Day 9: Motley Monday - November 9, 2026

A Murder of Crows
I think they were eating acorns.

Do your street gutters drain into a body of water?  Mine drains to Bear Creek which empties into the Rogue River.  The river is one of the original eight rivers named in the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968.  Some of the utility covers and storm drain markers in the sidewalks remind us not to dump anything down them.   In California ours drained to San Francisco Bay.  Years ago my neighbor would change his own car oil and pour out the used oil down the storm drains.  We can't wash our cars in our driveways if we allow any runoff to get to the storm drains.  The auto dealers used to give a free car wash with an oil change, but the wash water now needs to be captured and treated, so it's too much cost and time for them.  We have a lot of car washes around town!  

The first Buckeye butterfly I've seen this year.  Unfortunately Buckeyes only live for approximately two weeks.  

Is it just me, or does this cooking oil (a new brand at the store) look like it would be sold in hardware store?  Something about the old style label and utilitarian name.  

I roasted half the fingerling potatoes I got at the Growers Market last week.  This is pre-cooking, I forgot to get a photo when they were done.  They were delicious!  I halved them lengthwise, then coated them with just olive oil, salt, pepper, and dried parsley (fresh would do, but I had none).  Cut side down at 400° for about 20 minutes.  The cut sides were crispy brown!

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