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Virginia Shenandoah National Park is home to deciduous trees, including oaks, hickories, maples, and birches resulting in a stunning color palette ranging from deep reds and oranges to bright yellows and golds.
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Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Shades of fire and flame illuminate maples and hickories, while towering oaks and beeches change to copper before emptying their branches.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024
The trees at higher elevations — including yellow birch and mountain maple — will begin to change as early as mid-September, but the most impressive display comes when the sugar maple, scarlet oak, and hickories, among other tree types, hit peak transformation in October.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
Listen to this article Patsy Hirsch and her husband moved to an Elgin subdivision nearly three decades ago, drawn by a backyard thicket of oak, hickory and cherry trees so dense the canopy blotted out the sun.
—Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024
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Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Shades of fire and flame illuminate maples and hickories, while towering oaks and beeches change to copper before emptying their branches.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024
The trees at higher elevations — including yellow birch and mountain maple — will begin to change as early as mid-September, but the most impressive display comes when the sugar maple, scarlet oak, and hickories, among other tree types, hit peak transformation in October.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
Listen to this article Patsy Hirsch and her husband moved to an Elgin subdivision nearly three decades ago, drawn by a backyard thicket of oak, hickory and cherry trees so dense the canopy blotted out the sun.
—Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024
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Niacinamide, glycerin, birch tree sap, and hyaluronic acid deeply hydrate skin, prevent moisture loss, and minimize inflammation.Sarah Han, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025
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The Holocaust Memorial Garden consists of two granite boulders, on a bed of gravel, surrounded by a stand of birch trees.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Synthetic wicker is durable enough to be left outside, but natural rattan or wicker should definitely be brought indoors to prevent water damage.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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Each tray is woven from artisanal rattan and includes 25 disposable guest towels with scalloped edges.Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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During a ceremony, State Attorney General Ashley Moody presented the canine cop with an edible rawhide along with two certificates of recognition — one for her and one for her handler.Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
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The decor is wittily maximalist—Elton John’s idea of a cowboy saloon—with rawhide banquettes and giant antlers for a chandelier.Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2024
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Sam Edelman Michaela Mary Jane Flat These genuine leather flats have a thicker strap and a chunky gold buckle across the foot.Clint Davis, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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These ‘mini telescopes’ are easy to carry, usually in a pouch or a bag, with many being supplied with a wrist strap.Jamie Carter, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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High-quality wool and mohair throws, thick cotton, cowhide rugs, and leathers that gain a patina over time are all ideal choices.Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
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The little, low room was dimly lighted with oil-lamps, and the boys clumped about the stoves in their cowhide boots, and laughed and buzzed and ate apples and peanuts and giggled, and grew suddenly solemn when the grave men and women looked at them.Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Of course, there’s also Indy’s iconic bullwhip, which can be cracked to stun enemies and force them to drop weapons.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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On a coat hook by the door hangs a fedora, a bullwhip and a leather messenger bag.Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
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“Hickory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hickory. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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