A truly fabulous
hat bedazzles the eye and
glorifies the soul
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| Clovis deFleury modeling a floral specimen of Catalpa speciosa collected in the College Park area of Winchester, KY. Although regarded as an ungainly and messy tree in the formal landscape, the indigenous Northern catalpa nevertheless provides a cheerful and extravagant beauty on many a vacant lot and abandoned homestead in southern Appalachia. And, apparently, makes a lovely hat if your skull is less than an inch in diameter. |
