Scuffulans hirsutus

I finally felt steady enough on my feet to take the good camera out to Botanica, and I filled a two-gigabyte card. I posted a selection of pictures at my gallery.

Fun with juxtaposed pictures:

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According to Richard the bodhran player, this is a ‘64 Corvette.

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Let’s see if nested blockquotes work:

I heard Fr. Neuhaus, in the EWTN commentary, try to sneak in something in, in that classic hushed, “golf announcer” tone:

“We have not been given background notes as to who to credit for introducing the Holy Father to aspects of the aesthetic suffering endured by the faithful in America.”

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Ursula K. LeGuin and NRO.

Frëd reviews an episcopal space opera:

One suspects the bad influence of the good, but inexperienced, padre. (Yes, you read the cover right: one of the co-authors is the Catholic archbishop of Newark, N.J.)

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See, as well as hear, Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”:

(Via John Salmon.)

Here’s another way to look at the music.

I took a (slow, careful) walk down the alley and around the block this afternoon for the first time this year. Here are a few of things I saw.

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