Fuginoid?

So what is this stuff?

When The Fuzz went out in the yard this morning he saw some yellow-looking stuff on His Sweetie's Mulch Pile.

It seemed a little weird...

So he went in for a closer look.

It made him think of yellow cauliflower.

Of course there was all that fuzziness too.

"Brains" was suggested-

Along with "Cat Barf"...

But let's not go there!

Maybe Brain Coral?

How about a fuzzy fried egg?

Looks like just another part of the wonderful world of fungi!

And since Our Fuzz was out there holding a camera...

He decided to zoom in for a close look at these guys growing on the boards along the walkway.

There seems to be an endless variety of this stuff.

It can seem like some kind of Microworld.

You can get an idea of the scale from that moss growing

on the rock.

But then...

Perhaps The Fuzz just has too much time on his hands!

✔And just a note for those who may be interested,  The Fuzz is recovering nicely from that "Medical Situation".  It'll just take a bit of time. 

A Medical Situation

Well, stuff happens as they say.  And sometimes it happens to The Fuzz.

It's no secret  that he has been cutting firewood for years, and that some of those chunks can get a bit heavy.

It is also a fact that Our Fuzz is a bit foolish at times, and has a tendency to not ask for help* when it would have been a good idea.

It turned out that what he tried to convince himself was only strain, wasn't going away.

And then the day came when he pushed on that little bulge and felt (and heard) something gurgle.

While discomforting, The Fuzz figured this was something he could live with as long as he was careful.

Eventually it was mentioned to His Sweetie, and passed on to other family.

That was when things hit the fan.

The family is large by contemporary standards and some members are or have been involved in the medical field.

The Fuzz started receiving phone calls...
long phone calls.

At this point His Sweetie became involved.

The Fuzz's view that people must have lived with these sort of things for thousands of years didn't seem to hold much weight.

In short...

He made an appointment with the surgeon.

And surgery was scheduled.

Well, it's been a couple of days now, and The Fuzz is glad to report that he is still living and beginning to move around a bit.

He regrets that there are no pictures, but perhaps that is for the best.

They wouldn't let him bring his camera, and besides he doesn't remember anything after being wheeled into the hallways himself.

So we'll just post a few more from the camping trip!

*It may be debated whether this is a macho thing or simply stupidity.

Boating and All

The Fuzz and His Sweetie had planned their camping trip for mid-week assuming it might be harder to get the desired campsite on a summer weekend.

(One of the advantages of retirement)

And in fact there were surprisingly few people there!

But there were still other boats out there...

A lot of Jon Boats with fisherpeople,

And some of those fancy Bass Boats.

But there were others too...

A good many Pontoon Boats,

Kayaks,

And even one of these...

Pedal Power!

Before he had to get his boat on the trailer for the trip home to the woods, The Fuzz decided to do a bit of sightseeing.

He took a ride up the lake and found a marina with even more boats.

Big boats...

Boats with "Spare Boats"...

Boats with lots of "Spare Boats"

Let's just say that The Fuzz got his boat fix for the day.
  

A Nocturnal Visiter

While camping at Jordan Lake this time, The Fuzz and His Sweetie were joined each evening by a Blue Heron.

Every evening it would perch in this pine tree at the edge of the campsite next to the lake.

The Fuzz did try to get a picture of it...

But it's not very good.

You can see the guy about ⅓ of the way down the tree.

(Or if you prefer, ⅔ of the way up from the bottom)

His Sweetie got a little closer with these two.

Check out the glowing eyes.

It was getting a bit dark by then and it took a bit of Photo Shop to see him.

He would stay all night, and then when it was getting light, he'd fly off to join his friends.

People didn't seem to bother this guy...

Guess he was used to them.

Back to Camping (Jordan Lake Revisited)

As has been obvious to anyone following this blog, The Fuzz has been quite slack as of late.  Perhaps even more than "slack", more like negligent.

So perhaps it is time to catch up just a little.

No, The Fuzz is still living and he and His Sweetie have been up to a number of things this summer.

It may be remembered back in June, that they were camping with family at Jordan Lake.

And while there there were a couple of decisions made.
The 1st was to look into the purchase of a boat.
And the 2nd was to plan a return trip.

It may be remembered that #1 was accomplished.

Then after a babysitting session, it was time for #2.

The reservations had been in place for a good while.  The Fuzz and His Sweetie had scouted out a new campsite with a nice view of the lake.

Here's a look at the camp*.

And a view of the lake from the camp in the evening.

There was even a place to keep The Fuzz's new/old boat.

And here we have a view of camp from the lake.

Having the boat handy was pretty nice.

The Fuzz was able to get out and feed the fishes in the mornings.

And here's a couple shots of the morning lake.

And The Fuzz will get a few more posts up soon...

He promises!

*It may be noted in this pix how the tent appears to be kinda leaning a bit.  Just after it had been put up it was hit by a serious little storm.   The Fuzz was forced to scurry around in the wind and rain adding a few extra guy lines.  And these needed to be very tight.  When the wind had died down, it was noticed that things were pulled just a bit too tight for the now calm conditions...

Oh well.