Based on the ravaged tomato foliage in the background of the photo, I'll give you 10-1 odds that is a tomato hornworm, and they turn into sphinx moths. I've never seen a fresh chrysalis, but I can' imagine what else it would be. Mature hornworm chrysalis (chrysali?!) are brown and you'll find them in the soil. Keep us posted!

I also wanted one pull to a drawer and found that the only pulls I liked, that seemed really well made, were at Restoration Hardware. I have a store local to me and the customer service was fantastic! They were short some of my hardware and called other area stores and had the shortfalls shipped to me for free, which was great b/c online they were backordered for a few weeks! They also will take anything back as a return - opened or not. Very very customer oriented. The knobs and pulls I got felt great to my hand, but some they sold didn't and I was happy to have been able to touch them before making my decision. Hopefully you will have a local retailer where you can touch what you are considering before deciding. Otherwise, buy one as a sample and check it out before buying them all. I also found that I can't find an appliance pull to match my style perfectly - sadly RH doesn't seem to do refrigerator pulls. So, I'm still mulling that one over. I did go with all satin nickel, which matches my faucets (well, they're stainless steel, but close enough). I think it's most important that the pulls/knobs match the hinges (ok, yours might not be exposed - mine are). That's my 2 cents. Have fun! (OH - and be sure to tell your installer that you will have a level out to check the placement of your knobs/pulls on the cabinets! Man, you'd think putting them on level would be a no-brainer!)

I've had Cambria quartz for three years now, and I love it. It's impervious! Red wine, beets, curry, whatever -- nothing stains this stuff. No chips or scratches or other damage. I've dropped a jar of jam on it; nothing heavier that I can recall, though. I rest pot lids on it all the time with no problem, but I do always use a trivet for hot pots or pans -- long-standing habit, with my old formica! -- so I can't speak to the potential for damage from those. My only (minor) complaint is that I unwittingly chose a pattern that is a *great* camouflage for crumbs, so I can't always see when it needs wiping down unless I turn bright lights on. And wiping it down with water (sometimes soapy, mostly not) is all I've ever done in terms of cleaning. All in all it's ultra low maintenance, and it looks good: definitely a winner in my book.

" in spite of showing the most common, everyday symptom of lack of nitrogen: general yellowing. " And this may be where some of the confusion is coming in. A nitrogen deficiency is NOT characterized by a "general yellowing".....at least in an established or older plant (may show as a generalized off color in seedlings). It is the oldest (lower or inner) growth that first shows symptoms of yellowed foliage, never the new growth. That's where the plant pushes all of its nutrient reserves. If this were the issue with the plant in question - lack of adequate N - then we would see internal discoloration, not the external coloring the photos illustrate. And the new growth would not be as lush or profuse or as dense as is shown. And that is simply the way that specific nutrient deficiency works....it is not really up for debate! Yard, I am really having trouble understanding why you are not willing to accept this, including the input from two quite experienced horticulturists/plantspersons (floral and Embothrium), leaving my comments aside. It's not like yews of all types are rare commodities in either the PNW or the UK and both individuals confirm that very chartreuse, acid yellow/lime green is not an uncommon coloring for any new growth yet you seem to dismiss that as inconsequential or limited to only selected cultivars. I wish I had taken photos of the new stock at my local nursery when I was there last week, as ALL the yews were showing similarly colored new growth. It only lasts a matter of a couple of weeks before it takes on the more typical darker green color. And there is also the very real consideration that color perception is largely subjective - what seems anemic or bleached out to you looks perfectly normal to others - and that photos seldom portray color with total accuracy. I have to say that I do not see any "yellow" in the OP's photo.....just a very vibrant lime green. And the shrub appears to be extremely healthy with dense new growth and no obvious need for any fertilization at this time.