By Lambert Strether of Corrente.
Readers, while I was shooting today, I was stepping back to adjust my subject properly when I felt my foot hit the ground. Then I fell backwards onto the concrete walkway. When I fell, I hit the camera with my body, so it’s okay, but I hurt my lower back. Sitting at my desk is not on. So I go to bed in my bed with real painkillers from the drugstore. I should be back in shape tomorrow. Meanwhile, this is an open thread. – of course
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: (for that). If not, I will hide them by using your initials. Check out the previous Water Cooler (with a plant) here. From CG:
This is bee balm. Bee balm is one of my favorite flowers. Hummingbirds love it, and it’s invasive, so plant less, get more. Bee balm allows me to show one of my very few pieces of real botanical knwowledge: Bee balm has a square stem, so it’s in the mint family.
Students: Water Cooler is an independent business not is put together by NC’s annual fundraiser. What is important here is Lambert’s, and it does not express the local ideas of Naked Capitalism. If you see a link you particularly like, or something you can’t see anywhere else, please don’t hesitate to express your appreciation in a tangible way. Remember, a tip is a tip! A generally positive response both makes me feel good and lets me know I’m on the right track with coverage. If I don’t get donations for three or four days I get worried. Obviously, ongoing donations help me with expenses, and I include that trick when I set fundraising goals:
Here is the screen that will appear, which I have helpfully explained:
If you hate PayPal, you can email me at lambert [UNDERSCORE] Strether [DOT] corrente [AT] yahoo [DOT] com, and I’ll give you directions on how to send a check. Thank you!
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