes.JPG" width="573" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Trachelium caeruleum</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"> was a v</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">oluptuous, p</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">rize perennial in my garden.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">I so look forward to s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">ummer's panoply of blooms. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Trachelium, aka</i> Blue throatwort flowerheads are abundant and incredibly billowy; reaching</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"> 5 feet tall with a branching habit. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">The second brilliant show of the season.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">The hue of <i>C. </i>'Solfatare' is quite different than in earlier photos. Year to year and throughout the day, the light in the garden shifts from the cool, early morning to clear, sunny skies by mid-day. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">The garden itself goes through an artistic metamorphosis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Two 'Blue Chiffon' plants were sent to to trial in 2009, and although they were quite small, both bloomed the first year. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">I swooned! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">I've had to transplant both specimens, as the sun pattern has changed with the growth of my neighbor's huge Deodar cedar tree, spreading ever wider and higher over my plantings.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Still...there's nothing quite like the sight of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #000099;"><i><b>blue</b></i></span> in the garden during overcast early morning hours or in the softest light bathing the space at dusk. </span></div>
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I've always been dotty about variegated foliage. Combine splashed leaves with a flower that's so alluring and it's difficult to imagine one lovelier. I'm over the moon about this stand-out shrub in <i>Alice's Garden.</i></div>
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Hibiscus</i> 'Sugar Tip' offers a delicate white tracery on its leaves, while the petite blooms with their colorful centers are sweet additions to flower arrangements. The double frilly flowers are subtle, about 1 and 1/2 inches wide with an eye-catching vermillion center.</div>
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It's won me over completely.</div>
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And I'm not known for selecting pale pink flowers.</div>
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This <i>ProvenWinners Color Choice Shrub</i> arrived as a trial plant, and remained a beloved summer bloomer in my California garden.</div>
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the Himalayan Blue Poppy (<i>Meconopsis</i>) is quite the mythic character within our community of avid gardeners.</div>
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At one time it could be found growing to perfection in the Pacific Northwest</div>
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It was in this setting of rare flora that I first came upon a vigorous stand of blue poppies<br />
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An unforgettable sight.<br />
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Be that as it may, I'm currently enjoying a very wet San Francisco Bay Area winter,<br />
where Napa & Sonoma Wine Country always beckons.<br />
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<i>These delectable cheeses featured in a picnic lunch last Fall, while traveling through the South of France: </i></div>
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<i>But the fact is, I'm mired in the technical so-called 'back-end' of the blog today.</i></div>
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<i>While I would love to do nothing more than reflect on the magnificent sights, sounds and flavors experienced in Paris & Provence last September ... </i><i>Case in point, this terrific potager in the charming wine village of <b>Tavel,</b></i></div>
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<i>and the wonderful Sunday in Paris, when I strolled along the elevated gardens of the 'Promenade Plantee' -</i><i> where a staircase right outside the door of my Air B&B allowed access.</i></div>
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A day of hiking in California ... <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Point Lobos State Nature Reserv</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">e</span></b></div>
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"Walk Gently, Breathe Deeply, Reflect"</div>
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<b>today marks the 4th Year Anniversary of <i>Bay Area Tendrils ...</i></b></div>
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It's a celebratory day, yet one that is bittersweet as I'm preparing to say farewell to my garden.</div>
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Perhaps the dearth of posts has hinted at a major life change on the horizon. </div>
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And so, for the second time I am parting from <a href="http://bayareatendrils.blogspot.com/search/label/Alice%27s%20Garden" target="_blank"><b>a garden I've nurtured from the ground up</b></a>, having worked for nearly 15 years to create a sanctuary space from scratch in Northern California. The <i>Bay Area Tendrils</i> archives tell the tale of my move from Chicago, where I left behind a beloved small-space town garden.</div>
