![]() ![]() ** CONFIRMED VENDORS ** 6Witch3 Abril Andrade Art Althea's Lair Archer's Arrows by Chele Art by Zaheroux Art of Donald England Art of H.M. The O&C Expo provides a safe place for anyone to come and discover new artists, meet new friends and be surrounded by an amazing community of like-minded people. All items you see at our shows are legal to own and sustainably sourced. We truly have something weird for everyone. You'll find items such as: taxidermy, preserved specimens, original artwork, horror/halloween inspired pieces, antiques, handcrafted oddities, quack medical devices, clothing, jewelry, skulls/bones, funeral collectibles & much more. DATE: Saturday, July 17th, 2021 TIME: 10AM - 6PM LOCATION: Suburban Collection Showplace ENTRY COST: $10 // 12 & Under Free **TICKETS ONLY AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE** ABOUT: The Oddities & Curiosities Expo showcases hand selected vendors, dealers, artists and small businesses from all over the country with all things weird. I just wish the fluff wasn’t so ridiculously itchy.For Lovers of the Strange, Unusual & Bizarre. (As palaeontologists are sick of repeating, the titanosaur Alamosauruswasn’t named after THE Alamo, but after Ojo Alamo in New Mexico, which translates to “Cottonwood Spring.”) Yes, they’re cantankerous and annoying, but ultimately they do good, like so many of the humans here. The Spanish word for cottonwood is “alamo,” and many Texas cities started around missions and villages founded around the water sources that the cottonwoods revealed. The wood that’s so terrible for firewood makes great habitat for everything living and growing around a decaying log, and ultimately breaks up Texas clay and chalk and produces increasingly rich soil in the end. They take in tremendous amounts of water, but through transpiration create microclimates for other organisms that otherwise couldn’t handle Texas summers. The trees provide shade without killing the grasses and bushes underneath, and usually come back from storm damage faster than introduced trees. The seeds borne on the fluff are a valuable food source in summer for birds and ants, and many late-nesting birds use the fluff for nesting material. Yes, cottonwoods are very short-lived, but in the process, they produce valuable habitat for everything from beetles to raccoons, through all stages of their life cycle. Worst of all, they grow so rapidly that someone who accidentally lets one grow next to their house finds out the hard way exactly how expensive they are to remove, especially when grafted into a sewer line or (worse) septic tank.Īnd then there are the positives. They choke out other trees, destroy sidewalks and driveways, and cut off light to gardens. The wood is so lightweight that downed branches make poor firewood, and burning green cottonwood makes everything smell like cat urine and/or an anime convention. The fluff also sets off allergies and contact dermatitis among those sensitive to such things, and most summers are spent fighting horrendous itches that only get worse after a shower or swim. The “fluff” transports seeds long distances, and after the seeds drop off in gardens and on the edges of ponds and streams, the fluff clogs air conditioner vents and car air filters. ![]() The trees themselves are very short-lived on average, and tend to drop large branches during storms, usually directly atop houses. They’ve found a second life as opportunists in urban and suburban areas, where their roots head straight for the nearest water, gumming up sewer and drainage lines. deltoides is found all over Texas and New Mexico, usually concentrated around water in otherwise dry areas. Most residents have a decided love-hate relationship with cottonwood trees, and take great pains to relate the “hate” part. Rather, the Oddities & Curiosities Expo showcases almost 50 unique vendors, dealers, artists, and small businesses from all over the country. While it might sound a bit like a sideshow circus, it’s not. What you’re witnessing, as I personally experienced when stepping outside my hotel room for the Oddities & Curiosities Expo in Austin, is the reproductive cycle of what could qualify as the most typically Texan lifeform in existence, the cottonwood tree ( Populus deltoides). The Seattle Oddities & Curiosities expo is for lovers of the strange, unusual & bizarre and you don’t want to miss it. No, this is not snow, and natives and longtime residents will scream that fact with an underlying cosmic horror. Visitors to Texas in May and June might notice what appears to be snow accumulating in random spots, particularly in places near water. Come into the story midway? Try starting at the beginning.
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