Most of the night has been raining heavily with occasional hail pelleting down, and brief moments of moonshine in between. I am hoping to be awakened by the moon setting in clearer skies. It is the first of the blue august moons

On a side note, my fishmonger grandfather traveled from Brooklyn to Canada to buy and smoke sturgeon to sell to delis. It was a rare and occasional treat he brought to us.

Been out and about handling chores on this 68F morning...very pleasant before heading back into the 90's tomorrow.

The supermoon was yellow as it rose here last night.

Caviar is roe or eggs from the sturgeon family of fish. It's considered a delicacy, often eaten raw as an appetizer, with some caviar fetching a high price.
...only sturgeon roe is considered caviar.

Y'all have a great day!

firm flesh and delicate flavor. It was seriously over hunted and became quite scarce and, for some reason, socially unacceptable to eat. Some say it is best raw, as sashimi.

Forth upon the Gitche Gumee,
On the shining Big-Sea-Water,
With his fishing-line of cedar,
Of the twisted bark of cedar,
Forth to catch the sturgeon Nahma,
Mishe-Nahma, King of Fishes,
In his birch canoe exulting
All alone went Hiawatha.

my emphasis
be well and have a good one

Irish folk song by Judy Collins, 'Rising of the Moon' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYK9f1QxDnI

Creedence Clearwater 'Bad Moon Rising'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkqfPuQhW9I

Ella Fitzgerald and her liquid rendition of a moon song which is almost as good as a restorative moon bath.

Thanks for the OT QMS. The moon was bright and shining here last night. The dogs and I took a late-night dip in the moon shine.

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

a couple of books (actually more than a couple) about trees and forests. This book review caught my eye at Naked Capitalism; https://wildfiretoday.com/2023/08/01/just-put-it-out/
I'll have to add that to my book stack. Unfortunately it is an issue that affects increasingly more people and more places.

about what is happening with our open borders. There is too much abuse. The stories are horrible.
Jimmy Dore, JFK jr. lay it out.

Hi all, Hope it's all good out there...

Sturgeon really are an odd group of fishes. Considered very primitive, like right after Lampreys. I think with lots of cartilage instead of bones, like sharks. I think almost all breed in freshwater, but many live much of their lives in marine environments. There are depending authority 22-28 species worldwide, and I think the U.S has about 7 species. Europe is ground zero for sturgeon diversity. Some have been recorded well over 20 FEET long!

My grandfather on dad's side was about 6'5" and huge. At one time he had state record Largemouth Bass from FL, and KY. He was a real deal fisherman. The story was that the fish pulled him off the river bank and he finally lost it 2 miles down river where he exited the water. It took the line breaking, they said he would have held on to the sea. This was the Sesquehanna River at York PA. It was thought to be a big sturgeon.

An old fav moon song...

take care all,

melting in Texastan

It's due to rise any minute. By luck the skies cleared and we will see it tonight. The Summer Triangle is already out.

July we had close to eight inches of rain and no super high temps. Good winds coming off the Atlantic unlike the strange winter calm we have been getting for several years now. Makes for smoky air with the wood stoves working to keep us all warm.

Many years ago the pirate and I used to fish Sturgeon below Bonneville Dam on the Columbia. We were allowed to keep three foot and over six, but absolutely no for the in between sizes. It was believed the three to six foot Sturgeon were all females and essential to promoting their continued survival.

The bank and boat based fishers were many: Native Americans; Latvians (our group); assorted die hard fishers. We used steel cable with two rods if we were bank fishing. A little motorized platform would carry the line weighted with a lead ball out to the hole we thought they were finning. Once over the preferred spot a jerk of the motor line would release the sinker with hook and cable. Don't think it's legal these days.

How to fish Columbia River Sturgeon

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Hey, hey, the Moon is up and it's a big one.

ETA: The white meat is like a more dense Halibut. The best is lightly smoked.

Although the mediator did not list sex toys in the settlement agreement, we all agree they would fall under the "personal effects" category.
Now, another mediation Friday. It will involve selling cocaine and drunken blackouts, and which parent is best suited to be awarded custody of their baby.