Getting from A to B with style

Getting around a town, a city or even an entire country can be done with a certain, shall we say, panache if one has luck and perseverance. And luck, and lots of sticktoitiveness, is what it once took to own a Morgan. Not many were built back in the day. Not many are produced today. Morgans are artificially rare. The low number leaving the English factory in Malvern-Link annually stokes interest among the few who find the cars desirable in the sense of worth owning. 

Why would someone want a Morgan? Beauty. Craftsmanship. For motoring, as opposed to driving. 50 years ago one could have responded "fuel economy", or even replied "cheap transportation". Weighing less than 2000 lbs. and powered by a four cylinder engine, Morgans did deliver lots of miles to the gallon. 

Many would argue they were not cheap, but they were certainly not expensive either. A Morgan roadster cost more than a basic Mustang but much less than a Swedish Volvo P1800 sports car. Put down a hundred dollars to guarantee a spot on the waiting list, and in from six months to three years and one would have their very own Morgan. Even young students could afford one. 

Today Morgans are no longer inexpensive. A well appointed Morgan roadster now starts around $100,000 U.S. But money is not enough. Canadian government regulations keep the cars out of Canada. In the U.S., one must jump through hoops and squeeze through legal loop holes to get a Morgan into the country. Apparently there are dealers in the States set up to do just that if you have the funds. Poor students need not apply.

https://www.morgan-motor.com/plus-four/

Shelf or bracket fungus plays for keeps

Tree bracket fungus is often called shelf fungus for obvious reasons. And how long does bracket fungus live? As long as the host survives, the shelf will continue to grow. In other words, tree bracket fungus lives as long as the tree it infects.

This fungus is pretty but it is also dangerous -- mostly to trees. Over time the fungus attacks the integrity of the infected tree. In the woods, a weakened, falling tree is not a problem but in one's backyard a lot of property damage could result.

If one or more branches are involved, removal of the limb or limbs is recommended. Beyond that, there is little one can do. Unfortunately, there is no treatment for this destructive, contagious tree disease. Diseased trees should be taken down.

The shelf fungus doesn't look so pretty anymore, eh?

Tree bracket fungus is often referred to as shelf fungus because of the way it sticks out from the infected tree. They are called polypores. Instead of having spore producing gills, they have many pores lined with spore producing cells called basidia. These basidia form woody tubes through which the spores are released into the air. A new layer of spore tissue is added each season on top of the old; and as time passes, these layers grow into the large and familiar bracket.

Read more at Gardening Know How: Tree Bracket Fungus – Learn About Prevention And Removal Of Bracket Fungus https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/tree-bracket-fungus.htm

Tree bracket fungus is often referred to as shelf fungus because of the way it sticks out from the infected tree. They are called polypores. Instead of having spore producing gills, they have many pores lined with spore producing cells called basidia. These basidia form woody tubes through which the spores are released into the air. A new layer of spore tissue is added each season on top of the old; and as time passes, these layers grow into the large and familiar bracket.

Read more at Gardening Know How: Tree Bracket Fungus – Learn About Prevention And Removal Of Bracket Fungus https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/tree-bracket-fungus.htm

Tree bracket fungus is often referred to as shelf fungus because of the way it sticks out from the infected tree. They are called polypores. Instead of having spore producing gills, they have many pores lined with spore producing cells called basidia. These basidia form woody tubes through which the spores are released into the air. A new layer of spore tissue is added each season on top of the old; and as time passes, these layers grow into the large and familiar bracket.

Read more at Gardening Know How: Tree Bracket Fungus – Learn About Prevention And Removal Of Bracket Fungus https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/tree-bracket-fungus.htm

Tree bracket fungus is often referred to as shelf fungus because of the way it sticks out from the infected tree. They are called polypores. Instead of having spore producing gills, they have many pores lined with spore producing cells called basidia. These basidia form woody tubes through which the spores are released into the air. A new layer of spore tissue is added each season on top of the old; and as time passes, these layers grow into the large and familiar bracket.

Read more at Gardening Know How: Tree Bracket Fungus – Learn About Prevention And Removal Of Bracket Fungus https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/tree-bracket-fungus.htm

Tree bracket fungus is often referred to as shelf fungus because of the way it sticks out from the infected tree. They are called polypores. Instead of having spore producing gills, they have many pores lined with spore producing cells called basidia. These basidia form woody tubes through which the spores are released into the air. A new layer of spore tissue is added each season on top of the old; and as time passes, these layers grow into the large and familiar bracket.

