CSA Day!

Here is this week's share:

We received:

• Watermelon
• Cantaloupe
• Purple cabbage
• Swiss Chard
• Yellow Onions
• Green beans
• Cauliflower (from swap box in exchange for potatoes)
• More swiss chard (from swap box in exchange for tomatoes)
• More onions (from swap box in exchange for bell peppers)

Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Cabbage

At my parents house we are growing broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage (and brussles sprouts).  Cabbage and cauliflower are new ones for us.  Here are some photos:

CSA Delivery - A bit heartbreaking this week...

Here is what I took home today:

Melons

Onions

Beets 

Basil

Corn

Cauliflower

This week was a bit heartbreaking when I opened my box and found dozens of tomatoes, a few peppers, and lots of little potatoes, nightshades galor!  Fortunately the swap bin had two extra melons, gold beets, and more white and red onions, all great additions to the week.

I made a quick pesto with the basil, kale I still have growing at home, walnuts, garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper.  It was really tasty with supper and it will taste good on some eggs tomorrow morning.

CSA Delivery!

Check out the beautiful produce we got this week!

• broccoli
• sweet corn
• sweet onions
• cucumbers (including some funky round yellow ones)
• zucchini/summer squash
• red potatoes
• lettuce
• kalette greens

Tomatoes also came in today's box and oh it was so hard to put them in the swap box.  I hope whoever gets the tomatoes truly enjoys them.  But, I took some more swiss chard in exchange along with a couple extra funky cucumbers!  

Our Third CSA Share

The excitement continues!

Here is what we received this week Thursday:

• carrots
• beets
• cucumbers
• summer squash
• cabbage
• leeks
• sweet onions
• dill
• swiss chard

Swiss chard is one of my favorite greens so I swapped out a beet and a couple summer squashes for a second bunch of chard.  The chard and onions go so well in scrambled eggs.

Air Plant Flowered

I meant to post this a couple of weeks back.  In June my giant air plant flowered!  Once I bought an air plant with a flower on it but never has any of them in my care flowered, until now.

The Birds and the Bees (and the Butterfiles and the Flowers they Love)

Yesterday, I sat in our backyard for a while and here is the show Mother Nature put on for me.

Did you find the hidden cardinal?

My Parent's Garden

My garden

My herb garden:

My beautiful daisies:

Other perennials

Black raspberries - oh are they tasty!