Mushrooms What can I say about mushrooms except that they are pretty, they are fascinating, and many are quite tasty. There used to be — and may still be! — morels growing out back. Furthermore, I *know* I took some pics of them; however, scouring the picture folders didn’t turn them up. I know I…
Month: April 2025
dVerse — Prosery Monday — Faith
As a seed, I was shot out the back end of a blue jay when, heedless, she flew over the meadow.–Lisa Bellamy, from the poem, “Wild Pansy.” Faith As a seed, I was shot out the back end of a blue jay when, heedless, she flew over the meadow. Shivering in a watery mess that dried…
A2Z 2025 — Day 12 — Larch and Lichen
Larch The first time I saw a larch tree I fell in love with it. I researched it and realized it looks like an evergreen but it’s deciduous. In 2021 I called up my friends who have a tree and plant nursery the likes of which you’ll never see elsewhere and asked do you have…
“George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison” (2014) and SLS “Taxman” — Friday Favorite Feature 42
poster link Late last night, I was YouTube surfing channels I’m subscribed to. On the George Harrison channel, they have a subsection with videos of songs from George Fest that were added 8 years ago. From wiki: George Fest – subtitled A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison – is a live album…
Book Review — Stick Houses: Stories By Matthew L.M. Fletcher (2025)
Stick Houses: Stories By Matthew L.M. Fletcher (2025) Michigan State University Press part of the American Indian Studies Series cover design: Erin Kirk cover art: “Metaphor,” by Jonathan Thunder From the bio on the back cover of the book: Matthew L.M. Fletcher is the Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law and Professor of American…
A2Z 2025 — Day 11 — Kindling
Kindling For the first five years of living in this house, we heated solely with wood heat, using a centrally located wood burning stove. The house is set up to burn wood but also can use electric heat. It includes floor registers for electric heat, where each room has its own thermostat. Aside from heating,…
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