Salix Blue

Pecan season!
The biggest harvest ever for me, around 80-100 lbs. I soak the nuts in filtered water w/ sea salt, this removes the enzyme inhibitors, enhancing digestion, increasing nutrition, and being dehydrated at 105 d. keeps them raw. BTW, walnuts lose ALL bitterness when soaked.

Some flowers are tougher than others....

NFP?
It bugs me, that I can't see other comments on a post I'm checking out.....
And harsh limit on how much you can say!

Pecan season
Here is the 2nd batch of pecans processed. The box weighed 18 lbs. After cleaning, soaking in filtered water w/sea salt, and then dehydrating for almost a day, I have 6.4 lbs ready to consume. Soaking removes enzyme inhibitors. Drying at 105 d. keeps them raw.
3 or 4 boxes left to go..

Well...
Somebody made brownies late last night...
Milk chocolate with caramel drops. Double batch, no less.
Kinda left a mess in the kitchen....not sure which version of myself is responsible....
Nom nom nom

Huh?
What's the reference?

Practice=Progress 👍

Last........

Your star turned so bright
sparkling in my darkest night
with you, souls took flight

Also...

Now, in the twilight
of my misspent life's journey,
I miss our childhood.

And.......this haiku remembers seeing Carmen in a play called 'Wit'...she's an actress

In 'Wit', you brought tears
as well as laughter, I came
undone in that sea

More haiku for Carmen...

childhood terrors reigned
at times, but fantasy was
our door to the world

My oldest and bestest friend has a birthday today....we went kindergarten together!
To Carmen
Freshly made haiku
Made especially for you
Thanks for all you do 🦋🐝💛🐝

hands held tight when small
not knowing you would grow so tall
adulthood's sweet call

@poetrysociety.bsky.social

Ode to the Serrano

Your bite is forthright,
so much more so when your skin
turns so very red.
- dym -

Northern lights in Italy, from the vantage points of the space station

The natural progression, from garden to cutting board to pantry....finally, to plate
Extremely hot relish. I'm calling it
Holy Heck!

A recent sourdough loaf, and kimchi

Red fox grazing on amanita mushroom, Finland.
Photo: Niko Pekonen /

The Pingualuit Crater in northern Quebec—a geological marvel created by a meteor impact 1.4 million years ago. It has a diameter of 2.14 miles and houses Lake Pingualuk, is 876 feet deep. This lake has some of the purest water on Earth, it relies solely on rain and snow.

Medieval Architecture of Cairo, Egypt.

The purple peppers in the photo are called Buena mulata...nice and hot.

All of my peppers are finishing up late as well. What do you like doing with your harvest? I often dehydrate, save for two years then grind to make my pepper powder. Also like to save in freezer for pepper jam.
This year
...hot relish

Uma Mowmow

OliveMay

Esther

Mr Mose

Rex

Jules

Bruno

Utrecht, the Netherlands
It is being viewed as the
!! **correction of a historic mistake.**!!
More than 40 years after parts of the canal that encircled Utrecht’s old town were concreted over to accommodate a 12-lane motorway, the Dutch city celebrates restoration of its 900-year-old moat.