My last frozen experiment. Probably. What a fun ride.
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the frozen nasturtium
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, frozen, fun, ice, Inspiration, nasturtium, Photography, water on January 29, 2015| 2 Comments »
and on a corner of a small table …
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged food, growing, indoor gardening, Inspiration, life, Photography, seeds, snow, sprouts, winter on January 25, 2015| 2 Comments »
in a recycled carry out container grows pea sprouts that are quite tasty with tomatoes and hummus. In the gold goblet, upland cress is hopefully germinating. Their sprouts from a previous harvest were quite fine on smoked salmon. And I think in the clay pots I planted some combination of sunflowers and a spicy mesclun mix. The sun shines on them bright so we’ll see what happens next. And, meanwhile, outside and down below, that same sun shines intense on a landscape covered in ice and snow.
the clover and ivy and second pot of violets …
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, colors, indoor gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography, plants, sunshine on January 25, 2015| 1 Comment »
… they grow in their small vessels upon a short bookcase that’s filled with cookbooks and related food literature. It has been a joy to try photographing their leaves, from different angles, in this morning’s bright winter’s light.
more ivy images
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, indoor gardening, Inspiration, ivy, nature, Photography, vines on January 21, 2015| 1 Comment »
reaching up
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, green, growing, indoor gardening, Inspiration, ivy, Photography, plants on January 21, 2015| 1 Comment »
when the rose fell apart …
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, colors, frozen, ice, imagination, Inspiration, petals, Photography, roses, water on January 20, 2015| 6 Comments »
green in winter
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged gardening, green, indoor gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography, plants, posters, sprouts, wall art on January 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Two new posters available in my Zazzle shop. Just click on the image for more information on availability. The first image is of spicy cress sprouting in a shell I found on Revere Beach. The second image is of clover, a “weed” I recently learned is edible, so in a little clay pot it now grows next to my other herbs.
new crops
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, indoor gardening, Inspiration, nasturtium, nature, Photography, plants on January 12, 2015| 1 Comment »
And in the bucket where my mini crop of potatoes once grew, a wonderfully gnarly growth of nasturtium. No blooms quite yet, but I’m waiting.
cuban oregano
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, cuban oregano, food, food photography, gifts, herbs, Inspiration, monotype, Photography on December 31, 2014| 5 Comments »
It is a gift that keeps giving. The herb with one hundred names. Oregano on steroids. My friend simply introduced it as cuban oregano when he handed me the little pot several years ago.
It is a hardy succulent that smells wonderful when you rake your finger gently across a leaf. And even if you aren’t gentle, and a piece falls to the soil, no problem. It roots quite easily. From my one pot, I now have several pots of oregano. Please keep in mind that some of these “pots” are the size of demitasse cups but … they are still wonderful, edible, bits of green to tuck in sunlit places.
P.S. You can view some green images in this previous post. 😉
winter growth
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, cress, food, food photography, gardening, herbs, indoor gardening, Inspiration, microgreens, nature, Photography, plants, simplicity on December 29, 2014| 2 Comments »
The instructions say to plant seeds in a shallow dish and move as needed for best light. Instructions I can follow! Not sure how I’m going to serve up this first little harvest. Maybe with slices of avocado and tomatoes on toasted bread rubbed with garlic. Theoretically, this cress is a spicy herb. We shall see. I’m not sure that I grow enough at a time to benefit from the nutritional value, but the simple act of planting a few seeds in a bit of dirt and watching the sprouts rise in the sun, that’s worth the effort alone.
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