Saturday, July 24, 2010
177/365: Blues Festival
Got to work the 16th annual Pittsburgh Blues Festival last night. First up were kids from Jimmy Adler's Blues Camp. These are high school and junior high school aged kids, and they played with much more skill than many, many musicians that I've heard on the radio lately. I'd have liked to take more pictures, but its hard to snap shots while you're working!I also ran into Sherry who blogs at After the Bridge. I've "known" Sherry for years, pretty much since I started blogging six years ago, but we've never met in meatspace. Strange thing, the intertubes, you correspond with people, consider them friends, and yet, rarely get to meet face-to-face. Sherry and I spent about 15 minutes chatting like a couple of old friends, which in a way we are, even though we'd never met until yesterday.
Two more days of the Blues Fest. Eric Burdon and the Animals closes out tonight, and Sunday's show concludes with Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Be there if you can!
Labels: blogging, Pittsburgh Blues Festival, Project 365
The Iguanas.
Friday's headliner, Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band. It was getting dark, and the shutter speed was just a little too slow for handheld operation. The band was great!I got the chance to talk with Chubby backstage. He told me when they got the gig in Pittsburgh, he was hoping for some cooler weather than what they get in the summer in Louisiana. Looks like he brought the swamp weather with him!
176/365: Pea Pods
Harvested a bunch of peas from the garden. In past years, I only planted a few peas, and was disappointed with the results. This year, I built proper trellisis out of the bamboo that fell during the blizzards of the winter, and was rewarded! After shelling, I had about a quart of the tastiest peas I've ever eaten.Labels: Project 365, square foot gardening, The Garden
175/365: Garden
Things are coming along! Tomatos are ripening, there's corn starting to plump up, lots of beans and peas, summer squash, etc.Labels: Project 365
174/365: ZZZzzzzzz
173/365: Food
The nice thing about learning to cook is that I can take a few items, and throw them together into something tasty without a recipie.Labels: Project 365
Monday, July 19, 2010
172/365: Stonework
171/365: Black Staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei. It is an edible that is somewhat related to the excellent Hen of the Woods, Grifola frondosa. I spotted this huge growth from about 75 yards away at the base of a big old oak tree.Labels: mushrooms, nature, Project 365
Saturday, July 17, 2010
170/365: Jack o'Lanterns
Omphalotus olearius, the Jack O'Lantern! Not edible. In fact, it will make you very, very sick if you eat it. Unfortunatly, when young, some people mistake it for the edible chanterelle.Labels: Project 365
169/365: Amanita Cokeri
One of the many, many varities of amanita. As the amanitas contain the world's most deadly mushrooms, it is not one I'd like to eat.Labels: Project 365
168/365: Nesting
167/365: Farmer's Market
166/365: Driving Lesson
165/365: Green Tomatos
164/365: Piano Child
163/365: Spires
This Depresses Me
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Ye Olde E-mail Bagge
In today's spam can.
earring federal bartender
jersey cow living with support group clock from try
Why a jersey cow needs a support group is beyond me.
earring federal bartender
jersey cow living with support group clock from try
Why a jersey cow needs a support group is beyond me.
Friday, July 09, 2010
160/365: Farmer's Market
Bellevue Farmer's market. We picket up some sweet peas, a blackberry pie, some cheese, and some bread. Our first time at this market, it was disappointingly small. We'll be headed to Sewickley on Saturday.Labels: Project 365
161/365: Chocolote Slime
160/365: Old & Young
159/365: Chanterelle
158/365: Polypore
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Happy Independence Day!
157/365: Crown-Tip Coral
156/365: Sign
Friday, July 02, 2010
155/365: Pretty In Pink
154/365: Fungus Five-0
Earned my "fifty" button from the mushroom club. I can now reliably ID over 50 wild mushrooms and slimes. Next stop, 100!Labels: mushrooms, Project 365, WPMC
