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mushrooms

When life gives you two weeks of rain-take pictures of mushrooms

Tree

Racism

Imagine my shock and horror when I opened an email from a friend today that was a FW-which I rarely open, except this one said something like, "you won't believe this guy", or "check out this guy," and since it was bright and early, before-caffeine-kicks-in, animalistic mode, I fell for it. ;)

Thoughts of some incredibly hot guy pics, or feats, or some stupid guy story (yes, they are out there), quickly vanished when I clicked on it and scrolled down through a very lengthy list of where the email had been.

It was an incredibly racist, prejudice attack on Barack Obama, with Biblical analogies. I don't care to repost any of it here to give it further energy, but I was stunned.

I was going to forward it on to the Obama campaign, but I am too impatient for their lengthy page to load, and think they are already aware of this. I think I remember reading something about it a few months ago, but the idea that anyone would continue to circulate it is frightening.

The email obviously had Christian right wing origins. I always get confused as to how anyone that bothered to read the teachings of Christ could be so racist and bigoted. *shudders*

Amore808

Tree

Weather

The weather finally broke yesterday at noon. A thunderstom came down out of the west-a bad sign. Big and wide and we were in a direct line.

Still not a flicker of wind. The lower atmosphere was so dense it prevented a big updraft that can drive storm winds. I could see flashes of lightning at noon it was so dark-and we took one hit just as it passed fairly close-from the boom probably somewhere out on the pond.

We had seen a couple boating up the pond earlier the day before and their truck was still parked on the road-all I could think was that I would not liked to have weathered that storm in a tent!

Their truck was still there today-I will start to worry tomorrow if they haven't showed up.

Then it started to rain. A deluge. I announced at one point that I didn't think I had ever seen it rain so hard in my life. It was coming down so fast and hard, it was like someone dumping a zillion buckets of water from 5,000 feet.

The evening local news later said that points east were turning in reports of 4 inches of rain in a half hour-causing sudden flooding that had cars up to their windows.

We had another threatening sky build to the east around five tonight-I sort of dismissed it, as I have never seen a thunderstorm come out of the east in this area in 20 years.

Well, it went right over us, this time with a bit of wind as we actually saw the sun for a few hours today, and the updraft built a little gust. Then it poured again, but only for about ten minutes. Oh yeah, and it rained hard last night.

Things are very wet for this time of year. I usually think of August in Maine as cold and damp, but our temps here have been riding 70's. Things are so wet that after I grained and hayed the goats this morning, I was in the kitchen and felt something in my hair. I reached up and pulled out a slug. Ewwwww.

The weatherman said more of the same right through Sunday.

Peko, Pond

Tree 808

Peko is not responsible for the broken alder behind him.

Although the pond is an isloated location, some visitors don't take as much care as others.

Sunday

Dark no sun

no rain no air

flower scents hang heavily

oppressive suppressive depressive

Searching for meanings

words sing hide no translation

moods darken damp everything

wrung in moisture

joints ache head throbs

mundane chores squish

Thunder grumbles in the west

the north the South overhead

everything still

waiting for relief

that doesn't come

Tree

oil

Gasoline prices dropped nearly a quarter this week to $3.93.

Oil dropped$22 a barrel.

Bush blamed congress for high oil prices, stating the need to open up offshore drilling.

Congress retaliated by stating that it would take until 2012 to see any oil and it would produce less than 1% of our current consumption. Also claimed that oil companies have land based leases that have not been developed.

The government released news today that gasoline supplies were lower than expected, causing oil to gain $2 a barrel.

Shell yesterday, and Exxon Mobil today, reported profits for the second quarter 2008 around 10 billion dollars(over 11 billion for poor exxon)-top five for American companies quarter profits. ever.

Today, Barak Obama said in a town hall meeting that he would advocate alternative energy to steer us away form our dependence on oil.

What do these cumulative facts tell me? That oil lobbies are going to do everything they can to get those offshore and Arctic refuge leases before the current administration leaves office. Not satisfied with raping the pocketbook of the (world), it's a no holds barred race to lock in any remaining sources of oil for further monopolization.

Oh yeah, and vote for Barak. :D

Ed note: today Barak Obama changed course and said that he would support limited offshore drilling. Not sure I like where that is going....but what other choice do we for president?

Movimiento

Movimiento
Si tú eres la yegua de ámbar
yo soy el camino de sangre
Si tú eres la primer nevada
yo soy el que enciende el brasero del alba
Si tú eres la torre de la noche
yo soy el clavo ardiendo en tu frente
Si tú eres la marea matutina
yo soy el grito del primer pájaro
Si tú eres la cesta de naranjas
yo soy el cuchillo de sol
Si tú eres el altar de piedra
yo soy la mano sacrílega
Si tú eres la tierra acostada
yo soy la caña verde
Si tú eres el salto del viento
yo soy el fuego enterrado
Si tú eres la boca del agua
yo soy la boca del musgo
Si tú eres el bosque de las nubes
yo soy el hacha que las parte
Si tú eres la ciudad profanada
yo soy la lluvia de consagración
Si tú eres la montaña amarilla
yo soy los brazos rojos del liquen
Si tú eres el sol que se levanta
yo soy el camino de sangre
Octavio Paz

Nature

Nature does not capriciously scatter her secrets as golden gifts to lazy pets and luxurious darlings, but imposes tasks when she presents opportunitities, and uplifts him whom she would inform. The apple that she drops at the feet of Newton is but a coy invitation to follow her to the stars.
E. P. Whipple