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These Extra-crispy Parmesan-crusted roasted potatoes by J. Kenji López-Alt are pretty great.
So my iPhone has started detecting The Annie Cat as a focus area!
One more month until these mandarins are perfectly sweet. Patience!
Armillaria mellea. Honey mushroom 🥾
Looking toward Saint John Mountain from near Fouts Springs, CA. Chaparral plants.
Visited some tree frogs in the forest today. Pseudacris sierra.
Old iPad Pro 9.7” just got replaced by an iPad Pro 11”. I did not expect to be impressed by the differences but dang that’s nice!
Today’s sourdough with a side of Annie Cat stare.
Tree says “It's not fall, but spring!”, Other Tree says “FALL!”
The Lapins Cherry has some confused or mutated buds. It’s probably nothing to worry about. The dormant appearing plum tree, however, did not look well so I checked if it was alive. There’s still some green in a cutting so… I suppose it’s still alive. I needed to prune that branch anyway.
A very good lake. 🥾
Also in bloom! Eriogonum fasciculatum (California buckwheat).
Front yard native plants currently in bloom: Epilobium canum (California Fuchsia; red flowers adored by hummingbirds) and Baccharis pilularis (Coyote Bush; small, pleasantly scented white flowers loved by small pollinators).
We’re starting to get some color on our Mandarins. These should be perfectly sweet by end of December 🌳
In the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness on the Mendocino National Forest via the Ides Cove trail: A landslide-related fissure and then a view.
19 trick-or-treater’s. Half last year. Fortunately, we’re stuck with good candy and not the milk duds with taffy (where milk duds taste like strawberry taffy). Happy Halloween 🎃
Yesterday: Mount Shasta from near Mount Linn. 🥾
Barely photographed a bee on our holy basil. They were extremely shy and did not loiter. 🐝
The Annie Cat waiting patiently for the nighttime brushing routine to begin.
Western toads in the backyard 🐝😍
Cooler weather means it’s time to check your tire pressure! A bit low as they need 32 PSI.
