Porcelain and china are the same material. The president of China says it's discriminating to be compared to a yellow Bear. I agree. The Panda ( the right side) was an accident that spontaniously appeared:-)

Greek philosopher Aristotle observed: "often when one is asleep, there is something in consciousness which declares that what then presents itself is but a dream"

No place like home! feels so nice to be back with the family after a couple of days alone. The peace and quiet without the children was just too earie!

Wishing everyone a beautiful week ahead and will try to catch up over the next few days.

Leave you with another quote ;-)

True love is not a strong, fiery, impetuous passion. It is, on the contrary, an element calm and deep. It looks beyond mere externals, and is attracted by qualities alone. It is wise and discriminating, and its devotion is real and abiding - Ellen G. White

The Munich Residence served as the seat of government and residence of the Bavarian dukes, electors and kings from 1508 to 1918. What began in 1385 as a castle in the north-eastern corner of the city (the Neuveste, or new citadel), was transformed by the rulers over the centuries into a magnificent palace, its buildings and gardens extending further and further into the town.

The rooms and art collections spanning a period that begins with the Renaissance, and extends via the early Baroque and Rococo epochs to Neoclassicism, bear witness to the discriminating taste and the political ambition of the Wittelsbach dynasty.

Much of the Residence was destroyed during the Second World War, and from 1945 it was gradually reconstructed.

This room was the highlight of the Palace and was the Antiquarium. Stretching 216 feet (66 meters) long, the room was built by Duke Albrecht V in 1568 to showcase his antique sculpture collection, hence the name. It is the museum’s oldest room and was also a banqueting room.

I took this shot by leaning the camera on a wall overlooking this view. The shot was taken with a Sony A550 with a Tripod using a Sigma 10-20mm lens at 10mm. 3 images for HDR at 0.7 difference. Processed with Photomatix 6 using photographic preset.

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This discriminating Great Egret didn't just pick any old stick to adorn its nest but selected one that added a bit of artistic touch to the homestead.

Seeing the millions of love locks spread all over this beautiful city one might end up thinking that we live in a world full of love yet we know very well that on this planet the things that we can most find at every step are violence, hate, war, suffering hunger and loneliness.

Does that happen because love itself is nothing but an illusion or because we unconsciously choose to love or even accept the existence of only those people that can wake our senses, those people that have: the same blood, the same skin colour or the same physical and psychological traits and not give a dam about the rest of the world?

Is it really the capacity for love of the human race so limited or we are just allowing discriminating ancestral patterns and fears to control our lives and our feelings?

And if this is the case, will it even change before we ruin our own chances of survival as a specie through this mad pursuit of destroying everyone that is different?

The Hands Of Time..

Just A close up of one of my watches, I love the artistry of details and the pain taken to get them right. i find wrist watches old and new to be fascinating; the artistry of the watch face is always something to be looked at with a discriminatingly eye, as they are all so individual.

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True love is not a strong, fiery, impetuous passion. It is, on the contrary, an element calm and deep. It looks beyond mere externals, and is attracted by qualities alone. It is wise and discriminating, and its devotion is real and abiding.

Ellen G. White

Hands Of Time..

Just A close up of one of my watches, I love the artistry of details and the pain taken to get them right. i find wrist watches old and new to be fascinating; the artistry of the watch face is always something to be looked at with a discriminatingly eye, as they are all so individual.

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Legend has it that Captain Cook on his three voyages of exploration to the South Pacific, took along his “Mistress” to keep him company during the long, tedious hours spent on the ocean.

Each evening, the Captain and two of his follow shipboard scientists: Sir Jospeh Banks and Daniel Solander; retired to the Captain’s quarters and played the game that became know as “The Captain’s Mistress”. The Mistress, being most discriminating, played with two of the scholarly trio at any one time. Constantly pitting one man against the other, she not only provided welcome distraction, but hours of entertainment as well. The hours of diversion given to the Mistress also served to strengthen the intellects of the three by keeping their logical and scientific acumen honed to a fine edge. Even though they exchanged occasional ‘hot’ words during an evening of play, there is little truth that, according to one observant seaman, the game ever ended in a “two-fisted” resolution.

To win, the rules are simple: four in a row, either vertical, horizontal or diagonal.

“Crazy Tuesday” ,

“Made of Wood” ,

The Captain’s Mistress,

Wood,

Macro,

United States,

Pennsylvania,

Spring.

