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The neighbor's children put a lot of work into this chalk graffiti. I won't pretend to understand it, but it did make the dogwalk more interesting.

Fresh chicken

Behold the fruiting body of the tree parasite Laetiporus cincinnatus, almost luminous in its pink orange glory. This is one of at least two (probably more) polypore mushrooms that have the common name "chicken mushroom." When people ask me if it's edible I tell them, "Oh yes, it's one of our most sought-after edibles. I made myself very sick eating it once." Polypores have sturdy cell walls and need lots of cooking to soften them up into something that weak human intestines can deal with.

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This is a view, from the barn, of Rumba the Randall bull playing with a spindle toy.

3:00 snapshot #1717: Monday

An out-of-town friend visited the zoo with her family.


They got to see the Poitou donkeys be led back to their stalls.