{"id":4517,"date":"2012-08-02T21:44:37","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T03:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=4517"},"modified":"2012-08-02T21:45:35","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T03:45:35","slug":"the-wheel-of-the-year-slips-its-cog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=4517","title":{"rendered":"The Wheel of the Year Slips its Cog…"},"content":{"rendered":"

. . . to borrow a phrase from another blogger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This summer has been a tough one, trying to keep the garden alive, always watching for forest fires \u2014 fighting a couple of small ones with the local volunteer fire department.<\/p>\n

The hummingbirds have been working the feeder hard for weeks \u2014 broad-tails<\/a> and black-chinned<\/a>, and for the last three weeks, the rufous hummers<\/a> on their slow way south. I had to rinse and fill it twice a day.<\/p>\n

Suddenly, on August 1st, there were noticeably fewer buzzing skirmishers around it. Oh, we still have hummingbirds, but some have left.<\/p>\n

After a sort of poor mushroom hunt last week, M. and I went up on our favorite mountain today and had a real wild harvest.<\/a><\/p>\n

After an early supper, we worked on the veranda until the light was gone, filling the dehydrator and covering two large screens with sliced mushrooms. Dried until they are crispy, they will go into jars for storage. The process actually concentrates the flavor.<\/p>\n

The dark closed in faster, and the cool of the evening came more quickly too. The air outside smells of mushrooms from the dehydrator sitting on the outdoor dining table.<\/p>\n

It is now late summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

. . . to borrow a phrase from another blogger. This summer has been a tough one, trying to keep the garden alive, always watching for forest fires \u2014 fighting a couple of small ones with the local volunteer fire department. 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