A great trademark is appropriate, dynamic, distinctive, memorable and unique. by Primo Angeli

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An absolutely different and distinctive character. by George Edmund Street

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Distinctive Definition:

Marking or expressing distinction or difference; distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar.

Having the power to distinguish and discern; discriminating. (BrainyQuote)

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Frankfurt, Germany --- IAA

64th Internationale Automobile Ausstellung

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Taken at 7/8 miles distance with the Olympus 550 zoomed near 500mm.

These letterbox shapes don't show up well on flickr, which is why I avoided it initially. But so many comments on the first version have stung me into trying this, knowing that not many people will give the thumb more than a passing glance.

Oh! Well!! Here it is for the discriminating ;))

'Cheddington Hill 2' On Black and very much better LARGER

Also available in Original size, to judge the Olympus.

…cuz I’m not easily impressed (generally). “Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.”

― Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe believed that meaning in literature should be an undercurrent just beneath the surface. Works with obvious meanings, he wrote, cease to be art. He believed that work of quality should be brief and focus on a specific single effect. Fellow critic James Russell Lowell called him "the most discriminating, philosophical, and fearless critic upon imaginative works who has written in America”. “In criticism, I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe. From this purpose nothing shall turn me.”

― Edgar Allan Poe

Currently @ DaphneArts Gallery a Tribute to Edgar Allan Poe. And don’t forget,

“Art is to look at not to criticize.”

― Edgar Allan Poe

Dig & bury to this song:

Da Vosk Docta - Hyper//Reality

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adjective

adjective: eclectic; adjective: Eclectic

1.

deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

"universities offering an eclectic mix of courses"

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Philosophy

denoting or belonging to a class of ancient philosophers who did not belong to or found any recognized school of thought but selected doctrines from various schools of thought.

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noun: eclectic; plural noun: eclectics

a person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

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interdisciplinary

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all-embracing

nonexclusive

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many-sided

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heterogeneous

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After stealing this rice cake the Vervet monkey was unsure what to do with it. Funny that just after one bite it decided this isn't food. Monkeys are not usually very discriminating with their food choices so what does that say about us?

who give us just enough of their regard and complaisance to make us hunger for more :-)

Agnes Repplier

Happy Caturday! Happy birthday emma!

Emma, our rescue cat, whose 2 year old birthday she celebrated march 15, apparently does not take kindly to her photo being taken during one of her many catnaps ;-)

Orthodoxy then is not so much a settled system of beliefs as a ‘tool,’ a set of self-reflective practices, ‘a tradition of discriminating, imaging and symbolising.’ It is the church’s therapeutic response to the trauma of Christ’s resurrection. The church remains orthodox only to the extent that it remains attentive and answerable to that universal event which lies at the origin of its life.

---Christ the Stranger: The Theology of Rowan Williams, by Benjamin Myers, pg 47

This Carolina Wren is very particular as to which safflower seed it selects to eat. If the seed doesn't met expectations, it tosses it aside.

I took this on my morning ride at the Hillarys boat harbour. This catamaran had moored just off the groyne in the open water overnight. The water was exceptionally calm this morning and the sunrise behind me started to illuminate the yacht and cast a beautiful soft colour over the misty water. It was hard discriminating the sea from the sky from this angle.

one week later ...

can hardly believe i ran Out of data - - but i suppose it's a good idea

to take a little break just to get perspective ...

Now i may try to be a little discriminating...

and Will Try

to try to get back

to You - & - to find a few

more scenic roots , And routes

to test my personal focus

Evening Grosbeak giving me that discriminating look

Doha, skyline from Abdul Wahhab mosque, Qatar, May 2023

Fun note: this is the biggest Wahhabi mosque on the entire planet (actually, the mosque is on my back, not visable on the photo). Definitely not my kind of people. I was told that I was not allowed inside the mosque although I told them that I was Turkish and pretended to be a Sunni muslim. Incredible how discriminating this was. Photography was also not allowed but I managed to make a few shots outside without the security guys noticing it.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED

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...a test shot I made today on my new Olympus OM-D-E1 MK III...handheld with no tripod... The lens is not a native lens, rather a Panasonic-Leica lens on an Olympus body. The Olympus Pro lenses have a reputation for being razor sharp to discriminating eyes, so we shall see after the two I ordered arrive.

