Not too much going birding wise, for us at least. There are like four different rufous hummingbirds reported in the state right now. One would think that the 20 degree temperatures would be enough to send them on their way. There is also a female summer tanager up in Traverse City. A bird we haven’t gotten this year. Can’t chase this one because we are heading to Delaware, via Pennsylvania, in a couple hours. We’re out of the Amish bacon so we’re braving the Alleghany Mountains in a winter storm. This is like getting the diphtheria serum through to Nome. Ya gotta go.
We are going to do Thanksgiving in Delaware with Anita and visit Dad. Sunday I made a batch of filling to go with the turkey. In some places this is called dressing but in Pennsylvania, at least the civilized parts, it’s known as filling. Because it is. Let me give you my Mom’s recipe. Keep in mind that Lise views a recipe as gospel. Everything is laid out and there is no room for error as long as you follow directions. My Mom’s recipe is: 10 pounds of potatoes, mashed. A couple onions (no size given). Six stalks of celery (no size given). Bag of seasoned bread cubes (no size given). Eggs (no number given). Milk (no amount given). Salt and pepper (no amount given). Brown celery and onions in butter. Mix everything together. Salt and pepper to taste. Bake for 30 minutes. Leaves a lot of room to play. (Lise – As my mother-in-law would say, “You’ll know it when you see it.”)
I have had a little time to play with black and white again.
Cape Henlopen, DE.
Cape Henlopen, DE.
Prime Hook, DE.
Ed's and Lise's Biggish Years 