Political Discussion…

…with friend, and failed state senate candidate, Steve, at Daddy Maxwell’s in Williams Bay. Horrendous drive in driving snow on the way there, so the meeting started late. Back roads were the way to go, as the main thoroughfares were crawling.

Several good ideas on how to improve the Wisconsin Democratic Party—in between bites of toast and marmalade. Drive home no problem as the roads were either melted or plowed.

Flash Freeze

Big temp drop after last night’s deluge. The few remaining gutter leaves were flushed down the gutters and then flash frozen into hard wads at the end of the spouts. Lots of other little examples of frozen erosion on our afternoon walk around the block. (I made it all the way, though slowly.)

Urban Forestry Commission…

…meeting. Two parts interesting, one part annoying, one part frustrating. In this world, there are people you want to work with and people you don’t.

Above, Clematis, again. The seeds are ripe and ready for dispersal. They are hard to examine without disrupting, but what I see are six seeds clumped in a star, fat ends touching, with each narrow end trailing a white feather. Will any make it safely to a new, hospitable home? Here’s hoping.

Pie

One of the better kind of leftovers. And, according to a major climate report:

Pies…It’s pecan, pumpkin and apple — climate winners all. Food that grows on trees tends to outperform other foods for two reasons: They grow on a carbon-storing plant that doesn’t have to be replanted every year, and each tree produces a whole lot of food.

It may be worth noting that mincemeat is mostly raisins, which grow on woody vines.

Turkey soup is also worth consideration, and yesterday’s carcass is bubbling away on the stove as of right now.