Irony Whups Me Upside the Head Once Again

Hot on the heels of my griping about our satellite Internet system, it comes through in the pinch and saves the day!

Friday, the Alaska Summer Research Academy held its Colloquium, in which each module presented its activities. The University of Fairbanks Webcast a live stream of the event for those of us unable to attend.

Worried about bandwidth usage and download speeds, I’d considered asking our friend, Cindy, if we could go to her house and watch with her. Her son, Eli, also attended ASRA in the World From Above module. I didn’t ask after all, deciding we might be all right without her on-grid, high-speed connection. Continue reading →

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Hawk Wing Mushrooms

Even though I’d already noticed that the mushrooms have arrived a bit early this year, I was still taken by surprise when I found a nice, big hawk wing on the trail. I took it home and sautéed it for that evening’s dinner, but this time I took a risk and tried something new and simpler, which paid off well.

Young hawk wings growing at a base of a tree in our dooryard (Photo: Mark Zeiger).

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