Having just written about seen Mytrle/Yellow-rumped Warblers a cartoon showed up in my stream on the Internet. And there it is! So dinner last night was salmon with a mustard-dill sauce (some of the last dill from the garden), green beans (garden) cherry tomatoes with basil (both from the garden) and rice with kale fromContinue reading “A cartoon, dinner and a talk”
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The garden, dinner and measles
We’re getting the garden ready for winter. The tomato plants are out, as are the green beans. We’re down to kale and herbs. But the garden fed us last night. Green beans, eoungh red tomatoes for sauce with rotini and we also had fried green tomatoes. Green tomatoes on the left, some of the gardenContinue reading “The garden, dinner and measles”
The garden in October
After being away for two weeks I was curious as to what we would find in the garden when we got home. I was surprised at the number of tomatoes and green beans as well as the summer squash. The green beans are probably enough for 2-3 meals and the squash for more than that.Continue reading “The garden in October”
Humor to start the week
It’s been some time since I posted any political/editorial cartoons so here are a few to get the week started. And the sheep listered. AI – good? bad? really bad! Vote! More later…
Tahquamenon Falls
Yesterday we took Mike and Deb to the Upper Falls at Tahquamenon Falls State Park. It was a beautiful morning to be there. I’m really glad that we went early in the day. After seeing the falls we ate at Camp 33 where we easily were seated. When we left after lunch there was noContinue reading “Tahquamenon Falls”
House concert at Whitefish Point
Our friends Kurt and Jan hosted a benefit house concert for the friends of Whitefish Point last night. It was small and delightful. The door sign that Susan made welcoming people in for the concert. The performers. This was only the second time that they had performed together and they were excellent. Jim introducing theContinue reading “House concert at Whitefish Point”
Birdie day at Whitefish Point
The new sign at Whitefish Point. A couple of caterpillars – Northern apple sphinx on the left, Virginia ctenucha on the right. Insects aside, yesterday was an epic flight of passerines at the point. Here are a few of the “official” numbers: Pine Siskin-490, Dark-eyed Junco-2025, Palm Warbler-347, Yellow-rumped Warbler-2677, and over 4000 ducks, dominatedContinue reading “Birdie day at Whitefish Point”
The trees were dripping with myrtles!
The “myrtles” were Myrtle Warblers, also called Yellow-rumped Warblers. Yesterday the wind shifted to the NW and the woods between us and the tip of Whitefish Point were full of warblers, primarily “myrtles.” Between eight am and 7 pm I tallied close to 350 of this little beauties. There were also a few Palm WarblersContinue reading “The trees were dripping with myrtles!”
Justin Verlander
We’ve watched Justin Verlander pitch since his rookie year. We watched his growth in Detroit, were sad when he left and happy when he came back. I was excited to watch his pitch earlier in 2026, and was quite upset when he was injured. But yesterday we say a glimpse of the old Justin Verlander.Continue reading “Justin Verlander”
Tomorrow I should make pancakes
This BC cartoon reminded me that I haven’t make pancakes in awhile. Since we have maple syrup I think that I’ll do that tomorrow.
