{"id":17607,"date":"2020-07-20T08:01:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T15:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=17607"},"modified":"2023-11-02T20:44:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T03:44:34","slug":"praise-be-gardening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/gardens\/praise-be-gardening\/","title":{"rendered":"Plants on the Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello out there. Hope you&#8217;re all doing well and enjoying your gardens. I&#8217;ve been busy dragging my heels on gardening posts, because, well, you know. Covid-19 has everything all out of whack. In good news department, mail order biz for plants has been hopping. If you&#8217;ve been on the hunt for your latest heartthrob, you&#8217;ve no doubt discovered that many nurseries have sold out of precious wares. They&#8217;ve been working day and night to make it happen, and how we appreciate their herculean efforts.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I had planned to hold my garden open for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardyplantsociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">Oregon Hardy Plant Society<\/a> this summer, but alas, that dream has been dashed. And as irony has it, since <a href=\"https:\/\/historicmotorprints.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bill<\/a> and I are both home (no race car photography this year,) we&#8217;ve had a lot of time to work. It&#8217;s looking good out there. If I could just manage to put away tools and other detritus when I run out of steam.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17607 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30082417\/jtzzGHBNROq4F77XN3VtA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30082417\/jtzzGHBNROq4F77XN3VtA-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17635\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17635'>\n\t\t\t\tUnder the Apple Tree\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30080847\/fullsizeoutput_33e0.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30080847\/fullsizeoutput_33e0-225x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17633\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17633'>\n\t\t\t\tTools on the Table\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30081153\/fAubIcLcRomcAjEDMmHypw-e1593530689284.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30081153\/fAubIcLcRomcAjEDMmHypw-e1593530689284-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17634\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17634'>\n\t\t\t\tPlants in Waiting\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>By some miracle, there doesn&#8217;t appear to be a hose in these photos. That&#8217;s a first.<\/p>\n<p>I guess the good news is, all those heartthrobs planted in the past are doing their thing whether I show up or not. I am getting into a decent rhythm of going outside whether I feel like it or not, and before I know it, I&#8217;m happily engaged. It occurs to me often when I find a project, it&#8217;s that old adage, showing up is half the battle. I honestly once believe I had to have a particular plan in mind to get motivated, but that is totally wrong. I do have days more than I used to&#8211;especially if I want Bill to help&#8211;where I go out with a specific small goal in mind.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17639\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_17639\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17639\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30084504\/fullsizeoutput_2fbc.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30084504\/fullsizeoutput_2fbc.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30084504\/fullsizeoutput_2fbc-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30084504\/fullsizeoutput_2fbc-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_17639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Pavers were here, but had become a sunken weedy mess. Done!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bill tells me he&#8217;s tactical. Tell him what and where. None of this wandering around admiring plants, musing about what would be better where. Just tell him what to do, and he&#8217;s on it. I sincerely appreciate the Dude&#8217;s enthusiasm for getting &#8216;er done, but how I miss musings with my gardening pals.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a bit of what else going on in the garden. And standby, this shall be indeed, wandering and musing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17641\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_17641\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17641\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30084852\/fullsizeoutput_61.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30084852\/fullsizeoutput_61.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30084852\/fullsizeoutput_61-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30084852\/fullsizeoutput_61-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_17641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Front garden, plants mingling with aplomb. <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/15076\/grevillea-pink-pearl\/\">Grevillea &#8216;Pink Pearl&#8217;<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/14510\/arctostaphylos-john-dourley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artocstaphylos &#8216;John Dourley<\/a>&#8216;, <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/7091\/phormium-wings-of-gold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phormium &#8216;Wings of Gold&#8217;<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17642\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_17642\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17642\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30113009\/fullsizeoutput_54.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30113009\/fullsizeoutput_54.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30113009\/fullsizeoutput_54-980x777.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30113009\/fullsizeoutput_54-480x380.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_17642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/15076\/grevillea-pink-pearl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pink Pearl Grevillea<\/a> in the mix. It blooms forever, and the hummingbirds love it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before gardening in earnest, a friend invited me to tour her garden&#8211;and she bemoaned the fact plants would not stay in their place. Say what? Crazy talk, no?<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of our driveway from the Grevillea, likewise atop the lava rock wall, <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/26876\/leptospermum-rupestre-squiggly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leptospermum rupestre &#8216;Squiggly&#8217;<\/a> put on quite the show this year. Was this different from previous years, or had I just not paid close enough attention? I do not know.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-17607 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30113642\/fullsizeoutput_5b.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30113642\/fullsizeoutput_5b-225x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17645\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17645'>\n\t\t\t\tProlific Blooming\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30113558\/fullsizeoutput_55.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30113558\/fullsizeoutput_55-225x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17643\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17643'>\n\t\t\t\tSinuous Branching\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30113630\/fullsizeoutput_5d.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30113630\/fullsizeoutput_5d-225x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17644\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17644'>\n\t\t\t\tPollinator Enticing\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The back yard is living it up. I want my garden to make me feel like I&#8217;m on vacation. Once the work is done and we can put up our feet with a little libation&#8211;I&#8217;ll bet it will feel just like that. Except we will have to wait on ourselves.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17649\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_17649\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-17649 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30121704\/fullsizeoutput_30d0.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30121704\/fullsizeoutput_30d0.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30121704\/fullsizeoutput_30d0-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30121704\/fullsizeoutput_30d0-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_17649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/52871\/ensete-ventricosum-maurelii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ensete &#8216;Maurelii&#8217;,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/6249\/cyperus-alternifolius\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Papyrus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/9482\/zantedeschia-flame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flame Calla Lily<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/37363\/macleaya-microcarpa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plume Popy<\/a>, etc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Potted plants, there&#8217;s always room to squeeze in one more&#8211;no matter how many times you&#8217;ve said NO MORE pots.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17650\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_17650\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17650\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30121847\/fullsizeoutput_2dad.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30121847\/fullsizeoutput_2dad.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30121847\/fullsizeoutput_2dad-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/30121847\/fullsizeoutput_2dad-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_17650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Dreams of Vacation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wide shot. The dogs love running the grass circuit between the two round beds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17661\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_17661\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17661\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/02105705\/fullsizeoutput_3261.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/02105705\/fullsizeoutput_3261.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/02105705\/fullsizeoutput_3261-980x772.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/02105705\/fullsizeoutput_3261-480x378.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_17661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/489\/osmunda-regalis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Osmunda regalis<\/a> aka Royal Fern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This Royal Fern is in a pot too. I like it up high like that, where it can show off with textures around.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17662\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_17662\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17662\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/02110521\/fullsizeoutput_3616.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/02110521\/fullsizeoutput_3616.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/02110521\/fullsizeoutput_3616-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/02110521\/fullsizeoutput_3616-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_17662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/16933\/kniphofia-bees-sunset\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kniphofia &#8216;Bees Sunset&#8217;<\/a> aka Bees Sunset Red Hot Poker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wish I had some pithy close, but for now, I&#8217;ll just let the plants do the talking. Hope you all are well out there, and taking all precautions to stay that way. We&#8217;ll get through it together&#8211;with a little time in our beloved gardens.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello out there. Hope you&#8217;re all doing well and enjoying your gardens. I&#8217;ve been busy dragging my heels on gardening posts, because, well, you know. Covid-19 has everything all out of whack. In good news department, mail order biz for plants has been hopping. 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