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Category Archives: environment
sunflowers
summer sunflower
In the community garden where I live, I planted sunflowers.
I’ve never grown them before, but I remember my dziadzi (grandfather in Polish) used to grow them in his garden in Tempe.
long time coming
these two giants were chopped down today.
as much as i love nature, i don’t understand why people plant things like this a foot away from their home.
my hoa required them to be trimmed once per year because they make such a mess,
dropping seeds, branches, and fronds…
…on my roof, and in front of my entrance.
and then the day came when the tree trimmers said they were too tall to climb.
goodbye trees too tall to climb.
too tall to see.
too tall.
yellow is for watersports
this is the first rose from my yard.
when i worked at the renaissance festival,
i learned that yellow roses symbolize watersports.
what? you didn’t know?
onion blossoms
in the garden the onions are blooming
spiderweb
I almost destroyed this web the other day because it looked like a black widow web-tangled and sticky-but the light caught it just right today, and I realized it was another spider’s web. so beautiful.
super moon
i love this weather right now.
the smell of orange blossoms.
the cool mornings
the warm days
it’s just right.
in the garden march 2011
brussel sprouts: these grow along the inner stalk. they are fantastic roasted or steamed then fried. never boiled.
fennel sits on top of the earth. i like to roast mine and eat it with salt and pepper.
this is a type of cauliflower called romanesco. it’s florets are fractal shaped. hands down best when roasted till it has browned edges. it also has a sweet taste when fresh. and when i say fresh, i mean in season or from the garden. store cauliflower that has sat for awhile has a bitter bite to it.
happy hour
today’s tasty beverage is fresh squeezed orange juice from my tree, vodka, a splash of vanilla extract, and a few mint leaves.
i almost went with sage, but i thought i would go more classic. that, and i have twice as much mint as sage, and sage is tastier friend in butter than swimming in alcohol.
this screwdriver pairs well with darning sweaters and mending torn pockets.