I knew that southern Illinois was called “Little Egypt” I knew its “capitol” was called Cairo (pronounced “Kayro”.) But I never dreamed that there was a football team called the Salukis.
Goshawks vs. Depression
Pluvialis has been having a rough time. I do not think she is ‘whingeing’, in the slightest; as she admits, ‘Death, relationships, job-loss, moving: four biggies in the World of Stress.’ The four I’d say– dealing with only two has on occasion reduced me to near- catatonia. What fascinates me is that she is finding …
“By morning, the mass of mewling fluff had become quite suffocating”
Words fail me. Of course if you are not familiar with the works of Edward Gorey this will make no sense at all. HT Odious.
Opening day
Libby here on our opening day (took the shotgun for doves too but intense dog activity sort of kept them away!) “Yesterday we had a splendid, heavy rain here, which turned the streets into rivers, an then today we went out on our friend Lee’s ranch (100 sections) with the dogs and had our first …
Season Opener
In the absence of cool weather or fall color, two things define the change of seasons in this part of the world: football and dove hunting. The LSU Tigers won their season opener against Mississippi State in at 45-0 rout, which, best of all, occurred on a Thursday and left the long Labor Day weekend …
New Dawg, Part Deux
Travelling duo Dan Gauss & Margaret Fairman own and operate Shot On Sight Photography, a provider of fantastic images of performance sighthounds and regulars on the lure coursing and OFC circuits. Dan and Margaret are obligate, itinerant RV enthusiasts and bone-deep longdog people, pursuing their dreams. You can follow their travels at http://shotonsite.blogspot.com/, where you’ll …
Gigantic Spiderweb
A gigantic spiderweb with millions of spiders covers a huge area in a Texas State Park 50 miles east of Dallas. Awesome! RTWT.
It’s almost time
(Thank God– it has been a long summer!) Photo by Paul Domski. Detail:
Gorbatov
Al Gates has a new gallery of vadim Gorbatov with old photos and links.
New Acquisition
This is a Hano Mana kachina doll. I posted a while back on some Zuni kachina rock art and the role that kachinas play in Pueblo religion. The place where I bought this had it misidentified, but the artist’s inscription on the base that identified him as Hopi-Tewa helped me figure it out with a …