The Throne Room

The recipe called for the green onion garnish. Both Millie and I had the idea that sour cream would also add something interesting to it. It does taste similar to some other dishes. Oddly enough, its taste profile runs close to that of beef enchiladas, with shredded hash browns standing in for tortillas and rice. Either way, it was super tasty and I had to struggle to resist getting a third helping. I'm already looking forward to lunch tomorrow.

Does anyone else when applying Worcestershire sauce for a recipe, read the word "drizzle", but hear the word "drown"?

I worked a meet & greet for Hozier this afternoon. Not a bad gig. Many of his fans were adorable in their giddiness and he was the very picture of graciousness (no pun intended).

Keep me in mind as your MC 🤣 😂 🤣 Let's do this!!

First time I've ever seen the Northern Lights here in the northern Twin Cities metro area. I'm glad I'm spending the night away from much light pollution.

I included the fourth photo to show one issue I do have with the app. It had amused me to speak in English for some of the exercises, until I failed to register a correct reading of "No, no, no!" and "Bye!" I've noticed in other languages, Spanish and French in particular, that when the expected speech is a single syllable, it often doesn't register properly. Thankfully, as I progress, I have fewer of those to wade through.

Today, I spent an hour alternating between Spanish and French. I switched back and forth a few times between the two and, while certainly not the most difficult languages to study on their own (especially considering their similarities), let me tell you that it is a different animal to tackle them in this fashion. I think I've sufficiently stretched my brain muscle this afternoon.

(That second pic is of detail on the wall behind the reception desk, which repeats as inlay around inset portions of the ceiling. The final pic is looking nearly straight up from below a chandelier to the mirrored ceiling.)

Rise of the Wolf Moon at Bavaria Downs.

It's been an adventure in four days.

The Edward Anne Estate @BavariaDowns in winter (Part 2 of 2).

Shots like these are part of the reason that this site is my favorite at which to work. Between this and the people I work with, it's barely work at all.

Clouds stymied my attempt to get a "just right" shot, but these are my favorite attempts.

I'm looking forward to getting out of my comfort zone next year. I read far more this past year than in any other recent year and I expect to exceed that number in the year to come.

Mele Kalikimaka.

I found some better shots than expected from the Cold Moon of a couple of nights ago. There was some not insignificant cloud cover. The eight primary shots here were taken with 30x zoom, and you can see some of the clouds looking like shadows across the moon. I included a shot at 1x to show the naked eye view.