Salsa in Progress!

With a potential frost looming, we figured it was time to get canning.

 

The Garden Produces!

For a quick midsummer update, the garden is producing interesting and tasty things.

Elderflowers and elderberries (not ripe, but photogenic):

Somerset seedless grapes, turned into raisins for Christmas baking:

Painted serpent cucumber:

Luffa (actual fruits hidden in the vines):

Dilly Dilly!

One of three Eastern Black Swallowtail caterpillars feasting on our garden's self-seeding dill:

Small Green Visitors

A painted turtle made its way across the lawn, and occasionally got stuck in the garage:

Later, a white-lined sphinx caterpillar explored the driveway:

Easter Greetings!

We can always hope for a White Easter, and this year did not disappoint (except in quantity).

Also, our attempt at German Easter Sweet Bread was a photogenic and gastronomic success:

Bread in progress: