Garden
November Garden Beauties
November 15, 2008
My garden is still delighting me. I took these photos this week. I'm posting them and participating in SOOC Saturday at Slurping Life. Lamb's Ear Foxglove: why on earth is this blooming right now?? SOOC is short speak for Straight Out Of the Camera. Since getting my new camera almost ...
Confessions of an errant vegetable gardener
November 9, 2008
I had plans. Big plans. I had diagrams, spreadsheets and labeled photos. Sigh.... Some things just aren't meant to be. Like me harvesting broccoli from my raised bed in November. I took this photo the end of October. There will be no fresh homegrown broccoli for Thanksgiving. I love the ...
Homegrown
October 28, 2008
Golden Harvest: pumpkin and apples from the farm Turns out I'm not the only urban earth mama. Someone who thrills in making compost in her little backyard plot, feels a spiritual connection to a local csa farm, spends time in the kitchen cooking beets, kale and collards, takes photos of ...
Vienna Vegetable Orchestra
October 25, 2008
Who says you can't play with your food? The kids and I were totally amazed and inspired today watching these vegetable musicians. In Laurent's opinion, "that is super cool!" As I type this my younger two are digging carrots out of the garden (doing my end of season garden chore ...
Magnificent and Mundane
September 28, 2008
Basilica: The magnificence in my neighborhood Compost Corner: The mundane in my backyard Most of my life is very ordinary. But even that can be beautiful, especially when I take the time to plant a few seeds.
Late September Blossoms
September 28, 2008
I'm pleased that I still have a mix of perennial and annual flowers blooming in my yard. Asters, calendula, blanket flower, cosmos, veronica, russian sage, sunflowers, zinnias, marigolds, lavatera, coreopsis, and these beauties: Chainlink Morning Glories Pamina Anenome itty bitty forget me nots The season is coming to an end ...
