A person with dwarfism buying a box of munchlins.

Without a hint of irony.

Also, Chris was victorious at can’t stop yesterday, before Allison even got on the board.

Family: Ospreys

Description: 21-24″ (53-61 cm). W. 4′ 6 “-6′ (1.4-1.8 m). A large, long-winged “fish hawk.” Brown above and white below; head white with dark line through eye and on side of face. Wing shows distinctive bend at “wrist.” At a distance, can resemble a gull.

Voice: Loud musical chirping.

Habitat: Lakes, rivers, and seacoasts.

Range: Breeds from Alaska, north-central Canada, and Newfoundland south to Arizona and New Mexico; also along Gulf Coast and on Atlantic Coast south to Florida. Winters regularly in North America north to Gulf Coast and California. Also in South America and Old World.

Discussion: Ospreys search for fish by flying and hovering over the water, watching the surface below. When prey is sighted, an Osprey dives steeply, its talons outspread, and splashes into the water. It quickly resurfaces and, if it has made a catch, flies off, adjusting the fish in its claws so that the head is pointed forward. Ospreys declined drastically because of pesticides during the 1950s and 1960s, but since then they have made a comeback and are nesting again in areas from which they had disappeared.

Nesting: 2-4 white, pink, or buff eggs, blotched with brown, in a bulky mass of sticks and debris placed in a tree, on a telephone pole, on rocks, or on flat ground.

Blueberry pineapple for me,  strawberry for Allison.

Saw eastern bluebirds, cardinals, mockingbirds, finches and many other fliers out and about while we sipped on the deck.

Cooking out with in-laws shortly, brought back some tasty groceries to throw on the flame alongside last night’s take from the farmer’s market.

During difficult economic times, researchers expect to uncover significant numbers of people who find it difficult to afford the food that their families need. In developing countries, nearly half of those surveyed by Pew fell into this category. In emerging nations, the number drops to about 25%. In wealthier countries, the number (as you’d expect) drops dramatically. The United States is the outlier. It’s the richest country in Pew’s survey, yet 24% of Americans had trouble putting food on the table in the last year.

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