Fast Food Mistake

The 3rd mistake was ordering extra crispy, the 2nd was the mashed potatoes, the 1st being the decision to pick up supper at a fast food restaurant.

I had not eaten any of the burger fast food places in years after getting food poisoning at a Burger King in Brainerd about 6 or 7 yrs ago.

Did I get food poisoning last night? Not really, but I am not used to eating that type of food. Sodden, stuffed, slugged I fell asleep early on the couch after a very disappointing Gopher men's basketball game.

Greasy chicken, tasteless fake mashed potatoes, white biscuits, empty calories. Brain and body crashed.

That is why I cook for myself and my daughter from scratch at home. Don't forget it, Captain.

Aaah Spring

Simple early morning pleasures. Cinnamon toast. Tea. Camembert or brie on a light rye is also very good. A special memory for me. Camembert is better; depth and nuance. If brie is like a girlfriend, camembert is like a lover.

Yesterday was the warmest day since November 13th. Five months. Wow. An old fashioned winter.

Fast food, my favorite, will be returning fast in this late spring. Ducks, geese,herons, cranes, eagles, loons, swans, others, and all the small ones that sing. It is a good thing that we do not eat them all . We can appreciate them in different ways. A mourning dove sang yesterday. Something else will sing today.It is nice to have them back. I look forward to pelicans for a day or two, on their journey north.

And fish. I am a sucker for open water fishing. In the spring you can fish from shore or wade.It is simpler and it works for herons, too. I was dock fishing in Florida once on the Gulf coast and had caught some porgies and redfish( I think). I heared a small noise and turned to look and was startled by a heron as tall as I , sneaking up like in a cartoon and three feet away. I yelled and nearly jumped in the water. His/her intention was to steal my fish. Stalking. As w/ a scorned lover, you don't want to turn your back on them.

All is Well

It is hard to believe that our lakes will have open water in a about a month.

I am a sucker for fast food. Can't help myself. Stuff like fish. They're fast. And deer, grouse, pheasants. All fast. Swift in the water, on the hoof, or the wing. Fairly natural depending on where you get them.

Slow food too, from the garden, to accompany the fast. The perfect balance. Fresh herbs growing close to the kitchen.

A daughter still at home, of course, at 10 yrs of age.

A young lab, too.

Living on the lake.

It is good.