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There comes a point every fall when supper starts sounding different.
All summer long, we want something light, something quick and preferably something that does not require turning the oven on. Then October arrives, the temperature finally drops a little, and suddenly a bubbling cast-iron skillet coming out of the oven sounds just about perfect.
Environment
Seeds can fly – I kid you not! I have witnessed this force of nature on many occasions and admire the strategy of the plants that launch their precious projectiles toward a future life. OK, OK, I may have stretched the definition of fly a bit, so let’s just say sail instead. A variety of plants have evolved fruit that upon drying, explode open to expel their cargo into the air – flying, if you will.
Russet, bright orange, deep red, gold, brown, dark purple, and varying shades of green … those are the colors of Autumn, and…
The El Niño-Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, is an atmospheric teleconnection— in which weather at one location relates to weather at another, sometimes thousands of miles away — that involves the direction and strength of the trade winds.
My series of short stories about the creepy crawly and green pieces and parts of our natural world is based on my lifelong curiosity about nature, regardless of if I knew what they were. I grew up in the 60s in south Louisiana, before air conditioning was a thing. I do not recall being hot but outdoors was where I spent most of my time, looking for stuff! That was the origin of my Qu’est Que C’est journey.