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Sometimes there appears a piece of kit that is so simple and ingenius you wonder why no one else thought of it before.  This is such a piece of kit. Kelly Kettles were invented by Irish fishermen so they could … Continue reading →

It wasn’t a perfect day. It wasn’t a perfect day because I want to have someplace to go if something improves.  I can’t find a thing I’d change about this day except to make it slightly longer. I had a … Continue reading →

So I just hauled over 1,000 pounds of bathroom remodel debris to the County Landfill (‘dump’ is so 1970s).  It smelled like a dump.  Usually does. The one thing that made it cool … a truck pulled in next to … Continue reading →

It’s weird.  A large percentage of wildflowers and plants in Wisconsin are of the species canadensis or canadense.  Makes me think that Linnaeus was getting some Canadian nookie while he was churning out the names of classifications of things.  Like … Continue reading →

So we bought an old house ten years ago.  It has been uninhabited for a couple years, and before that a widow lived there alone for ten years.  In realtorspeak, there had been some deferred maintenance.  That’s what realtors say … Continue reading →

    I like good poetry.  Actually, I love good poetry. What I mean by that is that I like Wendell Berry.  And Robert Frost.  And Maya Angelou. Better yet, Baxter Black and Wally McRae.  Wordsmiths, of course.  They always use … Continue reading →

Wood Violets (Viola papilionacea) are considered weeds by some people.  Those people would be ill-bred, slack-jawed, boorish, hirsute yet prigish troglodytes who need everything just a certain way.  Their lawns look like golf courses and are just as toxic.  They … Continue reading →

Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot) This morning I went to the Arb to take pictures of the Spring ephemerals.  Not too many up yet, I guess it’s shadier than our backyard.  Found a few Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot) plants and a nice patch of … Continue reading →

ROCKS AND PINETREES SPEAK FOR US  Along with summer’s drum, we produce occasional thundershowers, wet and dry messages: We are not shy, We are so proud – We can make a wound in a pine tree and it bleeds sap, … Continue reading →