Saturday, July 16, 2016
Supper Club
End of the work day beer on the porch with my girls. A supper Club from Capital Brewery, Co. Middleton, WI
Not bad beer.
Cheers!
Flood!
If you've been paying attention to news accounts northern Wisconsin was hammered with record rains last Sunday evening and early Monday morning. About six inches fell here at The Platz within a relatively short period of time. My rain gauge was filled to the brim - never happened in memory.
In any event - yesterday the girls and I made our circuit of the trail cameras to swap-out memory cards and replace batteries as needed.
Of note was the amount of water still on the landscape. Standing water everywhere in the trails - so trail maintence is going to be on hold for a spell until things dry-out sufficiently to get the tractor and mower out without getting mired and stuck. And Silver Creek was running a full-bore - largely a spring phenomena - a rare occurance in mid-July. All of this almost a week following the great monsoon.
Then there was this:
The waters have since receded with only the flattened turf as evidence of the extent the creek overflowed its banks seeking a way down stream.
From a trail camera north of the creek was this dramatic proof of the great flood of 2016. This matches the locating in the first photo above...
In any event - yesterday the girls and I made our circuit of the trail cameras to swap-out memory cards and replace batteries as needed.
Of note was the amount of water still on the landscape. Standing water everywhere in the trails - so trail maintence is going to be on hold for a spell until things dry-out sufficiently to get the tractor and mower out without getting mired and stuck. And Silver Creek was running a full-bore - largely a spring phenomena - a rare occurance in mid-July. All of this almost a week following the great monsoon.
Then there was this:
click on images to enlarge
The waters have since receded with only the flattened turf as evidence of the extent the creek overflowed its banks seeking a way down stream.
From a trail camera north of the creek was this dramatic proof of the great flood of 2016. This matches the locating in the first photo above...
Meet the Cranes
The cranes that arrived early this spruing when the pond was still frozen and snow upon the ground have successfully fledged a pair of young ones - colts they are called.
This large birds have also been particularly cagey - not showing themselves on a regular basis but they have shown-up on a trail camera from time to time.
Speaking of which - patience and persistence is sometimes rewarded.
Like this interesting sequence of photos here.
Adult crane enters the field of view from stage left. Followed by a couple of colts. While all the while a red wing blackbird enters the field of view and alights on the back of the first youngster.
This large birds have also been particularly cagey - not showing themselves on a regular basis but they have shown-up on a trail camera from time to time.
Speaking of which - patience and persistence is sometimes rewarded.
Like this interesting sequence of photos here.
Adult crane enters the field of view from stage left. Followed by a couple of colts. While all the while a red wing blackbird enters the field of view and alights on the back of the first youngster.
click on images to enlarge
That are the odds?
Friday, July 15, 2016
The Garden Chronicles
Peas are done!
Got three very nice pickings of English peas including the last picking today.
Pulled-up the vines, cleaned and folded-up the fence and shucked peas over a frosty beer on the porch.
The girls always enjoy the shucking of the peas since they get the errants ones that hit the deck and any pods that are not fully developed.
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Labs like their vegetables.
Vive le Jardin Magnifique!
Friday Music
A Memphis pop rock band dating to 1963 the Box Tops greatest hit was The Letter. Composed by Wayne Carson this was the number one hit in 1967.
Thursday, July 14, 2016
How to Make a Proper Pudgie Pie
A few days ago I turned my hand at a task and tool that has grown dusty with age - a Pudgie Pie maker acquired in a campground store from my camping days of yore. That rhymes doesn't it?
In any event the art and science of making a proper pudgie pie is firstly to have a pie device - a hinged clam shell tool with long handles.
They're not very expensive, readily available and considering I've had mine for somewhere around three decades (give or take) they're pretty durable and very versatile.
Spread butter on a couple of slices of cheap white bread, slap a slice of cheese between the slices, clamp the pie maker around the sandwich (butter-side out), thrust it into your campfire and in short order you will have a fabulous toasted cheese sandwich.
Care for something different? Mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce. Or pre-cooked taco meat and cheese. How about ham and egg? Raisin bread with cream cheese? If you're avoiding butter use nonstick cooking spray.
Short on inspiration? If you Google 'pudgie pie recipes' you will get 44,400 hits in .52 seconds.
If you are disinclined to camp in the great outdoors use your BBQ kettle or gas grill. If you have a gas range in your kitchen you can do this on your stove top.
We experimented with dessert pies this week and met with some success with the following combinations:
The possibilities are endless. We're thinking blueberries and cream cheese need to be involved next time.
In any event the art and science of making a proper pudgie pie is firstly to have a pie device - a hinged clam shell tool with long handles.
Spread butter on a couple of slices of cheap white bread, slap a slice of cheese between the slices, clamp the pie maker around the sandwich (butter-side out), thrust it into your campfire and in short order you will have a fabulous toasted cheese sandwich.
click on images to enlarge
Care for something different? Mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce. Or pre-cooked taco meat and cheese. How about ham and egg? Raisin bread with cream cheese? If you're avoiding butter use nonstick cooking spray.
Short on inspiration? If you Google 'pudgie pie recipes' you will get 44,400 hits in .52 seconds.
If you are disinclined to camp in the great outdoors use your BBQ kettle or gas grill. If you have a gas range in your kitchen you can do this on your stove top.
We experimented with dessert pies this week and met with some success with the following combinations:
- Wonder Bread, strawberries and milk chocolate
- Wonder Bread, peanut butter and Nutella.
- Angel food cake and strawberries
- Angel food cake, Nutella and strawberries.
- Wonder Bread, honey crisp apple (cinnamon and sugar) and Brach's caramel.
The possibilities are endless. We're thinking blueberries and cream cheese need to be involved next time.
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