Fresh from the garden. Neighbor’s, not mine.
Morning delivery from the Generous Neighbor with the Green Thumb.
On the horizon: fried shrimp, boiled shrimp, grilled shrimp, stuffed shrimp…
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has set the opening date of the 2014-2015 shrimp season for 6 a.m., Wednesday, June 18. Recreational and commercial shrimp season will close at midnight, Dec. 31, 2014, north of the Intracoastal Waterway, and at midnight, April 30, 2015, south of the Intracoastal Waterway. Live-bait shrimping is open year-round.…
Waterspout in the making
This photo was taken yesterday afternoon as rainy weather was blowing in. I do believe it shows the formation of a waterspout that was reported a short time later. Anybody else see this?
Second Saturday + music at 100 Men Hall
It’s Monday. Time to start thinking about the weekend. This Saturday – Second Saturday – make plans to hear Nate Hancock at 100 Men Hall. Here are Kerrie Loya’s notes on the show: Nate Hancock, a Fayetteville, Arkansas, born country-funk pickin’ guitarist/vocalist and his band, The Declaration…take Roots music to a different level by blending…
Sunday sand art
When life gives you seaweed….
Lunch!
The best burger in these parts: Golden State Burger at Cypress Cafe.
What is this?
This reddish stuff was all over the beach this morning. Anybody know what it is?
Sky hook
Please read this
Gail Collins of The New York Times is my favorite columnist. I still miss Molly Ivins, but Gail makes my day. This morning she slices and dices Tuesday’s election in Let’s Give Mississippi Less. Please find the column and read it. In the meantime, here’s a sampling: “Some cuts to spending have to take place,…
Hog’s head cheese by any other name
Our gratitude this morning to the Gulfport food writer for solving the deep mystery of pâté and enlightening us as to the rich and delicious wonders of foie gras (“pronounced fwa-gra, by the way”). That will surely come in handy when we go to order it in one of our local restaurants. Oh. Wait. How…