One Last Day Of Summer

Saturday--Back to Walden Pond for one last day of Summer. Water supposedly a balmy 68 degrees. Got in one more swim. Tried to really appreciate it, as it may be the last outdoor swim of the season. In the evening, if you stand in the water close to shore, you will soon be surrounded by a circle of curious fish. Eventually some of the braver ones (probably teenagers) will come in for a closer look and an exploratory nibble. But worry not--since they have no teeth, these are just a series of tiny bumps against your leg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clinging To Summer

Hardy New Englanders cling to summer by swimming outside without wetsuits. Yesterday at Walden Pond, about 5:45pm.

 

 

 

  

Milk From Contented Almonds

They're grass-fed! Just look how happy they are:

 

 

Welcome to OneSquare

Mike Cohen has checked into the Mordor Hilton on OneSquare.

 The view is awesome; but the Staff is surly, and the service is atrocious.

 

 

Not Ready For Her Closeup

Misty was curled up peacefully on the end of the ironing board. But, as soon as I came back with the camera, she sat up and gave me "the Look".

 

This Book Is...

An interesting find from textbookgraffiti.tumblr.com:
 

 

The Strawberry Statement

In April 1967, Professor Herbert Deane, the Associate Dean of Graduate Faculties at Columbia University, issued the now-infamous “Strawberry Statement”. Not wanting their Institutions to seem any less rigid or draconian in the face of radical student protests, a verbal arms race soon erupted among American Academic Officials. Can you match the resulting statements to the responsible schools?

 

Dinner For Breakfast

(Now there's a switch.) Annie made Creamed Corn Fritters for Dinner last night. Apparently, it's an old comfort food staple that her Mother and Grandmother used to make. Annie first made her own creamed corn from scratch, and then mixed crumbled Gimme Lean (vegetarian sausage) in. The Fritters are served hot with Maple Syrup. We wolfed them down last night, and I'm having the last of them this morning:

Animal Bridges

This is a gallery of some cool highway overpasses that are just for Wildlife, not only in Europe, but also in the U.S. and Canada.

 

Amazing Animal Bridges Around the World