Excerpt from parkscanadahistory.com/brochures/fortgeorge/booklet-tour-...:

Officers’ Kitchen: This building provided the officers' mess with elaborate full course dinners. It contains typical early 19th century cooking technology. An experienced cook could create sophisticated dishes in this simple open hearth and brick bake oven. Senior officers dined in relative luxury. Army cooks and civilian cooks hired in Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake) were expected to be able to prepare such delicacies as collared beef, fruit tarts, wine sauces, claret jelly, and other favourites. The ingredients reflected a discriminating standard of living. Some, such as chocolate, soy sauce, lemons, tea, and spices, were imported. Others, such as vegetables, fresh meat, and fruit, were purchased from the town market. Fresh game and fish from the countryside provided sport and a change of diet for the officers.

This is a shot I almost didn't get. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a glint of golden light. As I turned, this cross in the distance was being illuminated by the golden sunset light. The reflection on the polished granite was so fine it almost made the cross glow. Not wanting to waste a second I pointed my zoom lens and took the shot. And in seconds the light was gone.

***COMMENT***

I just have to make a remark here that backs up what I said about the disappearance of Christian symbolism in graveyards. Instead of seeing this as a photograph that shows off a remarkable coincidence of light, some people and groups have rejected it outright because it is deemed an "offensive" Christian symbol. I'd have had higher view numbers if I posted a picture of my breakfast that morning - that's Flickr for you. Why is it only Christian religious symbols are deemed offensive in Western societies now? It is fine to have a society open to all religions, I support that without qualification, but that should not mean discriminating against anything Christian. In any case, this is not a Christian photograph, merely one that shows off the light and my composition. If you do not like these sorts of photographs, PLEASE stop following me now! I will never give in to intolerance, especially the kind that rejects a past heritage that made our civilisation great.

From the tiny Eastern Amberwing, to the flamboyant Halloween Pennant, dragonflies are some of the most important and charismatic beneficial bugs. They’re indiscriminate predators of many pest insects, including mosquitoes, flies, ants and wasps.

A dragonfly’s life-cycle revolves around water, so it’s no surprise that Florida is home to more than 150 species of odonates (dragonflies and their relatives, damselflies.) Their eggs are laid in water, where dragonflies spend the majority of their life as nymphs. There, they feed on invertebrates such as mosquito larvae, and sometimes even vertebrates such as tadpoles or small fish.

After months or even years in the water, dragonflies transform into one of the fastest and most agile flying insects. Their four broad wings combine with large, discriminating eyes to create an efficient visual predator. Because they hunt by sight, dragonflies are most active and most often seen on sunny days. They will usually be found around ponds, streams, drainage ditches or other wet or marshy areas, though a few species will wander a little farther afield. Thanks to our warm climate, many species in Florida are in-season year-round.

Regardless of species, all dragonflies are voracious insect predators. Many can be seen patrolling over ponds or parking lots, feasting on midges and mosquitoes. Others perch on branches or reeds, waiting to ambush the next fly to bumble by.

Next time you see one zip across your yard, consider saying thanks to the dragonfly for helping to control the pest population.

This Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) is one of the best known North American skimmers (family Libellulidae). It occurs from southern Canada south through Mexico and Belize, the Bahamas and Cuba.

I found this one in my backyard! (From my archives)

Does this shot look familiar? It is required to have the building and pole in the picture. Used as the train shot location of Imperial by the most discriminating amateur photographers of Jefferson County. HA HA you know who you are!

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The lookout.

Feel the presence

Sharply differentiated

Discriminating perception

I feel like I don't photograph Cleo as much as the other goats, because her black coat absorbs so much light. I need to stop discriminating against her! She's the youngest of the four goats at the farm, born in 2018, and is very sweet and friendly. She comes over for pats whenever she sees another goat or sheep getting attention.

This little guy was enjoying some truffles, I think?

I had no idea they had such discriminating taste :))

So, in that case, I must include one in my stream :)

I want to thank everyone for their wonderful comments and faves. I really appreciate your beautiful streams!

BAHAMA ROOM - Capturing the beauty and serenity of the island paradise its mural walls depict, the Bahama Room invites leisurely luncheons. New and distinctive menus offer a delightful variety of intriguing entrees to flatter the most discriminating palate. COLUMBUS BAR - Under the convivial gaze of the famed "Tattooed Lady," the interesting and intimate Columbus Bar echoes a stimulating atmosphere of relaxed enjoyment and friendly conversation. The Columbus Hotel - Biscayne Boulevard at First - Miami, Florida

After reading up on the systematics of the Nigritella species complex, I am sceptical that discriminating among species makes sense. In any case, this specimen grew close to a snow field on Rax mountain, camouflaged in the middle of red clover.

