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“Do you know the Muffin Man?” from the movie Shrek
Mmmmmmmm . . . . baking this morning . . . using up all the zucchini goodness from the garden. I took this shot with my D7000 on a tripod with the oven light on. Can you see me? Gonna freeze me up a bunch of these bad boys to enjoy in the months to come. I did a triple batch of the Zucchini Bread recipe, but made muffins. I did a tray of mini muffin bites as well. Tomorrow I’ll post a picture of the Chocolate Zucchini Brownies that are in the works.
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“Harvest the bounty of rich tradition and amazing possibilities.” Mary Anne Radmacher
We’re just now starting to get a good harvest off of the garden. Peas, carrots, beets (so sweet!) and cherry tomatoes . . . delish! It’s been an odd growing season with a very wet and cool spring, with only recently warm weather in our summer. Never-the-less it’s so nice to pull this out of the garden and cook it for dinner . . .
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“I love the rain. I want the feeling of it on my face.” Katherine Mansfield
It’s been a VERY wet spring here in Western Canada. Though we have managed a few days here and there of sunshine, this past weekend was wet, wet, wet to the point that we had a small lake in the back yard. Thing is . . . I like the rain but after awhile it would just be nice to have it rain during the week when we’re working, not on the weekend when we want to be out in the yard! Oh well . . . we’re greatly enjoying the lushness all around us. All too soon we’ll be complaining that it’s too hot and everything will be turning brown . . .
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“One minute you’re a slug and the next minute you’re a hero, so you don’t know what to think.” Ed Belfour
My Macro Extension tubes arrived, so I’ve been playing around with them. I’m absolutely amazed at the very narrow depth of field with these tubes . . . this was taken with my 35mm prime, and the 2x tube. My shadow is over the slugs air hole . . . We’ve had a very, very wet spring so slugs abound in the garden. Normally I am pretty disgusted by these slimy little creatures, but getting this close kind of gives me a bit of appreciation for the little creatures. Well . . . yeah . . . as long as they stay away from my garden!
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“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” — Anne Bradstreet
Spring is my most favorite time of the year . . . I love wandering in the garden to discover what is bursting forth – every day it’s seems something new. Here I discovered my Paeonies had bloomed but their beautiful display had gone unnoticed because of everything else that has grown up around. I was so sad to have missed it . . . but determined that next year their beauty would not be hidden . . .
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“Many hands make light work.” John Heywood
I still need a few more of me though! Those weeds are killer! The yard has suddenly burst out in all it’s splendor. So I thought I’d get a little help . . .
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“Well, of course, I’m the wrong person to ask. I like to dial numbers with one hand, and maybe I’m the only one.” Bill Gates (Asked if he would buy an Apple iPhone)
My husband had to take a business trip to California. Since my cel is a Global Phone with two sim cards – one of which is a US cel plan . . . he took it with him and left me with his iPhone 4. I’ve been wanting to get my hands on it!
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“We can only make ourselves the victim.” Gillian Anderson
We spent the day cleaning out, weeding and building new supports for the raspberry patch. We started this patch a few years back, and have kind of neglected it, until this year. We’ve added on to it . . . making it 50 feet long. It’s gonna be one awesome raspberry manufacturing machine this year! There are dangers of working around prickly canes tho – as the photo below shows. Those canes got me pretty good in several places. I was thinking that I could place the blame on those darn raspberries . . . those inanimate objects that grow protective thorns for a reason! Isn’t that what we typically do . . . place the blame for injury or hurt on an external source, instead of taking responsibility for creating the circumstances in the first place?? So easy to do . . . lash out and feel better because “it’s not my fault!” However, I’ve discovered over the years that taking accountability for my own actions is much simpler and easier in the long run . . . I made the choice to attack those raspberry canes without proper protection to prevent injury. Those canes were simply doing what they were engineered to do . . . protect themselves! I subject myself to their abuse, however, because I love what their ultimate offering is . . . delicious and juicy tart little fruits that will appear in the next month or so . . . nothing like fresh berries off the bush, homemade raspberry jam, or fresh frozen berries to enjoy all year long!
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“Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
No matter how I feel about myself, how imperfect I perceive myself to be, I am responsible for my own results in my life. If I’m not happy with what I see when I look in the mirror, I have control over making whatever change is necessary, creating and achieving the results I want. If I’m not happy, I have only to look in the mirror to see the source . . .
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“Gardening requires lots of water – most of it in the form of perspiration.” Lou Erickson
Isn’t that the truth though?? Weeding, raking, tilling, mowing, trimming and pruning, planting and on the cycle goes. Spring brings with it much labor, cleaning up from the winter storms and preparing for the new growth from all the new plantings. And I love this time of year – because of the promise it brings with all the renewal and new growth and freshness. It just feels so great to finally be out in the yard putting things all back in order and preparing for what is yet to come.
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Nurture Self 365 