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I made a really incredibly good pizza today. The pizza crust recipe is in my memories. I basically topped the pizza with pizza sauce, crushed mixed peppers, colby cheese, sliced fresh mushrooms, and half received immitation bacon bits.

I noticed two of these on a tomato plant of mine, not sure which they are (tobacco or tomato) hornworms. They are general pests to most of the solanacae family (potatos, tomatos, tobacco), though quite pretty. This one below has been parasitized by a tiny wasp. The wasp basically infects the hornworm with it’s larvae [...]

I went outside today and noticed this rather large yellow jacket looking wasp (roughly 1¼ inchs or 3.125cm). I don’t think this is a yellow jacket because I read that they are usually no more than ¾” in size. Clicking any of the photos will yield a larger image (~2mb).

Here is a nice spread in the Lexington Herald Leader about the play Higher Ground. “The play, which uses drama, music and dance, centers on the metaphor of seeking “higher ground” in the face of dangerous floods. When flood-threatened families seek shelter by retreating to higher ground, they find safety, unity, even laughter and strength, [...]