Nachdem ich die Literatur zu den Nigritella Arten studiert habe, bin ich mir nicht sicher, ob man die Arten unterscheiden sollte. Wie auch immer---Dieses Exemplar wuchs nahe einem Schneefeld getarnt in rotem Klee auf der Rax.

“Don't just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person. Books are the training weights of the mind. They are very helpful, but it would be a bad mistake to suppose that one has made progress simply by having internalized their contents.”

― Epictetus

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Males heron bolting in search of the perfect stick for his discriminating mate.

True love is not a strong, fiery, impetuous passion. It is, on the contrary, an element calm and deep. It looks beyond mere externals, and is attracted by qualities alone. It is wise and discriminating, and its devotion is real and abiding.

Ellen G. White

In the garden centre. Leica M8, Voigtlaender NC 35/1.4.

Kind of funny though......Amethist is a purple stone...my birth stone, but prefer to wear Rubies or Emeralds instead...LOL!!..go figure!!

...unfortunately this is an almost non-existent sight anymore as smokers today are treated as outcasts by most of us non-smokers. Some vehemently as though they are evil people that need to be subjected to humiliation. Personally I feel the campaign against smokers has gone a bit too far and find it to be a classic case of the majority discriminating against a minority. And I often wonder when those who choose to eat Big Macs with a large order of fries will be asked to do so outside :-)

Enough said...except that a conversation recently with a smoker about their trial and tribulations with being one today prompted the idea for this image.

Take care...and I hope everyone has a great Sunday, albeit very wintery here in the eastern half of the U.S.

Lacey

ISO100, aperture f/8, exposure 2 seconds (2) focal length 34mm

These are referred to as Tuxedo Sesame Seeds.

Sushi Chef® White and Black Tuxedo Sesame Seeds are the kind used in premium restaurants throughout the world. They are carefully selected, blended and packaged by us for discriminating chefs. When roasted they add a distinctive sesame flavor and colorful accent to many dishes such as rice, vegetables, salads, poultry and seafood.

My Wife always says that folks like my landscapes, she is not sure why I post anything else. I am not sure that folks online know me from Adam, so I am not sure I subscribe to the idea that anyone expects anything from my posts. Seems too romantic. So I like to post some odd-ball stuff too. You can't get much more odd than Salvation Mountain. I stumbled across this image and thought it was time for me to post it. My stream needs some color.

Why the title of the photo? Well, this image was shot in 2020 and even then it was very apparent that this unique desert site called Salvation Mountain, near the Salton Sea in Southern California, was already fading.

The creator had passed away in 2014. He was a BIG fan of Christianity, he called bestowed this place with its name. Well, since he died the place has started to crumble. The desert sun is not very discriminating, it tends to destroy everything. Salvation Mountain is no exception. A team of people try to keep it up, but most the of interesting caverns and cool nooks and crannies have been closed because they are not safe anymore. I have read that since 2020 it has just gotten worse, fast. Sad. Humans can be so very interesting, especially when they are a little...different.

I like to celebrate the things of nature, but I also like to celebrate the things of man. Leonard Knight made magic in the middle of nowhere, and I am glad we can make it last in photos. Here's to you Leonard.

Let me know what you think.

Descriptive meanings

Discriminating conception

Causal antecedents

From Amazon.com ..my cats are going crazy on this stuff!!!!!!

A dry lake somewhere in Nevada.

When you walk at this place and look around you feel as if you were walking on a conveyer belt or on one of these fitness-walking machines where you hold on to some kind of handle and just go through the motions of walking without really progressing. The ground is so homogenous and featureless that there is really nothing there, around you, that would change or move while you are walking and that could give you an impression of your own motion. The mountains, toward which motion could be perceived, are too far away. It feels like walking to the body, but you don’t get any sensual feedback of progress, the mind misses the expected visual confirmation of things around changing, that you actually cover ground. Nothing changes, not even slowly, you can walk for 15 minutes and everything looks exactly the same. It’s like in a dream when you try so hard to run but don’t move.

Once reason forces the mind to accept that there must be motion, it actually comes up with the sensation that the ground is moving instead, backwards, and I’m completely still, just my legs paddling and pushing the ground backwards. Not bad! What’s the difference? So I walk and make the world turn under me. Wouldn’t make much difference, would it? How do I know that this is not what’s really going on?

Ah, yes, that’s where my discriminating intellect comes in, the “experience processor” that saves us so often from getting undone or – what we so often forget – prevents us from seeing the truth!

