An Uncommon Visitor

Known as the common green darner (Anax junius), it's not anyone I've ever met up with around here. Blends in pretty well with the fava bean leaves, but somehow it caught my eye. Or its very large eyes met mine? Regardless, s/he hung around the yard for two days, and then, well, we lost touch. 

The End of an Era

It's been the powerhouse, the workhorse of the kitchen here for nearly forty years. Banana smoothies for me - no prob. Mixing massive amounts of basil for pesto for the freezer - easy peasy. More, more, and yet more of velvety smooth squash soup - kids' stuff.

And before that, who knows? It belonged to my best guy's Mom before it came to us, and she passed in 1986. And then, one day (last Sunday, actually), it met up with the sink faucet...

Thankfully, there are replacement units. One is now on order, and we are all hoping that it arrives very soon and in perfect working order. Because those bananas are becoming seriously ripe. 

The Last Squash

Promise. We ate or gave away all the other ones. And most definitely, the last post about squash for a very looong time. Promise.

But you have to admit, it's a beauty at 12.5 lbs. (although other people have said things like, "hilarious" and "gonna be a lot of soup"). All true, but not very nice to say out loud. 

(Banana for scale)

The Beach

It's been raining, and it's supposed to rain again. What better time to head out to Tennessee Valley for a hike.