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Flag Day

The United States isn't the ONLY country that celebrates a Flag Day! 

Go tell Aunt Rody go tell Aunt Rody Go tell Aunt Rody....

ZOMBIE GOOSE!!

Dryad's Saddle

As we slide into the waning of my vacation week, we take a look at another mushroom from my photography collection.  This one is the dryad's saddle, an edible often found on old logs and stumps.  My wife and I enjoy this mushroom, but many others do not care for it.  The edible portion is the cap's edge, the rest of the mushroom, while not poisonous, is way too rubbery to eat. I think its quite good dipped in batter and fried.

Happy Birthday George!

Washington was born this day in 1732.  He died in 1799 at the age of 67.  If he were alive today, he'd be really, really old.

Twins

Another mushroom from a couple a years ago, this one is a bolete, a mushroom that has pores instead of gills to disperse its spores.  This one is a bit unusual, these mushrooms usually do not have twin stalks and cojoined caps.

Patiently Waiting For Peanuts

Big squirrel in my backyard, can't afford to feed it anymore.  Fairly sure this is from a couple of summers ago.

How About A Mallard Fizz?

Can't remember when or where this was taken.  Most likely in North Park.

Our dachshund's back legs stopped working today...she's at the pet hospital, and might need surgery...I hate to put a price on the life of a pet, but weather she lives or dies, depends on the bill

Morel

I'm feeling lazy and out of the news loop while on vacation, so I thought I'd spend the week vomiting up some pictures I've taken over the years, many of which were featured over at the old site. 

One of my hobbies is hunting wild mushrooms.  Today, I'm featuring the mighty morel, a highly sought after edible that in these parts is only found in the spring.

Vacation!

 

Yes, I am on vacation next week, so posting will be light, and what posting that there will be is likely to be repostings of some old photos and other random fluff (but feel free to critique my photography "skills" if you haven't already)  Ranting and foam flecked spittling should recommence on or about February 28, just in time for the Michagan primary!