At night a new moon illuminates the scene, just enough to see the mountains. But now, when I walk, I really get dizzy, the deceiving sensation of walking without moving is chillingly convincing. The wind stops at night, no sounds; it is so quiet that again the mind protests. It comes up with all kinds of objections, aversions, and fears. I hear my heart pounding, blood rushing, monstrous, strange sounds. “How can all this work without my control?” says mind and is confused. And then I even hear things that clearly are unreal: scary ringing gongs, piercing beeps and roaring surf. I need to stay with the irritation for a long time until I gradually manage to let it all be whatever it is without interpreting it. Have I ever experienced such enormous cosmic silence of open space? Even the concept of sound becomes uncertain, somehow, and dissolves. A completely new experience arises: not the lack of hearing something, but the sensation of hearing silence. It takes a long time before the mind gives up its expectations and objections and starts to believe this emptiness.

Much later, when the moon is gone and a thick overcast has developed that holds back even the starlight, I walk away from the motor home into the complete darkness. Now there is absolutely nothing to see anymore – it doesn’t matter if my eyes are open or closed – nothing to hear, nothing to touch, nothing to react on, nothing to work with, nothing to change. Awesome! – Nothing to find awesome. I feel a sensation of panic arise.

Imagine such a place: the ultimate model for the unobstructed freedom to go nowhere – you step out of your camper, spin around a few times, and start walking in an arbitrary direction. And you keep walking, for 20 minutes if you like, because – you have seen, it’s obvious – you can be absolutely certain that you cannot bump into anything wherever you go (unless you run into the van after two steps). It’s amazing how the mind gets alarmed and doesn’t quite believe it, in spite of the indisputable knowledge of no danger, how you stumble and how drastically you actually deviate from a strait line soon. You don’t walk blindly, your eyes are wide open, but there is nothing to see. You want feedback, you crave for news, you insist on information, but there is absolutely nothing happening outside.

Morchella is derived from "morchel," an old German word for mushroom. There are about a dozen different kinds of morels but they seem to cross, making exact identification very difficult without a microscope. It is important to try small amounts of any edible mushroom, and only eat ones that are clean and free of decay.

Morchella, the true morels, is a genus of edible mushrooms closely related to anatomically simpler cup fungi. These distinctive mushrooms appear honeycomb-like in that the upper portion is composed of a network of ridges with pits between them.

These ascocarps are prized by gourmet cooks, particularly for French cuisine. Commercial value aside, morels are hunted by thousands of people every year simply for their taste and the joy of the hunt. Morels have been called by many local names, some of the more colorful include dryland fish, due to the fact that when sliced lengthwise then breaded and fried,their outline resembles the shape of a fish, or hickory chickens, as they are known in many parts of Kentucky; and merkels or miracles, based on a story of how a mountain family was saved from starvation by eating morels. Other common names for morels include sponge mushroom.

The fruit bodies of the Morchella are highly polymorphic in appearance, exhibiting variations in shape, color and size; this has contributed to uncertainties regarding taxonomy.

Morels grow abundantly in the two and sometimes three years immediately following a forest fire. However, where fire suppression is practiced, they may grow regularly in small amounts in the same spot year after year. Commercial pickers and buyers in North America will follow forest fires to gather morels.

The Finnish name, huhtasieni, refers to huhta, area cleared for agriculture by slash and burn method. These spots may be jealously guarded by mushroom pickers, as the mushrooms are a delicacy and sometimes a cash crop.

Although no symbiotic relationships have been proven between morels and certain tree species, experienced morel hunters swear by these relationships. Trees commonly associated with morels include ash, sycamore, tulip tree, dead and dying elms, cottonwoods and old apple trees (remnants of orchards). Yellow morels (Morchella esculenta) are more commonly found under deciduous trees rather than conifers, but black morels (Morchella elata) can be found in decidous forests, oak and poplar.

Morels have not yet been successfully farmed on a large scale, and the commercial morel industry is largely based on harvest of wild mushrooms

Morels are a feature of many cuisines, including Provençal. Though morels are typically sold dried or canned, they can be purchased fresh. When preparing fresh morels for consumption, soaking them may ruin their delicate flavor. Due to their natural porousness, morels may contain trace amounts of soil which cannot be washed out.

One of the best and simplest ways to enjoy morels is by gently sauteeing them in butter, cracking pepper on top and sprinkling with salt

Others soak the mushrooms in an egg batter and lightly bread them with saltine crackers or flour.

