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Otto's Cafe

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Pasta

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quilted

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Rose

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sumac berries

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Tomato

[WPRESTO]

Unkempt, Unmaintained, UnUsed trail. People seem to have been attentive to the sign as the trail has almost been obliterated by encroaching vegetation.

[aslyfox]

Unkempt, Unmaintained, UnUsed trail. People seem to have been attentive to the sign as the trail has almost been obliterated by encroaching vegetation.

V is for Visual

W is for Warning

Woman Sentenced to Jail for Going Into Yellowstone's Restricted Thermal Areas
Rachel Chang
Mon, August 30, 2021,

From hot springs and geysers to fumaroles and mud pots, the thermal features of Yellowstone National Park are a major allure that draws millions of visitors each year — who are kept at a safe distance from the scorching natural elements. However, one tourist recently wandered off the path and onto the thermal grounds and was sentenced to seven days in jail.

Madeline S. Casey of Hartford, Connecticut, stepped off the designated boardwalk and began walking around the grounds of the Norris Geyser Basin, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a release from the U.S. attorney's office for the District of Wyoming. As a result, the 26-year-old was given a weeklong sentence and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, $40 in fees, and $1,000 as a community service payment to the Yellowstone Forever Geological Resource Fund, as determined during her court appearance on Aug. 18.

According to the release, the area is "well marked" with signage to stay on the boardwalk, but Casey and another person ventured off, as documented by other "concerned" visitors.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/woman-sentenced-jail-going-yellowstones-153825164.html

best way to keep people away from an area or on a path

post a sign saying

" danger - poison ivy "

[WPRESTO]

best way to keep people away from an area or on a path post a sign saying " danger - poison ivy "

Another reasonably effective sign is "Watch for rattlesnakes.," or simply "poisonous snakes" if the sign is outside the USA.

[WPRESTO]

Structural X's here in town that I first noticed a few days ago. Don't know what it or they were for (could not tell if this were two identical structures or one structure). They (or it) are made of steel and therefore very strong.

[GvilleRick]

Young male ruby-throated hummingbird.

[aslyfox]

Another reasonably effective sign is "Watch for rattlesnakes.," or simply "poisonous snakes" if the sign is outside the USA.

Someone on the forums once reminded me it's

Venomous Snakes

Bees, spiders, and snakes all have reputations for making us sick with their bites.

Is it because they're all poisonous? Would you believe that almost none of the bees, spiders, or snakes in North America are poisonous? It's true.

Venomous, well that's a different story.. . .

The Difference Between Venomous and Poisonous

some folks eat snake

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[WPRESTO]

Someone on the forums once reminded me it's

Venomous Snakes



The Difference Between Venomous and Poisonous

some folks eat snake

During a visit to the restaurant in Death Valley we had rattle snake fritter appetizer. They were delicious.
And as with other words that have sometimes engendered commentary if not debate, common usage may be running ahead of technical rules. Here's a quote from Motivated Grammar:


"Poisonous and venomous aren’t totally distinct. It’s fine to call a snake poisonous, even if it’s its venom that’s dangerous. But it’s rare (and generally incorrect) to call something with a non-venom poison venomous. This is how it has been for hundreds of years in English. Objections to the subset relationship between poisonous and venomous are pretty rare, and outside of specialized contexts, pretty unfounded."

Because of some grammatical correctness I learned, I wince slightly at the combination "pretty unfounded." There's nothing pretty about being unfounded. "More or less unfounded" is what I would write.