morning at the garden

Posted on July 2nd, 2011 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

I happened on 2 big elk this morning. They were happily chowing down on the grass outside the garden fence.

Everything is green and growing! Our plot is in the foreground.

All my happy babies.

Green tomatoes

Beets and radishes

Lettuce, curly kale, and spinach

Russian kale. I love the purple stalks!

The garden is showing up at every meal now. I usually come early to get spinach for a breakfast smoothie and some other combination of greens for later in the day.

The collard greens (lower left-hand corner) make really good wraps. They hold up great with lots of stuff inside, and have a really mild taste. Actually, I’ve never been able to tell what they really taste like.

Zia’s pets. They live here at the garden.

Today’s harvest. Nearly a pound of spinach and kale!

And finally (shhh) a big cozy birthday blanket for the girl who loves horses, American flags, and especially the color blue. I made it yesterday and smuggled it out to the garden this morning to take pictures.

Have a spectacular 4th of July!

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3 Responses to “morning at the garden”

  1. ang says on July 2nd, 2011 at 6:33 pm :

    what beauty in the great outdoors. love it all. blanket is perfect. i miss america … happy 4th.

    ps. yes! i will certainly be posting the biology parts now. thank you for the interest. it makes me more keen to post ! xxx

  2. mountain girl says on July 2nd, 2011 at 7:20 pm :

    Thank you, Angelina! I love your blog!

  3. Susan says on July 2nd, 2011 at 8:40 pm :

    Wow. I wish our garden looked that fantastic. What fun!