Read more at Gardening Know How: Tree Bracket Fungus – Learn About Prevention And Removal Of Bracket Fungus https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/tree-bracket-fungus.htm

Tree bracket fungus is often referred to as shelf fungus because of the way it sticks out from the infected tree. They are called polypores. Instead of having spore producing gills, they have many pores lined with spore producing cells called basidia. These basidia form woody tubes through which the spores are released into the air. A new layer of spore tissue is added each season on top of the old; and as time passes, these layers grow into the large and familiar bracket.

Read more at Gardening Know How: Tree Bracket Fungus – Learn About Prevention And Removal Of Bracket Fungus https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/tree-bracket-fungus.htm

Tree bracket fungus is often referred to as shelf fungus because of the way it sticks out from the infected tree. They are called polypores. Instead of having spore producing gills, they have many pores lined with spore producing cells called basidia. These basidia form woody tubes through which the spores are released into the air. A new layer of spore tissue is added each season on top of the old; and as time passes, these layers grow into the large and familiar bracket.

Read more at Gardening Know How: Tree Bracket Fungus – Learn About Prevention And Removal Of Bracket Fungus https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/tree-bracket-fungus.htm

Tree bracket fungus is often referred to as shelf fungus because of the way it sticks out from the infected tree. They are called polypores. Instead of having spore producing gills, they have many pores lined with spore producing cells called basidia. These basidia form woody tubes through which the spores are released into the air. A new layer of spore tissue is added each season on top of the old; and as time passes, these layers grow into the large and familiar bracket.

Read more at Gardening Know How: Tree Bracket Fungus – Learn About Prevention And Removal Of Bracket Fungus https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/tree-bracket-fungus.htm

Tree bracket fungus is often referred to as shelf fungus because of the way it sticks out from the infected tree. They are called polypores. Instead of having spore producing gills, they have many pores lined with spore producing cells called basidia. These basidia form woody tubes through which the spores are released into the air. A new layer of spore tissue is added each season on top of the old; and as time passes, these layers grow into the large and familiar bracket.

Read more at Gardening Know How: Tree Bracket Fungus – Learn About Prevention And Removal Of Bracket Fungus https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/tree-bracket-fungus.htm

Forgotten newspapers discovered in basement

 

Just doors down the street, a neighbour has made an interesting discovery: a box filled with old, newspapers. Whoever put these papers away only saved the biggest stories. My brief inspection indicated the papers go back at least sixty years.

North London neighbourhoods are not old but heritage

 

Once I thought that homes like this one in North London were unique. I was much younger then. Now, thanks to posting to this City Daily blog, I realize these home follow a formula, a formula that has been repeated many times throughout the heritage neighbourhood.

In fact, it is so much like other homes that I had to check my photo records to assure myself that I had not run a picture of this home in the past. I hadn't. But, I had run a close cousin. See on right.

Why do builders today find it so difficult to recreate this style and other from the '20s and '30s? One neighbourhood in South London attempted to emulate the period but the concrete rather than clay bricks immediately declared the homes faux.

The new homes in South London occasionally have garage doors with hinges but the hinges are not attached to the door jams. The hinges are as obviously fake as the for-show shutters with no hinges, not even phony ones.

The Monarch Ultra Run from Twitter

The Monarch Ultra Run (@monarch_ultra), co-founded by Carlotta James, moves through Southern Ontario in sync with the monarch migration. http://themonarchultra.com

I saw this on Twitter and thought it was both interesting and a fine idea. If you are like me, you are concerned that this beautiful and rather unique butterfly may not survive in our changing world. 

Between global warming and loss of habitat both in Mexico and elsewhere, the monarch is facing a potentially very bleak future.

Big running events have gone virtual

London's paved pathways have been much quieter of late. Events such as the Terry Fox Run held last week have gone virtual. People are encouraged to participate in an activity of their choosing. No big masses of runners are to be seen. Social distancing reigns supreme.

But the lack of a proper event does not seem to have cut into the donations collected to fight cancer. A friend, whose daughter has a team in the Terry Fox Run, easily blew past her goal. She raised 177% of her original goal. That converts to $3270 more in donations.

Red peppers add inside colour during the winter.

 

Celosia, the bright yellow blooms, is native to East Africa. The red pepper looking ornamentals are just that: red peppers. Both are on display as suitable decorative plants for adding colour to your home this coming winter.