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The Midwestern winters had taken their toll after decades of shoveling snow, together with the endless challenges of icy winters and a flat-roof building. The temperate climate of California held the promise of a kinder environment: Year-round gardening with a breathtaking palette of plant material.</div>
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In the past I've posted photos to illustrate the transition: The process of designing an outdoor room for relaxation, to share meals, and bask in the company of birds, bees and butterflies. But first, I would spend the better part of two years extricating brambles and shoveling out loads of rubble in preparation for planting. Digging deep, then mounding up a series of beds and borders filled with compost and fresh soil amendment. All toted back and forth, bag-by-bag in my Honda hatchback, along with pavers and plants to transform the blank slate into my own lush botanical wonderland. </div>
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<i>When I leave here I'll take a small selection of container plants: </i></div>
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Indispensable herbs like rosemary and lavender;</div>
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Cupheas to invite hummingbirds to my new balcony; </div>
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Succulent beauties like Aeonium 'Schwarzkopf' & 'Sunburst.'</div>
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As Fall moves toward the Winter season, I sit with a cup of tea and dream about my visit a few years ago to <i>Rancho La Puerta. </i>The inspiring landscape of Tecate, Mexico remains in my mind's eye, along with a high point of my week long-stay at the spa: a cooking class at The Kitchen That Sings! ... <i>La Cocina Que Canta</i>. </div>
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With the sound of falling rain outside my office window, I'm imagining the scent of something wonderful baking in the oven. A savory tart for dinner? Or, I might just step out into the garden to pick <i>Lemon Verbena</i> leaves before the first frost of the season. If I turn the oven on very low, the leaves can be quickly dried for tea to enjoy in the months ahead. The wonderful aroma of the drying herb will fill the house!</div>
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<i> Villa Barbaro Nymphaeum:</i> a glassy pool and the sculptural extravagance of the architecture could only be glimpsed through the villa's expansive windows ~ <i>Maser, the Veneto</i>.</div>
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... while here, in <i><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Alice's Garden</b></span></i> the Red Cestrum ~ <i>Cestrum newellii </i>is a top performer. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">... and eventually you'll come to the expansive public parklands - the <i>Giardini</i> at the eastern edge of the city. This green space was quiet during my June sojourn, but I believe the <i>Architecture Biennale</i> is taking place there this Fall.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After leaving Venice to tour<i> Lago di Garda</i> for a week or so, we had returned to Venice to stay in a hotel in the <i>Castello</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> sestiere. [</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our initial stay had been at a B&B in the <i>Cannaregio</i>.]</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A yearning to get to know a city more intimately </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">always motivates my journeys. As in choosing to</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> walk away from Venice's popular tourist attractions in an attempt to discover the city of the modern-day Venetian. </span></div>
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<i>Villa Arvedi</i> allowed me to experience the hospitality of a contemporary setting that remains true to </div>
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the sophistication and elegance of another era.</div>
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All the months of planning that go into travel abroad...<br />
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Thankfully, the memories remain vivid in my mind's eye. At times, a flashback will trigger the excitement of a beautiful vista, as when I first glimpsed the magnificent Dolomites towering above <i>Riva del Garda</i>. Or I'll be going about my usual activities, and suddenly the day comes alive with the sensory recollections of a rainy summer day exploring Lake Garda.</div>
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<i>The Peggy Guggenheim Collection</i> ... a revelation!</div>
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Art lovers swoon over the masterpieces housed in the stunning white palace on Venice's Grand Canal. I found it difficult to pull myself away from this fascinating museum, a setting that resonates with the imagined voices of the artists and literary figures who visited Peggy's famous gatherings.</div>
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Reviewing my photos, I'll find a simple vignette brings to mind a treasured experience. Like when I gazed upon a patch of colorful poppies while trekking through the Roman Ruins in the town of <i>Sirmione</i>: One of Lake Garda's most picturesque towns, located on a peninsula that juts into the southern end of the lake.</div>
