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Blue Skies and Buckets of Love

Yesterday afternoon I headed out to the barn to gather eggs

and do the afternoon feeding.

I had every intention of working in the garden

(and boy, does it need work!)

It suddenly occurred to me what a spectacular afternoon it was...

I did a teensy bit of garden work,

just so I wouldn't feel too guilty.

I harvested beets, broccoli, peppers, cilantro, celery, and sunflowers.

Remember that hugely tall sunflower that I showed you before?

Here is it's flower...

Have you ever???

I will pick out the seeds and dry them for snacking.

I also harvested our horseradish.

The plant had grown enormous over the summer,

and here is the root....

and cleaned up a bit.....

I will refrigerate this root and then grate little bits of it for use in recipes.

Looks like we'll need lots of shrimp to go with that cocktail sauce!

And while we are on the subject of prolific growth,

check out the okra as it makes its way toward the sky...

There are even new shoots coming out of its trunk.

If you want a plant that just keeps on giving...

okra is your plant!

So, instead of weeding, I sat in the grass and enjoyed the company of

Amanda, barn kitty Leo, and two of our dogs, Oakley and Sam.

What a love fest we had!!

I suppose the weeding can get done any day.

After all, there aren't a lot of these splendid days left, right?

Here's hoping wherever you are you have blue skies overhead

and buckets of love around you!

Have a great day.

PS.... at the end of Day 1, arena construction....

The equipment arrived and a little earth was moved...

very little.

Tomorrow is another day!

Oooh, and I almost forgot...
I've started my Autumn decorating,
and you can see it HERE.

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