Barack-O-Rama

Adromischus cristatus

Here's one of the ones I couldn't find earlier this morning:

Adromischus cristatus

i really like succulents

It seems like only a short while ago Babetron and I bought our very first succulent plants.
We now have at least thirteen varieties in the house. They are so small and weird looking, I can't help but want to collect and grow all the new varieties as we find them. So today I am going to dig around online and find photos of each of the plants I have been able to procure so far.

Crassula ovata
We have two varieties of this species:
Jade Plant













and Hobgoblin Fingers (also called Gollum Fingers)


















Anacampseros telephiastrum
















Two varieties of the Haworthia family:
Haworthia Cooper














And Haworthia Reinwardtii also known as "Zebra Pillar"


















Pachyphytum Bracteosum














We have a couple of Sempervivum plants as well.
Sempervivum arachnoideum














And also Sempervivum montanum Although it's hard to say for sure. There are so many Sempervivum plants out there. We have the generic kind purchased at Home Depot and Ikea. These are usually referred to as "Chicks and Hens"












Sedum dasyphyllum
Maybe. I know it looks like something from the Sedum family. To be honest, it is pretty hard to pin point something exactly. There are so many varieties of plants...













Crassula arborescens














There are at least three more. I know one is commonly referred to as a "Pie Plant" and I have no idea what the other two are called. But I have spent way too long on this post as it is. Also, if I made any mistakes or labeled anything incorrectly please feel free to correct me. Most of my information was just pulled from the internet doing image searches, and digging around various sites for clues.

new process

I just started building a new set of stretcher bars for my next painting last night. I've never used this process before. Actually lately I've grown pretty complacent, and have just been using 2x2" beams. they are often a little warped, or twisted so it makes the whole process less than ideal and even downright mediocre. So I've decided to buy 1x3" poplar planks and then glue a strip of 1" molding to edges. this will provide a nice lift for the canvas, and any warping in the beams themselves is almost nonexistent. My only fear at this point is the see how the frame holds up, or possibly warps once I wrap the canvas taught around the stretcher bars. Hopefully I can nullify this as much as possible using cross beams and metal joint supports.
Anyway, here is a photo of me gluing the molding to one of the poplar beams.