Tiny Pineapple

ananas comosus (L.) minimus

Pineapple Growing

Pineapple Growing

Sweet, delicious Hawaiian pineapples are grown on most of the Islands and one of Hawaii’s chief exports. The pineapples ripen to full maturity in 18 to 20 months and are hand-picked for shipment to canneries for processing.

Fatherland

A few inspirational quotes for Father’s Day…


“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.”

— Attributed to Mark Twain
The Reader’s Digest, September 1939


“As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.”

— Lord Chesterfield
Letters, 1751


“Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life.”

— Oscar Wilde
An Ideal Husband, 1895


“A father is a banker provided by nature.”

— Unknown
Quoted in The Oxford Book of Aphorisms, 1983


“What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father.”

— Mary Mapes Dodge
Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, 1865


“The thing to remember about fathers is, they’re men.
A girl has to keep it in mind:
They are dragon-seekers, bent on improbable rescues.
Scratch any father, you find
Someone chock-full of qualms and romantic terrors,
Believing change is a threat–
Like your first shoes with heels on, like your first bicycle
It took such months to get.”

— Phyllis McGinley
Times Three, 1960

Libby’s Surfer Girl

Libby's Surfer Girl

An example of early feminism in advertising? The Gidget in front isn’t having any trouble riding her log, while the Barney in the background can’t even stand up.

C161 — Laying Mulch Paper

C161 -- Laying Mulch Paper

C161 — Laying Mulch Paper
The mulch paper is laid in long strips on the ground, and Pineapple slips are inserted through punctures in the paper. This conserves the moisture and allows the Pineapple slip to grow unmolested by weeds.

This postcard comes before C162 — Planting Pineapple in the series, but this one is (thankfully) posterior-free…

Farmers Market

Farmers Market

Visitors are always welcome here. Among the many things to see, are the eye-catching fruit displays.