With the passing of each week, Galena Creek continues to grow cleaner and healthier. The freshwater snails are more abundant and I’ve found what appear to be brown trout minnows swimming around. Though I haven’t been able to photograph any yet, there are also crayfish. New aquatic plants, some quite beautiful, are growing and it [...]
Entries from April 27th, 2010
ode to collards
April 5th, 2010 · 2 Comments · food, musings, recipes
Long of leaf, tender of stalk, and beautifully of green, I rinse your stems with reverent hands Before chopping and adding to the steam. A few cups of water, a chunk of country ham, bring it all to boil. Add some honey and cider vinegar when the liquid starts to roil. Louisiana Hot Sauce, good [...]
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the return of pleuroceridae
April 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · flora and fauna, wildlife
One of the great things about living on the Creek is watching it change and become healthier from the cleanup and conservation efforts we’ve made over the last few years. Earlier this week, I made a rather exciting discovery. Clinging to several of the rocks in the Creek were colonies of freshwater snails. The reason [...]
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