a quiet, but productive, day

- I had so many squash blossoms in the garden I decided to pick some to try to cook for the first time! 

- A generous harvest from the fig tree...seems every day there are so many ripe figs to be picked. 

- Decided to make jam with the figs. I followed the recipe from Ashley English's book, 

  Homemade Living: Canning and Preserving. I can't wait to have this around for the fall and to give 

  some away! 

- An evening walk in Griffith Park ended a quiet, but productive, day. 

catching up

a visit back east from earlier...

dogwoods and kate 

greenhouse

ben discovering his shadow

"before I die I want to..." I loved this wall...there was chalk available for anyone who wanted to write.

tomato harvest

herbs drying for teas and salves

morning in amy's kitchen

evening

weekend in virginia

{all photos taken and processed with 'Camera+' app}

four leaf clovers

 the second four leaf clover I've found in my garden this week! I'm hoping it means a good harvest is ahead...

Recently

Growing Season

       at sarah's work 

chicken in the crops

sarah and seedlings

morning coffee

planted

making honey. sarah's backyard

tucker

A Bakersfield Summer Day

squash harvest

after work swim at the river

Details in the community garden.

     After planting some kale, snap peas, and beets this afternoon, I explored the property the garden is on.