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The blueberry pie that Susan made yesterday is excellent. We will be enjoying it for a couple of days. Some of the hot peppers that I am currently drying. I imagine that they will be dried by Monday. Then I will put them into a container waiting to be turned into chili powder later thisContinue reading “Food and nature”

Susan sorting blueberries that we picked around our cabin before coming back to Ann Arbor. Cherry tomatoes before I went and picked more from the garden, and after I did. Looks like a lot for dinner tonight. Tomatoes for sandwiches and some headed into sauce. This is about two days worth. My first try atContinue reading “More from the garden”

The joy of getting back to Ann Arbor is finding that the garden did well, and is ready for picking. Yesterday I picked over 12 pounds of tomatoes. The hot peppers are thriving. I have 15-20 now drying so they will be ready to ground into a chili powder. Flat beans will be harvested forContinue reading “The urban gardener”

Spent part of the day at Vermilion Point where we had a lot of insects and plants. One of our target plants was Cases Ladies’-tresses. We managed to find some 24 of these. We also found close to 30 Nodding Ladies’-tresses. There might also be some Sphinx Ladies’-tresses mixed in with these. I have aContinue reading “Another day with orchids”

There’s nothing like starting the day with a moth that you’d never seen. This little 5mm moth is a Diamondback moth. Then we headed off to Farm Truck Rd. in search of a couple of insects that we “always” find there. This was insect target number one, a Hunch back fly. It was almost tooContinue reading “A day filled with insects”

A beautiful sunrise this morning at Whitefish Point. This was a nice way to start the day after yesterdays hectic ride north. But there were things to entertain us. From Flint north, when I am not driving I take photos of cannabis signs. It’s a fun way to pass the time in the car. IContinue reading “I-75 in August and more”

Unlike Snoopy and Woodstock I am hoping to see a few “late season” dragonflies at Whitefish Point. We’re on day two of getting the gutter on the driveway side of the house replaced. Which is why I was taking photos of skeletons and the like at home. This Mexican skeleton was given to be byContinue reading “A late start heading north”

The pantry is nearly empty. A few jars of tomato sauce and diced tomatoes. It’s time to use some of what’s in the garden. Processed tomatoes, and cooking on the stove. Later in the day this will be ready for canning. The last batch of giardiniera is gone. We only have some pickled green beansContinue reading “The urban gardener and cook”

Old toys from close to 40 years ago, not part of a group of “memorabilia.” This morning we had breakfast at Angelo’s with Mike and Linda. This was the first restaurant that I ate at in 1977 when I moved to Ann Arbor. Back then it was run by Angelo himself and his wife. TodayContinue reading “Reliving old memories”

It has now been a years since I last took my seizure meds. And it has been over a year and a half since I suffered a seizure, which I had always called my “neurological events.” I’ll say I do not miss either. The meds, which were an important part of my life for sevenContinue reading “An anniversary, of sorts for me and more”