Days of Summer #3

Real hot here today. Real hot. Even so, I did a few projects today. First and foremost, my flamingo friends, Helen and Ellen, moved into the backyard, right after getting married in San Francisco today. We are all really excited about their nuptials and couldn’t be more pleased that they have chosen to make their home here with us. The chickens have been a little standoffish, but I am sure they will warm up and be having them over for for happy hour real soon.

Next, back to the vegetable garden. I unearthed a cache of giant onions and the first of the green beans. Always exciting to find something you didn’t see the day before. Lots of baby tomatillos coming along, and I am guessing one more week and we’ll be inundated with cherry tomatoes.

By 11:00 a.m.  I was running for cooler climes. So I retreated inside and started putting together my air plant project. I bought these little glass hanging vases yesterday at the floral supply house as homes for my epiphytes, or air plants. These little things grow without soil and with very little water. And hopefully, by tonight, they shall be suspended from my bathroom ceiling in their glass houses. Between those, the terrarium, and a staghorn fern my friend Stephanie gave me, my bathroom is starting to resemble a greenhouse. I love it.

And last but not least, Bryan and I tried out a new recipe tonight. Pizza with a crust made out of cauliflower! Thanks Teresa for passing this one a long! It was delicious and I was able to load it up with several of those leeks. Probably not the best day of the year to turn the oven on, but it was worth it. Here’s the link to the recipe if you are intrigued and want to try it out for yourself: http://www.theluckypennyblog.com/2013/02/the-best-cauliflower-crust-pizza.html.

So, just a little warning that tomorrow I’ll be taking a break from  Days of Summer. I got a Pride Parade to go to, people! And its a historic one indeed! But don’t worry, I’ll be back on Monday!