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A spring house, or springhouse, is a small building, usually of a single room, constructed over a spring.While the original purpose of a springhouse was to keep the spring water clean by excluding fallen leaves, animals, etc., the enclosing structure was also used for refrigeration before the advent of ice delivery and, later, electric refrigeration.
Palm grove at Orihuela, Spain. The main meaning of grove is a group of trees that grow close together, generally without many bushes or other plants underneath. [1] It is an old word in the English language, with records of its use dating as far back as the late 9th century as Old English grāf, grāfa ('grove; copse') and subsequently Middle English grove, grave; these derive from Proto-West ...
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Krummholz Pinus albicaulis in Wenatchee National Forest Wind-sculpted krummholz trees, Ona Beach, Oregon. Krummholz (German: krumm, "crooked, bent, twisted" and Holz, "wood") — also called knieholz ("knee timber") — is a type of stunted, deformed vegetation encountered in the subarctic and subalpine tree line landscapes, shaped by continual exposure to fierce, freezing winds.
The bodies of two young brothers who went missing in floods that struck Spain's eastern Valencia region two weeks ago have been found, the Civil Guard confirmed on Wednesday. Ruben and Izan Matias ...
The park features 32 pavilions of picturesque design, most dating from the Victorian era.The landscape includes a lily pond and formal plantings; the Piper Palm House, a bandstand, the site of music and other special events; as well as tennis courts; a wading pool for small children; open expanses of green; softball diamonds and soccer fields; paths for walkers, joggers, and cyclists, and tall ...
“All these little kids, like young kids, 7,8, 9, are into skincare and stuff. But we don’t have that in my house,” Hoda said during a recent appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
An employee stabbed a Michigan company's president during a staff meeting, the police said. A suspect, whom fellow employees describe as quiet, left the scene but was subsequently arrested.