We went down the hill last Sunday to take care of our friends' animals, which gave me the opportunity to pick some wildflowers that don't grow up here at our house.
Those white ones smelled exactly like oregano.
I thought it needed some more color, so I added clover, silver nightshade, and whatever those yellow flowers are.
And I put this on the bookshelf in the living room.
Many of the wildflowers around the house are towards the end of their life cycle, so I had a pretty random assortment later in the week that I collected on my run.
Lots of clover.
And I maybe got a little over exuberant with the height of the clover on the bookshelf. Oh well. It's dramatic, I guess.
In other plant news, I harvested the first beets this week.
There are beets under those greens somewhere.
One of the beets has gone to seed, which is perplexing, as I thought they only seed in their second year and I planted all these seeds this year. We'll just see what happens with it.
The grasshoppers continue to be horrifying. Not only are the sheer number of them overwhelming, but there are really a shocking variety.
This bright green one was unusual enough that I took a picture of it.
Poppy woke up early one morning. The oven was on already to cook pork shoulder before it got hot, so we made some muffins to go in the oven, too.
When children help in the kitchen, things often end up on the floor.
Jasper is delighted with the warm weather. It means all the people are outside with him all day.
And that means belly rubs are a strong possibility.
Early-morning baking is the only kind I want to do in the summer.
Granola and chocolate chip cookie bars at 6:30 a.m.
The strong sun and heat also means that it's sun-tea time.
The big jar has decaffeinated black tea. In the smaller jars are mint leaves, and a combination of peach leaves and mint leaves.
There you have it! My life, snapshotted.
P.S. Happy Father's Day to all the dads. I hope you have an excellent day.
