Redtail

Congratulations Steve! This is great news and look forward to more of The Czabe.

I do appreciate how many foods are merely a vehicle just to get cheese into our mouthes.

“Bird feeder”

So this was wild. At my house, it’s just raining. Yet up the hill, less than 1/2 miles, full on winter. The deep Finger Lakes retain warmth, and that micro climate provides an extra degree or two of warmth that extends the growing season to allow the #FLX wines to grow.

Never got to vote with one of these relics, but I do miss the walk up to the polling place. 🇺🇸

Is there a better cover song, ever? I’ll hang up and listen.

An unexpected backyard harvest: 1. Painted boletes 2. Old man of the woods (also a bolete) Both are edible, but on the “less than desired” list. Exploring some recipe ideas for later tonight, stay tuned.

The Great Range Traverse: ✅ 2:45 am start ✅ 7 guys ✅ Sunrise on Mount Marcy ✅ 8 ADK High Peaks ✅ 22+ miles ✅ 8000+ feet of vertical ✅ 16 hours DONE!

Polyphemus moth. The eyespots give it its name – from the Greek myth of the cyclops Polyphemus. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anth…

Nice little mushroom haul yesterday: 1. Pheasant back mushroom 2. Chicken-of-the-woods 3. White morel (my first ever!) 4. White oysters #foraging #shroomage #mushrooms