By Lambert Strether of Corrente.
Kind readers, thanks to so many of you for asking after me yesterday, after I described my fall. In fact, I am, as I thought, in form today. No sprain, which is what I was most worried about (since my back is stiff as the best of times). A few twinges in my knee. The whole episode brings home to me how lucky I have been, not only in this particular episode, but generally: Many, many people have experienced more pain in their lifetimes than I ever have. –lambert P.S. Also a hat tip to Big Pharma for the pills.
Bird Song of the Day
Back to the mimidae!
Tropical Mockingbird,Punto Sin Retorno, Ocotepeque, Honduras. “Imitando otras especies: 0:30 (Melanerpes aurifrons) 1:08 (Falco sparverius) 1:28 (Camptostoma imberbe) 2:00 (Piaya cayana) 2:08 (Rupornis magnirostris).” Quite a virtuoso!
Contact information for plants: 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 are allergic to PayPal and (b) to find out how to send me images of plants. Vegetables are fine! Fungi, lichen, and coral are deemed to be honorary plants! If you want your handle to appear as a credit, please place it at the start of your mail in parentheses: (thus). Otherwise, I will anonymize by using your initials. See the previous Water Cooler (with plant) here. From SR:
SR writes: “More rabbit brush.”
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