Big Fish In a Small Pond

One of our mini off-season excursions. To Rotary Botanic Gardens in J’ville.

Now is not the best time to visit the Gardens. Over the holiday season, tens of thousands of lights and many thousands of visitors for the light show. Takes months to string the lights and then months to remove them. Likely a very nice place to visit when everything is growing and blooming—most plants, shrubs, and trees are labeled. Today, we strolled with only fish and geese for company.

Class Went Well

Amazing group of (10) participants. Mostly retired professionals with PhDs or years working with the DNR. But also one high school sophomore. Not as smooth and polished as I used to be, but still pretty effective, and leading a group like this is a lot of fun. Anyway, how can you go wrong with the worlds’s best environmental literature.

Below (due to lack of pertinent photos), a shot of the little Ford truck which recently replaced the 9 year-old Chevy truck. A downsize, but a safer and more comfortable ride—plus it’s a hybrid with incredible mileage.

DEI Bread…

…Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Completely off-the-rails experimentation.
In addition to King Arthur all-purpose flour, Bob’s Red Mill whole wheat, rolled oats, flaxmeal, chia seeds—along with sourdough starter, a little yeast, and a touch of honey and olive oil and salt.
The baker was thoughtless and careless, but the loaves turned out; and while heavy and dense, not only edible but tasty, with each slice pretty close to a meal in itself.
If the process is refined and controlled, this could be the start of something good.