By Lambert Strether de Corrente
Dear patient readers, today is a travel day for me, so this is an open thread. I realize that my schedule has been too dynamic lately, and I hope it will return to normal soon. –Lambert
Bird song of the day
Willow warbler, Han Vejleskjulet, Lund Fjord, Nordjylland region, Denmark.
A amuse bouche for the coming week–
Readers will recall that I directed “Sen. Mark Warner works to rally Senate Democrats to call on Biden to drop out of race” a few days ago. This appears to be a warning shot to Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Warner:
Dear @MarkWarner
Are you sure you want to go this route?
You probably know what I’m talking about.
Think about this very carefully.
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) July 6, 2024
Now, I’m writing this a day in advance, before I hit the road, and so by the time you read this, maybe it will all be over. But Winslow reminds me of Hector Salamanca (the drug lord) in You better call Saul: “Think carefully about your position“Pass me the popcorn.”
Plant coordinates: Dear readers, feel free to contact me at lambert (UNDERSCORE) strether (DOT) corrente (AT) yahoo (DOT) com, for (a) information on how to send me a check if you are allergic to PayPal and (b) information on how to send me pictures of plants. Vegetables are good! Mushrooms, lichens and coral are considered honorary plants! If you want your nickname to appear as a credit, please put it at the beginning of your mail in parentheses : (thus). Otherwise, I will anonymize using your initials. See previous Water Cooler (with plant) here. From SV:
SV writes: “I have been trying for years to get a picture of a butterfly on our milkweed (syriaca). Maybe because it bloomed a month early this year? Pictured is a Gulf Checkerspot.”
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