Got a sampler of Revolution Brewing IPAs. @jackieLbrewer and I are each having pasties and an Anti-Hero.

Got a sampler of Revolution Brewing IPAs. @jackieLbrewer and I are each having pasties and an Anti-Hero.

I walked to lunch today, and paused along the way to take pictures of some of the lichens I saw.
There were only a few species represented (I assume, based purely on superficial appearance, which my brother tells me is not actually a good way to identify lichens).



I also saw this handsome moss along the way:

Someone on Twitter was just mentioning that the fact of their easy visibility in winter is one of the best things about lichens.
I took some pretty good pictures of Jackie in 2019. Here’s a selection:











There are plenty of others. Visit my images site for a bunch more pictures of Jackie and other things I thought were worth taking a look at.

Walking outside yesterday I realized I was not SAD, even though the solstice was just three days away. In fact, I was very nearly gleeful. And the feeling has persisted. It’s like it’s late February and spring is coming!
“I’m finally warm!” I say, checking the clock to see that the indoor temperature has… exceeded 74°F. “Oh.”

Started raining while I was in the bank, but my flat cap did the trick. Now luxuriating with a Divine Hammer DIPA while I wait for the other Esperantists to arrive.


After the Rattlesnake Master 10k I came down with either a very nasty cold or else a moderately nasty case of the flu. Whatever virus it was, it had me pretty much down for the count for a solid week. Today was the first day in almost two weeks I felt up to a run.
Scouted tomorrow’s Rattlesnake Master Run for the Prairie 10k race, including Jackie’s volunteer station. Walked the bit where it enters and leaves Yankee Ridge. Just inside the park spotted the tree where the vultures hang out!
