Be sure to check out today’s farm photo. Not only to you get a mediocre picture, you also get a haiku! Unfortunately, there may not be more photos this week until I get my hardware back up.

The primary hard drive on my work computer, where I spend much of my computer time, died over the weekend. I’ve spent today installing a new drive and now have the long task of re-installing all of my applications ahead of me. There were a few things on the old drive that might be lost forever, though I’m holding out hope that I can recover the data. Among the missing: six years of email, many miscellaneous documents, twenty gigs of ripped CDs, and all of my digital photography. The only thing I’d really be upset at losing would be the photos. Just yesterday I was pricing external hard drives so I could have a backup of all the pictures. Still can’t afford it. If I do manage to recover them, I’ll figure out a way to archive them. Burn them to multiple CDs, if nothing else.

Come tour Athens with guides Cindy Wilson and Keith Strickland of the B-52’s, courtesy of the Washington Post.

“Birds of a Feather…” This week’s Photo Friday topic is solitude.

[Listening to: Anytime - [Arlo Guthrie](http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=%22Arlo Guthrie%22) - One Night]

Is the key to peace in the Middle East for Israelis to pay rent to the Palestinians for land in the West Bank?

[Listening to: Baby Wanna Go Round With Me - [The Pooh Sticks](http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=%22The Pooh Sticks%22) - Million Seller]

Sumac “lemonade” can be made by soaking a stalk of tightly-packed red sumac berries in a pitcher of cold water overnight. If you use hot water, you’ll get more tannin in your drink. Strain through several layers of cheesecloth to remove the berries and their hairs. Sweeten and drink. One source says to drink the sumac lemonade right after making it as the flavor changes rapidly. You can also make a hot drink with the berries and flavor it with maple syrup.

CU Herb Society Herb of the Month - February 2002

[Listening to: Car Jamming - [The Clash](http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=%22The Clash%22) - Combat Rock]

There are some who feel like that, you know, the conditions are such that they can drive slow in front of us there. My answer is bring them on. We got the force necessary to deal with the slow driver situation.

“Conch Shell” The aliens must recognize now that we have a real farm, as some wee ones came by the other night and made crop circles. They were small, about 10 feet across, and there were five of them. Amazingly, none of the crops were harmed during the making of the circles. Those wacky aliens!

[Listening to: Yallah - [Page & Plant](http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=%22Page & Plant%22) - No Quarter: Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Unledded]

Following the nifty new “what I’m listening to” link on my post below, I found this little anecdote about Jon Little, (former?) lead singer for the Ant Farmers.

[Listening to: Nowhere Fast - [The Smiths](http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=%22The Smiths%22) - Meat Is Murder]

Sunday was my eldest sister’s birthday. I hope it was a happy one, A! You’re not as old as I yet, but you’re getting there…

[Listening to: Brown Tablet - Ant Farmers - New Mexico Music Showcase 1993]