Many people dry out the morels for long term storage. When they are ready to eat them, they simply soak the morels until they reabsorb moisture. Eggs from moths or insects can hatch during storage. Other people freeze or can their mushrooms.

The best known morels are the Yellow Morel or Common Morel (Morchella esculenta); the White Morel (M. deliciosa); and the Black Morel (M. elata). Other species of true morels include M. semilibera and M. vulgaris.

Discriminating between the various species is complicated by uncertainty regarding which species are truly biologically distinct. Mushroom hunters refer to them by their color (e.g., gray, yellow, black) as the species are very similar in appearance and vary considerably within species and age of individual.

When gathering morels, care must be taken to distinguish them from the poisonous false morel (Gyromitra esculenta and others).

Morels contain small amounts of toxins that are usually removed by thorough cooking; morel mushrooms should never be eaten raw. It has been reported that even cooked morels can sometimes cause mild poisoning symptoms when consumed with alcohol.

Verpa Bohemica are also called wrinkled thimble cap, or early morel, and Ptychoverpa Bohemica. Although the early false morels are sometimes eaten without ill effect, they can cause severe gastrointestinal upset and loss of muscular coordination (including cardiac muscle) if eaten in large quantities or over several days in a row. They should be parboiled and dried before use in cooking to break down a gyromitrin-like toxin (an organic, carcinogenic poison) that is produced by the mushroom.

The early false morels can be told apart from the true morels by careful study of how the cap is attached to the stalk. The edge of true morels' (morchella) caps are intergrown with the stalk, but early morels' (verpas) caps hang over like a thimble, for which they are sometimes referred to as "thimble morel". Early false morels are the first morels to fruit in the spring, shortly after leaves begin to form on deciduous trees. Narrow-head morels (morchella angusticeps) fruit next, around May. The last morels to fruit are the yellow or white morels (Morchella esculenta), then crassipes.

The cap of false morels is wrinkled and irregular, bell shaped or cone shaped, attached only at apex (top) of cap not like true morels which have caps that are attached at the bottom, the color yellow brown to olive yellow or tan, darkens with age.

Stalk: 6-16 cm high, white to creamy or tan, hollow, often stuffed with white cottony pith. Spores when seen under a microscope are elliptical and have large oil droplets; true morels have no oil droplets.

Discrimination has come to have such negative connotations. When... really... it's a quality we couldn't live without. All things are not created equal. That includes us. And... really... it would be ridiculous to think that we... subjective creatures that we are... could feel the same about everyone and everything.

Discriminating simply means (or can simply mean) differentiating among different things. Is it bad to love apples and not pears? Is it wrong to prefer silk to polyester? Or chocolate to vanilla?

What about vertebrates over invertebrates? Or furry things over slippery ones? Or things with faces over things without faces? Or mammals or over insects?

I'll come clean. I discriminate against slugs, snails and caterpillars. Most other critters I can find redeeming qualities in. These guys? Ugh.

Although...

I've read that slugs are the only things that eat dog poop. And I guess that's a good thiing, considering the number of people in my neighbourhood who don't (grrrr) clean up after their dogs.

Um... go slugs go? And what about the snails? Surely they have some redeeming quality. Oh... I know. The shells.

But those are only good once the snails are dead. Meantime... sorry snail lovers... this photo totally makes me cringe.

The Library is sponsoring book displays based on topics given to us by student clubs and organizations. The first book display is sponsored by the Rainbow Connection, which "is a non-discriminating group that supports people of diverse sexuality." The books in the image above are titles that the Library has purchased within the past year that are related to the interests of the Rainbow Connection.

Please stop by the browsing section of the Library, which is located on the second floor, to see the full book display.

If you need assistance finding these books or other resources, please see a librarian.

who give us just enough of their regard and complaisance to make us hunger for more :-)

Agnes Repplier

Happy Caturday!!

emma, our rescue kitten, @ 9 months

This is Duchess Bertha of Pond. She resides in the front garden, is very noisy and makes her demands known. She had a good winter. Her discriminating palate eagerly awaits an assortment of spring and summer insects.

Sofia St. Clair on the right left us today. She was a good cat, would have been a great mouser if she ever had a chance to meet a mouse. She was a discriminating eater, no people food thank you. A very verbose lady who paid attention to everything that happened in her house and was a great little heater on a cold night. She is survived by her brother Samuel Hudson and her little friend Stella Lackawanna. She will be missed by all of us and we will toast her over the holidays.

This is a repost of an picture.