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Just strolling the streets of <i>Bardolino</i> was a joy, taking in the sights and aromas of the lively, bustling community. <i>Bardolino</i> served to anchor our time on<i> Lago di Garda</i>, a perfect base to take ferries that criss-cross the lake, or comfortable bus rides, following the coastline from one fascinating village to another.</div>
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One of the great surprises of my Italian sojourn:</div>
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Historic <i>Torcello</i>, barely populated, yet at one time, the beating heart of the Veneto.</div>
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Some 20 people now occupy this island in the Venetian lagoon where 10,000 or more once thrived. </div>
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along with <i>Ristorante Villa 600, </i>where we stopped to sip an afternoon 'Spritz' in the peaceful gardens.</div>
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The ancient bridge found on Torcello is a popular place for tourist shutterbugs to pose.</div>
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The only other bridge of its kind in the region is <i>Ponte Chiodo,</i></div>
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leading directly to the door of the <i>Ponte Chiodo Guest House,</i> where I was welcomed upon arrival in <i>Venice</i>.</div>
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Thankfully, I can expand upon the plants I insist upon cultivating by taking advantage of T's community garden.</div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The community gardens are laid out in our town's parkland, where Buddleia 'Miss Ruby' has had plenty of room to flourish. Indeed, she stops folks in their tracks as they're strolling past.</span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">While T. might be weeding or tending to the veggies, and cutting flowers he harvests for bouquets, he'll often hear someone call over the fence by the path, "What is that... a butterfly bush?" Followed by, "it doesn't look like my buddleia!"</span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We do our part, dutifully oohing and aahing over the fragrant, deep toned ruby spires that I can't get enough of.</span></i></div>
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Magnificent dark-leaved <i>Lobelia</i> 'Queen Victoria' ...</div>
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My <a href="http://bayareatendrils.blogspot.com/2012/03/garden-art-tempo-in-tucson.html" target="_blank"><i><b>Tucson sojourn</b></i></a> took in terrific meals at restaurants like <i>Cafe Poca Cosa</i> and <i>Feast.</i> There were<i> </i>wonderful hikes in sublime desert settings, </div>
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My timing was perfect to catch full bloom on the ornamental, evergreen trees, <b style="font-style: italic;">Sophora (aka Calia) secundiflora,</b> at <i><b>Tohono Chul Park</b></i> located on the city's Northwest side on Paseo del Norte.</div>
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Common names for the showy beauty in the photo include Mescal bean, not to be confused with the Agave used to make mezcal. Another moniker you might be familiar with: Mountain laurel. But I like the sound of <i>Sophora secundiflora</i> as it rolls off the tongue.</div>
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When I first saw the lavish blooms I thought of the Empress Tree, <i>Paulownia tomentosa, </i>which produces gorgeous purple panicles in Spring. They appear to be unrelated.</div>
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You can easily spend hours exploring the Park's demonstration gardens and walking trails, art exhibits and gift shops, sign up for a daily tour, or plan your visit for to coincide with special event or class at <b style="font-style: italic;">Tohono Chul</b>. The inviting patio of the <i>Tearoom</i> -- a popular spot with locals and garden tourists. To read more, see the Tohono Chul feature on <i><b>Alice's Garden Travel Buzz</b></i> - click at the top of the page on the right.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: normal;">I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">'m reposting one of the loveliest shrubs sent by '<i><b>Proven Winners</b></i>' to trial in my garden.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The company released the plant about 5 years ago.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">With each passing day the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Beschorneria</i> flowering stalk continues to unfurl.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">The weather persists in a strangely cold and wet pattern, despite having entered the Bay Area's dry season. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Still, the garden has enjoyed a thorough, natural, watering and that's a good thing!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://bayareatendrils.blogspot.com/2011/04/worth-wait-mexican-lily-countdown-to.html">Part 1 - Mexican Lily .. Countdown to Bloom</a></span></div>
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Part I - A handful of highlights from the 2012 <i>San Francisco Flower & Garden Show</i></div>
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<i style="font-style: normal;">Below: The </i><i><b>PLANit Green</b></i><i style="font-style: normal;"> garden demonstrated the successful use of recycled 'Urbanite' as a hardscape material, reclaimed wood, recycled glass, and local rock.</i></div>
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