Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Cottontail or Rabbit Rabbit


Cottontail or Rabbit Rabbit

We spied quite a large cottontail in our yard.
They are easy to miss; they have great camouflage.
Saying Rabbit Rabbit is supposed to bring good luck
if you say it the first thing in the morning
on the first of the month as you just wake up.
So Rabbit Rabbit to you all.

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Vegetable Gumbo


Vegetable Gumbo

1 large yellow onion chopped medium
10 mini red peppers diced
4 garlic cloves minced
olive oil for sauteing
3 tablespoons olive oil for roux
3 tablespoons flour for roux
1-32 ml container of chicken stock
1 can diced tomatoes
3 cups frozen diced okra, unbreaded
1 cup frozen corn kernels 
1 cup frozen broccoli florets
1 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 to 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper ground
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1-1/2 cups black eyed peas or beans of your choice (optional)
2 cups kale or swiss chard (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
hot sauce to taste
cooked brown rice

Saute onion and peppers till soft, then add garlic for a minute more. Add olive oil and flour and make a roux. Add liquid ingredients slowly incorporating the liquid into the roux. Add remaining ingredients and cook till vegetables are soft. I was wondering how the frozen okra would be, it was just fine and not slimy at all. Serve over rice with hot sauce of your choice.

Monday, March 30, 2026

Scilla


Scilla


I've mistakenly called them blue bells,
but they are scilla, a bulb which comes back every year.
They were planted by the previous owner.

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Tomatillo Seed Pods and Seeds

 
Tomatillo Seed Pods and Seeds


Just noticed these in the garden today.
Lots of seeds in the pods.
some may have dissipated or blown away.
Maybe some will germinate on their own.
Hope not because they were in a perennial bed.
Found more pods, careful as the seeds fall out readily. 
We shall see.