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My best foot forward, shorn of burdens the past year brought. Stay in the NOW!
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A very thin smear of oil was applied to the rod using a cotton bud - to prevent the rod from getting glued accidentally to the bearings. Even with the fine applicator there was a chance of a slip-up
I skipped over the carved meats and sides and went straight to the Asian station and the BBQ section - here are some teriyaki chicken wings, some curly fries, mac & cheese, fried rice, some BBQ pork riblets, and I think a couple of meatballs in the back.
We did the traditional thing on Labor Day, and had a cookout. In our case, though, instead of grilling burgers or a steak, we grilled lamb riblets (first time I've ever grilled them). Put them on the grill, bone side down, over the lowest possible heat for about 2 hours. Towards the end we doused them with "salmuerta" (a brine made with crushed peppercorns and sliced garlic and lots of salt, boiled together briefly, then add more salt to get a saturated solution). They were fabulous, but meat isn't that photogenic, so I won't post the photo I took unless someone insists. We ate them with Swiss chard (from the farmer's market) and a Caprese salad, made with tomatoes (from the farmer's market), basil (from our garden), and mozzarella (which I made that day). The zinnias are also from our garden. We earned that bottle of wine by managing to squeeze in seven person-hours of weeding into that weekend (between thunderstorms).
Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival 2012: Amstel Light Presents Blues, Brews & BBQ
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This is the view from our hotel window in New Rochelle, NY. Janice and I made this trip to see our daughter Larkin graduate from Sarah Lawrence College and to help her get her stuff back home. I was sick with the flue and fever two days before and during the entire trip. It was very hard, but I got to be there for the ceremony and for my daughter.
This picture expresses how bleak I felt, spending much of my time with a fever, waiting for Janice to come back from the numerous chores she had to do without my help.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Red-shouldered Hawk, (Buteo lineatus), is a medium-sized hawk. Their breeding range is in eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern Mexico; also northeastern-central Mexico.
Males are 43 to 58 cm (17 to 23 in) long, weigh about 550 g (1.2 lbs) and have a wingspan of 96 cm (38 in). Females are slightly larger at 48 to 61 cm (19 to 24 in) in length, a weight of about 700 g (1.5 lbs) and a wingspan of about 105 cm (42 in). Adults have a brownish head, a reddish chest and have a pale belly with reddish bars. Their tail, which is quite long by Buteo standards, is marked with narrow white bars. The red "shoulder" is visible when the bird is perched. Their upper parts are dark with pale spots; they have long yellow legs. Western birds may appear more red; Florida birds are generally paler. The wings of adults are heavily barred on the upper side, less so on the underside. Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawks are most likely to be confused with juvenile Broad-winged Hawks, but can be distinguished by their long tail, crescent-like markings on the wings and their more flapping, Accipiter-like flight style.
Usually, while in forested areas, these birds wait on a perch and swoop down on prey. When in clearings, they sometimes fly low in order to surprise prey. Small mammals are typically the most important prey, with voles, mice and chipmunks locally favored. Other prey can include amphibians, reptiles (especially small snakes), small birds and large insects. During winters, they sometimes habituate to preying on more common birds, such as House Sparrows, Mourning Doves and European Starlings, at bird feeders.
Their breeding habitats are deciduous and mixed wooded areas, often near water. It is while establishing territories that the distinctive, screaming kee-aah call (usually repeated 3 to 4 times) of this bird are heard. The breeding pair build a stick nest in a major fork of a large tree. The clutch size is typically 3 to 4 eggs. The blotchy-marked eggs are typically 54.5 x 43 mm (2.1 x 1.7 in). The incubation period can range from 28 to 33 days. The hatchlings, 35 g (1.2 oz) at first, are brooded for up to 40 days. The young leave the nest at about six weeks of age, but remain dependent on the parents until they are 17 to 19 weeks old. Predators of eggs and birds of all ages include Great Horned Owls, Red-tailed Hawks, Peregrine Falcons, raccoons, martens, and fishers (adults are vulnerable to the mammals only while nesting). Interestingly, Red-shouldered Hawks sometimes collaborate and peaceably co-exist with American Crows (usually an enemy to all other birds because of their egg-hunting habits) in order to mob Great Horned Owls and Red-tailed Hawks.
These birds are permanent residents throughout most of their range; northern birds do migrate however, wintering mostly in central Mexico. The major modern threat to these birds is deforestation, which has eliminated these birds as breeders in some areas.
Happy Holidays Everyone!
My Mom is in the hospital right now in critical condition due to complications from a blocked bowel! Please, I ask that you keep her in your thoughts. Thank you.
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