That is the music that I happened to be listening to as I downloaded these images, of morning light falling upon the African violets in the kitchen. Not a bad way to start the week. Have a good one, folks.
Posts Tagged ‘indoor gardening’
elgar piano quintet in a minor, op. 84
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Music, Nature Notes, tagged african violet, african violets, beauty, colors, Elgar, flowers, indoor gardening, Inspiration, iridescence, light, morning light, music, Photography on October 20, 2014| 2 Comments »
beautiful blossoms
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged blossoms, colors, flowers, food, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography, plants on October 17, 2014| 1 Comment »
potato blossom
You’d almost think it was spring where I am, there are that many blossoms in the kitchen.
nasturtium bloom
red pepper flower
potato plant 2
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, food, green, growing, harvests, indoor gardening, Inspiration, light, Photography, plants, potatoes on October 12, 2014| 3 Comments »
african violet up close
Posted in Inspiration, tagged african violets, colors, flowers, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography on September 1, 2014| 1 Comment »
sadly yet beautifully …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, flowers, gold, indoor gardening, Inspiration, leaves, nature, orchids, Photography on August 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »
another fallen leaf
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, indoor gardening, Inspiration, leaves, nature, orchids, Photography, plants on August 14, 2014| 5 Comments »
fallen leaves and blossoms
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged blossoms, colors, indoor gardening, Inspiration, leaves, nature, orchids, Photography, plants, textures on August 6, 2014| 3 Comments »
As I was racing around this morning, I realized that one of the orchid plants had dropped two leaves while the second plant had dropped a leaf as well. New leaves grew on both so they still hang on but I suspect I’ve been too free with the watering pail.
As I gathered the leaves I could not help but notice the lovely colors and textures of their dying flesh.
And then I remembered that when their blossoms had fallen earlier in the summer, I’d collected them in a small dish to see what might happen to the petals over time. Out of sight, out of mind … but I found the dish and this is what the petals look like.
the aloe in the hallway
Posted in Inspiration, tagged abstract, aloe vera, black and white, form, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography, plants on August 5, 2014| 2 Comments »
more food images from the week
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, cooking, creativity, flavors, food, food photography, gardening, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography, recipes, textures on July 6, 2014| 2 Comments »
An impromptu dinner salad: two tomatoes sliced, topped with chopped red onion and fresh basil leaves, drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Filling for a 3-egg omelet: chopped smoked salmon, gruyere cheese, tiny bit of red onion, and an assortment of chopped herbs (parsley, chervil and whatever else caught the chef’s eyes).
A quick breakfast: a few slices of bread, buttered and then toasted, served with a handful of fresh raspberries. Coffee and cream on the side. Overall, a yummy week, I must say.
p.s. Thanks to all for the potato recipes. In the end, they were cooked with some butter and garlic and sprinkled with herbs. You never know what the future holds, but if I do grow potatoes next year, I have my eyes on a bigger pot. 😉
an impromptu mesclun dinner
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged food, food photography, indoor gardening, Inspiration, lettuce, mesclun, Mesclun greens, nest, Photography, recipe, seeds, shallow soil on June 19, 2014| 5 Comments »
Let’s see. Besides potatoes, I’ve been growing lettuce indoors. Mesclun greens, their seeds meant to sprout in shallow soil and then the green leaves snipped early to top other dishes.
But my dish with shallow soil was kind of large and so I found myself with many greens that I decided to form into a nest. And on this nest I placed a handful of brussels sprouts, chopped, and a couple of small leeks, chopped, and a bit of oyster mushroom found at the bottom of the fridge, also chopped. Before I placed them in their nest, these veggies and the fungi were sauteed in olive oil, butter and garlic and seasoned with salt and pepper.
Okay, there was some meat added at the end of the porcine variety but no pictures do I have of crisped bacon, and so this is as much of the recipe that I can share in images. Í’ve placed the large dish aside until I decide what to sprout next. So many seeds in the world. I feel quite lucky.
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