“Can I keep that picture forever? Cuz I lost those bugs.” – Lily

FAIRIES & PIXIES

THE HUNT

HAPPY SPRING!

PS Don’t forget to tie your shoe laces for the big ressurection party tomorrow!

Some posts need no explanation, the pictures speak for themselves. Aydin’s gesture says it all. This day was all about looking at colorful round things that grew under one huge blue sky. Pumpkins grown at the edge of the Pacific can’t help but be expansive, it’s in their nature.

I spent $27 on a wagon full of heirloom pumpkins. I can’t wait to sample the different varieties; I have a lot of pumpkin enchilada nights planned this winter! I was told to expect the fabulous brussel sprouts beforehand, but I didn’t expect to be blown away by their geometry when still attached to a stem. Seth spent a great deal of time carefully pealing the leaves off a stray. He told me he was going to make soup. However, the leaves were later extricated from my pocket and fed to the resident chickens.

The corn proved to be equally interesting. Seth kept shucking ears and tossing them. Eventually he ran over with one and said, “look I found someone it their home”.

We cooked up the squash and brussel sprouts and got started on some “pumpkin ketchup”. Presumably this recipe will evolve tomorrow. All in all it was a fine day to admire mother earth and her bounty ~ blessings.

that I had to stop editing software, run outside and blog this butterfly.  Well really, how could I resist!

We came across this chubby moth while moving a pot around today.  It did not escape poking and proding.

So, this was the funny looking bug I was talking about the other day. I think it’s some sort of weevil, but in anycase it was busted punching holes in the rosehip.