By Lambert Strether of Corrente
Dear readers, today is a departure day for me, so this is an open thread. I notice that my schedule has changed a lot lately, and I hope it gets back to normal soon. – of course
Bird Song of the Day
Willow Warbler, Han Vejleskjulet, Lund Fjord, Region Nordjylland, Denmark.
An laugh bouche next week–
Readers will remember that I ran for “Sen. Mark Warner is working to rally Senate Democrats to ask Biden to drop out of the race” a few days ago. This appears to be a shot of Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Warner:
Beloved @MarkWarner
Are you sure you want to go down this road?
You know exactly what I’m talking about.
Think about it carefully.
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) July 6, 2024
Now, I’m writing this a day early, before I hit the road, so by the time you read this, everything will probably have blown up. But Winslow reminds me of (drug lord) Hector Salamanca in the middle Better Call Saul: “Think carefully about your position.” Pass the popcorn.
Plant contact details: Readers, feel free to contact me at lambert [UNDERSCORE] Strether [DOT] corrente [AT] yahoo [DOT] com, to (a) find out how to send me a check if you’re sick of PayPal and (b) to find out how to send pictures of plants. Vegetables are good! Fungi, algae, and corals are considered venerable plants! If you want your handle to appear as a credit, please put it at the beginning of your mail in brackets: (as such). If not, I will hide them by using your initials. Check out the previous Water Cooler (with a plant) here. From SV:
SV writes: “For years I have been trying to get a photo of a butterfly on our Milkweed (syriaca). Maybe it’s because it erupted earlier this year? Pictured is the Gulf Fritillary. “
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