I think I have the most eclectic garden ever but the birds, bunnies, squirrels, possum and occasional wild turkey don’t seem to mind. Now I’m just waiting on the butterflies.
Posts Tagged ‘gardening’
icelandic poppies
Posted in Inspiration, tagged beauty, flowers, gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography, poppies on May 14, 2021| 1 Comment »
last fall I planted starlight …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged beauty, bulbs, fall planting, flowers, gardening, Inspiration, Photography, spring blooming on April 15, 2021| 3 Comments »
edible flowers
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged beauty, edible flowers, flowers, gardening, Inspiration, nature, outdoor gardening, Photography on April 9, 2021| 2 Comments »
crocus
Posted in Inspiration, tagged beauty, bulbs, crocus, flowers, gardening, gardens, Inspiration, Photography, seasons, spring on March 21, 2021| Leave a Comment »
vestige of summer
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged food photography, gardening, Inspiration, Photography, red, still life, three, tomatoes on December 26, 2020| Leave a Comment »
the first snow
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged beauty, gardening, herbs, Inspiration, nature, Photography, snow on October 31, 2020| Leave a Comment »
As I moved aside the snow, the air was filled with the scent of rosemary and orange mint.
on a short walk through the yard
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged gardening, Inspiration, musings, Photography, storytelling, urban gardening, urban landscape on September 10, 2020| Leave a Comment »
More flowers bloom on the bell pepper plant, and I see about dozen new blooms forming. Its neighbor the shishito plant is nearing its end I think with perhaps a few more peppers to grow large but no more blooms and its once dark leaves are now light lime. In a neighboring raised bed hot peppers form and what a spicy bounty they are turning out to be. I am imagining how beautiful their red crescent shapes will be as we indulge in them throughout the winter. Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes … they weigh down might thick stalks, a beautiful, brilliant green … but, oh, when will they turn red?! Bushels of basil. Not a bad problem. Can you ever have too much caprese salad or garlicky pesto on toasted bread? As for the Swiss chard … just two plants purchased on sale to please the neighborhood bunnies but they must have enough food elsewhere … nary a bite has been taken and the leaves are growing large … so now Steve will have to cook us a dish with that Swiss chard. All recipes welcome. 🙂
unexpected magic
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged gardening, Inspiration, Photography, pollinators on August 21, 2020| 3 Comments »
The goal from my far distant point was to photograph the purple flowers in the backyard. The unexpected magic was three different pollinators flying into view at the same time.
nasturtium
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, flowers, gardening, nasturtium, nature, Photography on August 19, 2020| Leave a Comment »
My attempt at growing pots and pots and pots of different nasturtium have not been greatly successful. Nice blooms on occasion but small leaves and stems on the spindly side. Though my gardening has moved outside, I still tend to do what I did indoors which was to use the same soils, same watering times, etc for every plant. I need to learn more about soils and drainage and all sorts of stuff. Even so … what has grown and bloomed has been wonderfully soul-satisfying.
fresh basil
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged basil, Caprese, food, food photography, gardening, Inspiration, Photography, salads on August 5, 2020| Leave a Comment »
