flower distractions

whenever i start cleaning, i get distracted by wanting to pretty things up rather than pick things up......

leaf miners

when i was in the garden a few days ago i noticed some artistically defurbished leaves on the wild purslane. leaf miners really like chard and beets, but apparently they'll stoop to eating purslane if no brassicas can be found.

when held up to the light, the leaf miners are more easily distinguished. but since i only got a picture of half the leaf....only one is readily noticeable.

sorry for the horrible picture, it's hard to macro with one hand whilst glaring up into bright light......

garlic braiding

my first garlic braid! it's fairly clumsy and not quite as nice looking as i thought it would be....but it's my first one and it hasn't fallen apart yet. so i'm pretty proud of myself!

don't judge a plant by its stem

last year i ordered a $20 bulb. a year later it's finally strutting it's stuff. to be honest, i expected the plant to be a bit more....grandiose.

but if you ignore the inital ackwardness and get in close.....

real close....

it's satisfyingly pretty.

garlic whistles

we've been eagerly awaiting garlic whistles on our fall-planted garlic- because garlic whistle pesto is GLORIOUS, EPIC, RESPLENDENT, DIVINE, etc.....

lavender limeade

i like limeade.
i like limeade with lavender.
i like limeade with lavender and mint.

mmmmmm....lavender limeade with just a hint of mint.

all it takes is:
eight sprigs of lavender, 2 springs of mint, 1 lime, 2 1/2 cups of water, and a few squirts of agave nectar.
boil 1 1/2 cup of water. pour over lavender and mint. infuse for 15 minutes or so. add the juice of one lime and agave nectar to taste. at this point you can either add ice or water or a combo of both. it all depends on how long you want to wait. i'm impatient. i add ice. (and vodka......)

not on my watch

hmmmm....maybe eating snails is really a type of revenge.....