Early morning light hits the tomatoes just right
As proud of I am of growing lots of beautiful heads of broccoli... I don't think I am going to grow it anymore.
Picking all those broccoli worms out before cooking- makes me lose all appetite for the stuff. And dinner is always a bit on edge for everyone- hoping they don't find any leftover surprises. STRESS!
It may make me a bad person but pesticide broccoli is looking pretty good to me!!
They are awfully pretty in the sunlight but they can't stay here forever.
The question is... WHERE will I put them?!
Peanut butter pie. The creamy peach and blueberry pie was eaten up too quickly to be photographed.
Baby Moses loves him some cherry tomatoes! Can you tell?
Pressure canner mirrors are so SLIMMING.
(except when they are not.)
I made a breakfast hash to top scrambled eggs one morning. And then discovered I didn't have any eggs left to scramble! We had breakfast topping all by itself. For SHAME.
I spied a gaping hole before anyone had even sat down to supper.
Summer tubs
Making homemade ice cream is a task that happens once or twice a week around here.
On 90 degree days it melts before it can smile pretty for the camera.
Biscuits and Sausage gravy for supper...because we can.
After supper porch sitting...for a few seconds before grabbing the climber from flipping the rocking chairs over.
Over and over and over again.
He's HILARIOUS.
Corynn and her own zinnias.
Do you get tired of all the food and flower pictures I share in the summer? That seems to be all I blog about but I can't help myself!
Here's the thing: God is SO GOOD. And every time I make a colorful meal full of kaleidoscope from the garden or load a vase with lurid petals, I am astounded by His goodness to us in His creation.
Have you ever thought about the fact that God could have created us to survive and thrive on a single food... He could have made us to eat only cardboard. Seriously! I think about it a lot. Probably every day. (Hey...I think about food a lot.) Especially in the summertime. Especially when the lighting is so beautiful at every meal to actually capture some of its' beauty before it is wolfed down to be redeemed as energy. I can't help but take just a tiny moment to revel in it.
It's astounding. All of it.
Tomatoes are happening at our place these days. And MY, what a harvest. Last years' harvest was puny... whatever we got, we ate. I don't think I canned ANY. When you plant over 100 plants...that is a disappointment! I am thankful for this year and the opportunity to restock those homecanned tomatoes. My one disappointment (if I could be disappointed at abundance...) is how many red cherry tomatoes we are getting. I had bought several six packs of orange tomatoes and yellow pear tomatoes to go along with the ones I had started from seed...and they must have been all miss-marked because all I have is a ton of cherry tomatoes and NO yellow or orange tomatoes.
Happy weekend, friends! What are your plans?
Mine involve cheesemaking, canning, and cleaning. What else?!
NEVER get tired of your photos! Your gardening is inspiring. I don't garden other than some herbs and flowers--general stuff. I'm interested in the various stages of ripeness your tomatoes are when you pick them. Do you use the less ripe ones more for canning?
ReplyDeleteAlso, would you be willing to share the recipe for the casserole? It looks so good. A loaf of homemade bread and a salad will make it a full meal.
I always look forward to your next post.
Absolutely Beautiful! You just keep posting all those pictures I love it.
ReplyDeleteI never get tired of any of your photos. You are a gifted photographer.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. For the broccoli and worms, you can put the broccoli in a sink full of water and lots of salt and leave it for a few hours and the worms will just float to the top. Having said that I will only freeze it and eat it cooked.
ReplyDeleteAs always, love the photos and updates. The food looks so delicious.
ReplyDeleteNo, I never get tired of your photos of flowers, vegetables or children. I love it all and love the beautiful pictures and marvel at the growth of ALL the previously mentioned items.
ReplyDeleteThe only cherry-size tomatoes we have are sungold! But that's because they're so good I've given up on starting any other varieties. Next year, skip buying and just take some Sungold and Jubilee from me. I usually start too many and end up throwing the smaller plants onto compost. (Shocking.) :)
ReplyDeleteWe missed you bunches this past week, and blogs are poor substitutes. If one must use blogs as a substitute, though, yours is the way to go. Your beautiful post, like your life, is pressed down, shaken together, and running over with fruitfulness.
Hopefully your tomato bounty is giving you a chance to catch a breath before birthday-ing!
Nope, not tired of your food and flower and happy family moments photos! I was thinking as I was scrolling through with a smile on my face that I can just sense your joy and enjoyment over what you are capturing. That's what you communicate, joy and awe, in your photos, so reading your words is quite fitting! YES. Such glory and abundance and I don't tire of reveling in it either. What a creative, abounding, good, quirky, kind, joy-overflowing God!
ReplyDeleteUlli- I very rarely use recipes for anything...mainly just baked goods...probably because I always just add whatever it is I have on hand for these sorts of things. I think the only casserole-ish looking thing in this post is actually a crustless quiche. I believe that one had cubes of ham, peppers, onions, garlic, swisschard, basil, cheese, and cherry tomato halves in about 10 eggs per pan and a bit of milk. Lots of salt and pepper too. Sorry I can't be more help! Now you know why my recipe blog has not been updated in like four years. ;-)
ReplyDeleteLaurie- the sad thing is when you soak in salt water for hours and get worms, then soak in cold water and get worms, and then BOIL and get worms and STILL find a few stragglers as you prepare the food. ick.
Abby- I really should start a garden journal like I have thought of doing for years but never done. You have given me so many good tips throughout the years which I promptly forget and then never know where to find them again. Sungolds sound WONDERFUL!
And all you other lovely ladies- thank you for not only putting UP with my one track mind- but even being encouraging despite it! You're the best!