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8565 Haiku | jllopart

Somos los náufragos
de un mar lleno de dudas,
sin salvavidas.

j.ll.folch 3/8/24

Source: 8565 Haiku | jllopart

Late July and early August Many Amanitas at Saint Andrews Forest Farm | Saint Andrews Forest Farm

Amanita amerirubescens complex from below
A. amerirubescens from above. Note the red blushing. These are edible when thoroughly cooked. We haven’t tried them.
Amanita jacksonii, a delicious Caesar mushroom that can even be eaten raw. We cooked them and they maintained a wonderful texture. These were some of the tastiest mushrooms we’ve had.
A. jacksonii, A. banningiana, Bolete edulis and Exsudoporous frostii in our basket. All were delicious. 😋

The forest is full of mushrooms with the rain we’re getting. Every day we go out and find something completely new. Since we bought the farm last year, we’ve searched for Amanita jacksonii. Saturday we walked down Amanita Way towards the wet weather gully and there they were. They were very large and strikingly red with orange caps and yellow stems. We have seen hundreds of Amanita parcivolvata, commonly called False Caesar, and these were instantly recognizable as the delicacy. The small one to the left in the basket is the first American caesar we found last week, Amanita banningiana or Mary Banning Slender yellow caesar. This is also tasty and special. They are much smaller and found in the northeastern and southern regions of the US.

A. banningiana has striations along the edge of the cap. It is found in oak-beech-hickory forests from Maine to Alabama.
A. parcivolvata, or false caesar. Found all over SAFF.
Amanita rhopalopus, American club footed Lepidella.

Source: Late July and early August Many Amanitas at Saint Andrews Forest Farm | Saint Andrews Forest Farm

Viver roçando as coisas de leve – O Outro Lado

Mordia o lábio para não revelar o segredo.
Infringiu as regras do bom senso: roubou o perfume dela e viajou na essência cítrica…
Com o nome a ecoar histórias e o coração a acelerar quando pensava… na pele! Pensou que fosse mentira o idioma e a cidade das poesias estampadas na camiseta sobre o amor.

Mariana Gouveia
Revista Plural Inéditos & Dispersos –
Scenarium Plural Editora

Source: Viver roçando as coisas de leve – O Outro Lado

Hope, But With Caution | Filosofa’s Word

A lot of us here in the U.S. are feeling a sense of relief, a sense of renewed hope for our futures both as a nation and as individuals, since Kamala Harris took over as the presumptive Democratic nominee.  The energy and enthusiasm are amazing, and we are seeing hope both in her positive outlook, and in the fact that the opposition’s campaign seems to have hit an iceberg and is floundering.  And this is great … we’re better able to project the positive vibes needed when we feel hope.  However, our optimism should also be tempered with caution, or realism.  I call it cautious optimism; Robert Reich has a slightly different term for it …


WHY WE NEED NAUSEOUS OPTIMISM

A practical guide to finally feeling positive about American politics

By Robert Reich

05 August 2024

For the first time in years, I’ve been walking around with a smile on my face. Maybe you have, too.

The positive energy unleashed by Kamala Harris over the last two weeks is in such stark contrast to the negative energy unleashed by Trump for the last nine years that it feels as if America has had a new beginning.

Complete strangers come up to me — also smiling — and say: “At last!” Or “Isn’t it wonderful?” Or “I’m so relieved!”

Source: Hope, But With Caution | Filosofa’s Word

Some are calling these far-right riots an outpouring of legitimate anger. They are not | Joe Mulhall | The Guardian

…Many people, including media commentators and even politicians, have sought to frame this week of far-right riots as an outpouring of legitimate anger. It is not. There is nothing “legitimate” about trying to burn down a hotel with asylum seekers inside. There is nothing “legitimate” about hurling bricks at mosques or attacking people of colour. This is far-right violence, motivated by a climate of hate and prejudice, and all of those responsible must be held accountable.

Source: Some are calling these far-right riots an outpouring of legitimate anger. They are not | Joe Mulhall | The Guardian