EZ Blender Hummus, Closer Eying 4 Ease

The "EZ Blender Hummus" article and video pertain to the actual procedure for making a batch. I include info about some substitutions of several online recipes' ingredients for convenience. This article goes into more details and extra info about hummus considerations. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

EZ Blender Hummus

A few weeks ago, I spotted a post on LinkedIn that pointed to "Homemade Hummus Dip". Some comments gave me ideas for substitutions so I might avoid winding up with excess, seldom-used ingredients. ... This hummus recipe is blender based. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Holey Pipes--Flute, Piccolo, Recorder, Fife, Pan Flute

 Earlier this month, a classical radio station mentioned a program having recorders. "Recorder" had mystified me for a long time. I wondered why the term, when it didn't record. I also wondered about other single-pipe instruments that musicians blew into, such as flutes, piccolos, and fifes. As for pan flutes, ... Read the entire article and comment there, please.

8 Caterpillars and Inchworms from April 11-17 2021

These eight critters that I imaged in the neighborhood between April 11 and 17 had fascinated me but also mystified me. Inchworms are a subset of caterpillars. Seems that the locomotion means indicates which animal is which. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Thread-leaf Agave in Fall 2020--Blooms, Bees, and Beyond

My video's images are from November 3 through 20, which include blooms and bees, and also noting the increasing leftward lean of the stalk. ... In researching my subject plant, I looked at several websites for differences between filifera and its close relative, schidigera, both in the Asparagaceae family. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Thread-leaf Agave in Fall 2020--Emerging Stalk and Buds

Early October 2020, I spotted an agave with an emerging stalk (about 7' high). Also, the ballish shape of the leaves ("rosette") caught my eye. I've seen numerous agaves sprout stalks in spring. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

A 2021 Century Plant's Unfortunate Life Cycle

On January 18, I spotted the agave with an emerging stalk. (Speculating it started its growth maybe the previous week.) Its timing seemed way earlier in a year; many others I've observed seemed to start in early March. Read the entire article and comment there, please.