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Horse Chestnut

October 17, 2017 by 7Song

Fly Agaric
Calamus

Additional Information:

Scientific Name: Aesculus hippocastanum

Common Name: Horse chestnut

Family: Horse chestnut

Common Name: Hippocastanaceae

Locale: Finger Lakes National Forest

Specific Region: Hector, New York

Description: Aesculus hippocastanum-fruits with seeds (testa) inside.
Photo ©2017 7Song. All rights reserved.

Date: September 20, 2004

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Tonight I finally completed a project that Cal and

Tonight I finally completed a project that Cal and I started a few weeks ago. And that is organizing all the dried herb bulk containers at my home (aka, the apothecary). Cal sorted through all the plant material, as we composted some of the older herbs, and labeled all 66 boxes (they are not all in this photo). The herbs are organized by their scientific name. This is the first year that I printed and laminated the labels with spaces in between to add and subtract as we go through them for the Ithaca Free Clinic.
This kind of organization is one of my favorite late evening projects while listening to Sigur Ros, Boards of Canada, Elliot Smith, Mum and the like. (It is true that I don’t listen to the most upbeat of music.)

I have thought of doing a video tour of the apothecary here. Please let me know if this is something that interests you. ~7Song. January 18, 2021

These are some troubled and troubling times. So in

These are some troubled and troubling times. So instead of going on some political and cynical rant, I thought I would post this photo of a mother and chile White-faced capuchin monkey taken in Costa Rica at the beautiful Ocean Forest Ecolodge.

I recently posted a blog about staphylococcus aure

I am currently reading one of the best humorous 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑟𝑑 fantasy ‘horror’ series I have in a while. It is ‘Tales of the Gas Station’ by Jack Townsend. I am now on volume two (the first volume is free with Kindle Unlimited). It has the aspects of a creepy horror movie, with strange and terrible things happening ‘at a shitty gas station at the edge of town’. The protagonist is surreally blasé about all the strangeness and death that goes around him. And this is the driving force that brings much of the absurdity and humor to these books. The basic outline of the story is that Jack, the young gas attendant, has to deal with monsters, murderers, psychopaths, and very strange things going on around him all the time. (Where did those garden gnomes come from? Who cares, just keep them out the lanes.). I really enjoy the authors writing. It is a bit spare and gets the point (and humor) across well. Please write a comment if you’ve read it and liked it or not. ~7Song January 6, 2021

This morning I decided to look up something that I

This morning I decided to look up something that I wonder about every winter. And that is, what is that orange/red color I see in snow? It clearly looks like some type of blood, but it is just in one place, so it didn’t seem like an injury, in which there would be a trail of blood. I thought, maybe menstrual blood? But my ignorance of the animal world was once again revealed by finding out that only primates (though more lightly), a type of shrew, and some bats menstruate like humans (which seems odd on its own accord).
So the answer is, it is bunny pee. While rabbit pee is generally on the yellow side, this red urine is derived from plant pigments in the urine that oxidize to a reddish-orange and shows up clearly in the snow.
One mystery solved, and only 3,420,711,012 left to go. But first, mundane Monday tasks. January 4, 2021

Pedro died this morning. He was a well-loved as we

Pedro died this morning. He was a well-loved as well as a long-lived cat. He was at least 22 years old. Pedro lived with me for about 10 years and moved in with my neighbors about 5 years ago.
Here is how that happened.
One day I heard barking around my home and went outside to investigate. A neighbor’s dog had chased Pedro up a White cedar tree. I chased the dog away, but Pedro stayed in the tree for a while longer (the only time I had seen him in a tree). When he came down, he went directly to my neighbor’s, Lisa and Jake, who know Pedro well and have cats of their own. I took Pedro back to my home a few times, but each time he would go back to their place. They liked him there, so it seemed a good place for him to stay.
I miss him around my home. When I came back from traveling, he would be very affectionate. I have to admit he could be a bit nippy. He was of those cats where you would be petting him, and all of the sudden, you would get a small bite. And then he would imperiously move to his next destination. Students who had cat friendly food (did I hear ‘fish’) in their lunch bags would have his special attention.
If you have any Pedro stories, I would appreciate you posting them here.
Good-bye Pedro, I miss you. January 3, 2021

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