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(sarracenia)

7:33PM - November caterpillars make January chrysali?

Status report on the monarch caterpillars I've been reporting on since early November:
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I'll get clearer pics of the chrysalis when it's daytime out. And hope it does not stay that way as long as it did a caterpillar, though at least I don't have to worry about it eating this way.

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urbpan

8:11PM - 2009: the year in Urban Nature pictures.

Here are the pictures from the year, not including Muddy River photos. Consider this a taste of next years' project.

1.
Charlie investigates the gory scene where a bird fed on the carcass of a sumac fruit.
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(mshollie)

6:27PM - Middle Eastern Food

Reposted per community rules.

( From Babylon Cafe, New Orleans, LA )

Current mood:

full

Current music: "Auld Lang Syne"

urbpan

7:26PM - 2009 in review (my journal and my life)

Here are the first words I posted each month this year, plus a reflection of what was actually going on in my life at the time:

1. I don't know what this new year will bring with it. I see it as a bridge year, where big changes that are going to happen in the following year will get their start.
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urbpan

6:26PM - Muddy River 12/31/09, 3:50 p.m.

expressionsofme

6:08PM

( My 2009 Reading List )

ljchristians

(restless_friar)

3:58PM - The Christmas Miracle

Stories like this just need to be told. Sometimes life gets us down, makes us cynical, tears us apart. But other times, we read of true miracles, stories that have no choice but to warm our hearts. I don't know about you, but when I first heard about this story, I got goosebumps and my heart just melted. So read about it now, the Christmas miracle.

theoffice_us

(_onebreath)

10:07PM - Favourites of 2009 picspam

(this way. warning - image heavy!)

gardening

(big_girl)

5:00PM - How do I control this aloe without killing it? And an avocado question.

My husband keeps telling me the aloe needs to be repotted in a bigger pot. I keep telling him is that the only thing a bigger pot will do is make an even bigger aloe monster. The aloe I grew back on Brooklyn windowsill would make baby aloes around it, I'd replant the babies in a small pot and give them away. This aloe is not making babies, it's just growing and growing and growing.

He is a monster who attacks anyone who dares sit at the head of the dining room table. I don't know if you can tell by the picture but he's got two 'trunks' for lack of a better word. I was thinking of taking it out of the pot, cutting the roots about where the trunk splits and replanting them in smaller pots.

Or-- trying to tame it by NOT re-potting and seeing if it'll restrain itself in it's too small home.

I have started avocados before using toothpicks and water. What usually happens is the pit opens up and spits out a stick like thingie that sprouts leaves. This time I planted it in dirt mid to late spring and set the pot outside. When it got frosty outside I brought it inside. This does not look like any avocado sprout I've ever grown in a cup.

( Under here is my avocado sprout. )

Since none of my avocados ever made it past loooooong and spindly before snapping, perhaps this turn of events is a good thing.

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(pushthebuttons)

4:15PM

Roast ducks from Oceanic Supermarket in Tampa.

Chili (using this recipe) on rice, topped with sour cream, cheese, raw onions, and Sriracha. My boyfriend's sister broke open the new bottle of Sriracha we bought the previous night and started putting it on everything she ate. I've only ever eaten it on pho, but I've found out that it makes almost everything taste better.

( Possibly quite trashy but diner breakfast food warms my heart. )

More pictures at LEO the lion says GER!

Have a safe New Year's!

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theoffice_us

(klutzy_girl)

3:58PM - 6.14 description

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(justcari)

3:00PM - Greek Tart

Made a yummy tart yesterday - highly recommended:

Look at all those nuts swimming around in the caramel... mmmm!

More info and recipe here.

( This pretty much sums up the relationship between the manager and servers. )

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(ladyheadstrong)

6:52PM - first meeting

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waitingtables

(i_square_jere)

12:18PM - Sign in the walk-in fridge

(happenings)

5:52PM

I've seen Oreo truffles around the internet for a few years and finally got around to making some. A very strong flavor, but tasty!

One of my favorite soups--southwestern chicken. Filled with corn, beans, and tomatoes. Just looking at this photo is making me hungry!

Recipes for both at my blog--In the Wabe

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(asianaisle)

7:20AM - Fourre Double Choc Biscuits

Mild chocolate/cocoa biscuits with sweet chocolate/cocoa cream filling.

More photos here.