
Nor concrete, nor rebar.
Palm trunk. Nature and humans do similar things with texture, even if inadvertently.
That reminds me, is ‘advertent’ the opposite of ‘inadvertent?’ I don’t think so, as my software editor here underlined that in red. Off to Google I go to check…aha! ‘Advertent’ is indeed an antonym of an older meaning of ‘inadvertent’ — and it means ‘attentive’ or ‘heedful.’ Oooh, ‘heedful’ — that’s a great word. Not quite the same as ‘mindful’ — a little more cautionary?
From palm tree trunks to ‘heedful’ — that’s one of the reasons I like doing this blog!
And why I enjoy reading it. You often send me to the dictionary, and make me think about stuff. Thanks!