quiet time

cool and cloudy at the river this morning --- some really nice piles of mountain laurel and even a little rhododendron, the air thick with honeysuckle

resistance

the "die in" at woodruff park to protest gun violence was a little lame, and as much anti-trump as it was anti-gun --- "hey hey ho ho, donald trump has go to go"? focus, people, it's the NRA today ---still it was nice watching the clouds roll by for a few minutes

kitten to pup

i think the atl bot gdn is getting way to artsy --- i wish they would stick to being a botanical garden

the mcintosh reserve

we checked out the mcintosh reserve at whitesburg today, and mostly had it to ourselves --- so very very quiet --- surprised to  see spanish moss that far north, not a lot, but it was there --- trails not very good but nice to inspect that part of the river

i've never seen stone vaults quite like these at the bowen cemetery, dating to the 1840s --- 

mcintosh's grave --- they burned his house down when they killed him in 1825 --- the county installed a log house dragged in from alabama when the site was developed as a county park in the 1980s 

some things don't work out the way you want them to

we always love "streets alive," except yesterday, not so much --- it started pouring down rain as we left the west lake station and didn't let up until we were near the wren's nest --- we were one of a few dozen diehards that toughed it out --- the organizers eventually shut it down early --- better luck next time, which will be a new route, howell mill and marietta st, but we'll be in DC and miss it

meanwhile in the pantry, i had to toss the first attempt at a ginger bug, but the second try seems to be festering nicely --- and got my bottles today, so maybe a ginger beer product this weekend

why is this even necessary?

great turnout for the march for science in atlanner, 10-15,000 i would guess --- anybody that worked in or near a lab was there and angela said she talked to some people out at indian creek that had come up from americus just for the march --- it's great to see so many that are as aggravated about trumpistanic ignorance as i am

real work

i missed a bet not spending the better part of the last few years just documenting the reconstruction of midtown --- i've seen at least two dozen high-rises within four or five blocks of here in the last five or six years --- construction workers all over the place, including the publix at lunch time

because they are building in the middle of our morning dog walk, i have gotten to watch the apt tower at seventh and juniper from the beginning ---

aged comestibles

i got a bottle of 30 yr old port for a late b'day remembrance --- haven't tried it yet, but it's probably purty good

this punkin unit, on the other hand, has been sitting on my counter since last october --- it's gotten a lot lighter, but so far, no rot ---

i made pickle over the weekend --- they'll be ready to eat next week --- i also started a ginger "bug," which is much like sour-dough starter in that you start a fermentation process and just keep feeding it

in addition today i found a hunk of fruitcake in the back of the pantry, probably dating to november 2015 --- still quite moist --- dribbled a little more whiskey on it and put it back to age some more

it won't be long til there's ginger beer!

showing out

cricks

we got down to the mouth of peachtree creek but it was so muddy we couldn't really explore -- the river has been much abused in this area, which is where the city draws its water

we also checked out smyrna's "heritage park" on nickajack creek --- a bogus name, but a great place --- georgia native plants society has an excellent collection of native plants, all labeled, right at the trail head --- then an easy walk back to the concord mill ruins and the covered bridge --- a connection to the silver comet trail too