The other days several clumps of mushrooms appeared on one section of the lawn in the back yard. These turned out to be some species of the group of mushrooms we call inky caps – genus Coprinus. Coprinus means “living on dung” but there was… Read More
This beauty was hanging out among the flowers in the front yard this afternoon. I believe this is Red Admiral – Vanessa atalanta
“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” “It ain’t over ’til it’s over.” “It’s deja vu all over again.” “The future ain’t what it used to be.” “Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical.” “A nickel ain’t worth a… Read More
There are now 4 episodes of the 27th Street Podcast available. The podcast evolved out of this blog. It provided me with an opportunity to share conversations with interesting people, tell a few stories, record a little banjo and button accordion music, and have a… Read More
This time of year, this blog receives more than its usual number of visitors, and many of those visitors land on my posts about foraging for mushrooms. Yesterday there were 37 visits specifically related to foraging, and 28 of those to a post about preparing… Read More
…so I only know it through song. Here’s Dom Flemons performing San Francisco Baby Or how about San Francisco Bay Blues by one-man band Jesse “Lone Cat” Fuller…
Some infectious jazz for a Sunday afternoon…
Bragging rights to any gardener out there that can identify this purple plant. (Found growing at Parc Marie-Victorin in Kingsey Falls Quebec.)
Episode 4 of the 27th Street Podcast is now available. You can also find it on iTunes. This episode features my recent interview with Candy Minx about the Candy Minx World Peace Reading list. Candy and I have been arguing about books since the early… Read More
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