Mid-November... and the first shoots of the garlic crop appear...

... on the Meadhouse farmland...

What if you support a political candidate and his campaign — without your permission — sticks its yard sign in your yard?

Oh, how painful it was for Adam Schabow when — twice! — Tom Barrett's people stuck their sign in his yard! He hates Scott Walker, but t...

The new diet idea: breakfast with dessert.

"During an initial 16-week period, the average weight loss in each group was identical — about 32 pounds. But over a 16-week follow-up,...

At the Floating Althouse Café...

... you can talk all night. (And thanks to Chip Ahoy for animating that picture Meade took today. And thanks to Meade for taking that pictu...

The break's over.

... time to get to work.

At the Green Grass Café...

... I need a break!

At the Fresh Grass Café...

... you can lounge around.

Frontyard, backyard.

In front, we've got a "fence" of alliums where the hedge used to be. Photo — enlarged — by me: In back, after 25 years of my ...

At the White Tree Café...

... you can talk all night.

Moonrise on the prairie.

( Enlarge .)

What are you doing down there?

Me, up here, I'm using the binoculars to check out the new semi-circular backyard lawn...

The end of the love grass...

Meade had to cut it down... ... to get to the places where he's planting allium bulbs. And look! In the love grass stubble: an acorn stu...

"How do I stop a squirrel ruining my lawn?... I’m in the u.k so i do not have access to guns or explosives before I get tons of killing suggestions."

... "The problem is not the squirrels. It is your attitude. I’m not trying to be mean. Squirrels have just as much right to your yard a...

After all of this politics...

... don't you feel you need a bath? UPDATE: I'm back. Not from a bath. From a long bike ride. Over 20 miles. Glad to see the Badger...

At the Green Glass Café...

... we revel in distortions.

At the New Lawn Café...

... you can get your bare feet all wet.

The Garden Angel Meets Jesus.

You remember the garden angel . Chip Ahoy bears witness to laters doings in the garden:

The new lawn guardian angel.

At the New Lawn Café....

... it's very green around here.

That grass you planted...

... wow!