Here comes Mr. Bingle...
With a message from Kris Kringle..
It's getting to be that time of year again.
11.22.2009
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle,
Here comes Mr. Bingle...
With a message from Kris Kringle..
It's getting to be that time of year again.
First camellia of the season
The first camellia of the season bloomed this week. It was debutante. I lovely pink fluffy bloomer. The bush was not doing so well since the big snow last year so I am glad that it is happy and surviving this year.
11.21.2009
First cold of the season.
A cold rain fell this weekend. Slow and steady..Well, we lit a fire in the stove and we had some root vegetables and lentils for dinner, but chills and sore throat have descended on us this weekend. I hope that the sun comes out and chases the chills away...
Go Tell Aunt Rhody
It has been a sad day.
We lost our last beautiful white Embden goose yesterday.
His name was "Hans". I'm not sure what killed him, but he had a circular wound on his face. At first, I thought it might be a from a bullet, as it was very round and extremely swollen, but then I thought it may be a puncture wound from an animal attack, as there was a smaller wound to the left and esp. since it seemed to have happened at night. I am not sure how here died, but I will miss him very much. So do the other geese. They are very upset and the older female is calling for him and making the rounds looking for him. Hans, like other Embdens, had the most beautiful blue eyes...
11.06.2009
Think Happy Thoughts!
I was asked to make a prop- The pirate's poison cake for a local High school production of Peter Pan.. Here it is- about 2 ft high- lightweight 5 inch foam and wedding tulle, silk flowers, paint and of course glitter!
10.30.2009
Healthy Halloween Sprouty Snack
Green spirulina sauce and sprout sandwich with homemade pico-de-gallo and red pepper hummus on wheat toast!
10.26.2009
Double Delight
Recent rains have helped the roses to bloom. "Double Delight" is one of them. Highly fragrant- the deer and rabbits do not favor it as they do "Iceberg", and the color is as delightful as the fragrance.
The Rustic Brown Rabbit Diner
If you look closely, you can see evidence of the local rabbit's wanderings. The pine bark has become his dinner platter.
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
(Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Thanks to Katrina and lots of insect infested pine trees.. The Red-headed Woodpeckers have been very busy in our area. They laugh and swoop swiftly through the yard and pines. According to Greek mythology, Picus was a son of Saturn, and he was turned into a woodpecker by Circe when he rejected her. The Red-headed Woodpecker is listed as a vulnerable species in Canada and is listed on multiple state threatened species lists in the United States. click here to learn more
(Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Thanks to Katrina and lots of insect infested pine trees.. The Red-headed Woodpeckers have been very busy in our area. They laugh and swoop swiftly through the yard and pines. According to Greek mythology, Picus was a son of Saturn, and he was turned into a woodpecker by Circe when he rejected her. The Red-headed Woodpecker is listed as a vulnerable species in Canada and is listed on multiple state threatened species lists in the United States. click here to learn more
10.24.2009
10.13.2009
Julio Iglesias Rose
This rose doesn't bloom very often- but I love it's unexpected and unpredictable stripes!
White Clematis
the geese just about killed it last year and I thought it was gone...
It came back nicely this year.
Chef "Chili" Sugarfoot
We have a new addition; his name is Chef "Chili" Sugarfoot, since he is constantly "makin' biscuits" and he was acquired on the way to get some chili for my husband for dinner. He is about 4 months old. He had been surviving on chicken nuggets and other hand outs. We got him fixed and his vacs and wellness check. Now he is sleeping contentedly on the porch.
10.09.2009
Pelicans on the Lake
Pelican activity on the lake has increased this week for both great white pelicans, such as the one that graces our state flag, and also for the brown pelican.
They have very different ways of hunting- the brown pelicans hunt alone or in "squadrons" flying low and then high and crashing straight down into the water, to catch fish as they dive down into the water with their beaks open. The great whites, hunt in "rafts" as a group and flap their wings and beaks to run fish into the shallows or to each other and then scoop them into their pouches together as a collective.. hence the original state motto Non Sibi Sed Suis- not for oneself, but for one's group or one's own.... In the 7 years that I have been photographing along the causeway- and for my life lived in Louisiana.. I have never seen as many rafts of white pelicans feeding in the lake as I have this week.
They have very different ways of hunting- the brown pelicans hunt alone or in "squadrons" flying low and then high and crashing straight down into the water, to catch fish as they dive down into the water with their beaks open. The great whites, hunt in "rafts" as a group and flap their wings and beaks to run fish into the shallows or to each other and then scoop them into their pouches together as a collective.. hence the original state motto Non Sibi Sed Suis- not for oneself, but for one's group or one's own.... In the 7 years that I have been photographing along the causeway- and for my life lived in Louisiana.. I have never seen as many rafts of white pelicans feeding in the lake as I have this week.
10.05.2009
9.11.2009
Carrie Lee's Lean Mean Bison Burgers
Carrie Lee's Lean Mean Bison Burgers
2 lbs of ground Bison
1 pack baby portobello mushrooms, chopped fine.
4 or 5 large "riced" raw red potatoes (finely grated)
4 tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup wheat germ
2 eggs
1 or two green bell peppers- diced
2 tbs ground black pepper
1 tsp ( more or less) of ground cayenne pepper
( I do not use salt- but you can salt to taste
7 springs of fresh oregano - leaves only
( 1 tbs fresh)
preheat oven to 325.
mix all ingredients thoroughly.
form into small burger patties
Place in large glass pan slightly oiled ( pam or olive oil is fine)
bake on 325 until done- watch carefully because the bison is lean.
Serve on toasted whole wheat english muffins spread with dijon mustard and fresh lentil sprouts.
Yum.
2 lbs of ground Bison
1 pack baby portobello mushrooms, chopped fine.
4 or 5 large "riced" raw red potatoes (finely grated)
4 tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup wheat germ
2 eggs
1 or two green bell peppers- diced
2 tbs ground black pepper
1 tsp ( more or less) of ground cayenne pepper
( I do not use salt- but you can salt to taste
7 springs of fresh oregano - leaves only
( 1 tbs fresh)
preheat oven to 325.
mix all ingredients thoroughly.
form into small burger patties
Place in large glass pan slightly oiled ( pam or olive oil is fine)
bake on 325 until done- watch carefully because the bison is lean.
Serve on toasted whole wheat english muffins spread with dijon mustard and fresh lentil sprouts.
Yum.
9.10.2009
Cheese or Font?
A great site:
Cheese or Font?
for Cheese lovers and Designers alike!
Sent to me by one of my best former students...
Cheese or Font?
for Cheese lovers and Designers alike!
Sent to me by one of my best former students...
9.02.2009
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