Yumminess is bursting out all over the house.
A few pictures from my California native plant garden:
A native sunflower (Helianthus annuus). It is supposed to be 4 foot tall. Mine are close to 6 feet tall. This is the first flower to open.
There are oodles of buds ready to burst open on my sunflowers.
My Clarkias are in full bloom. The white is Clarkia amoena 'Memoria'. The purple is Clarkia rubicunda.
This is gorgeous pink flower is Clarkia amoena 'Aurora' "Farewell to Spring".
Yumminess from my organic herb garden:
Purple basil. So yummy in salads.
Thai basil. So yummy in Thai curries.
Yellow stemmed chard. So yummy steamed and served with balsamic vinegar.
And the promise of many yummy figs this fall. If the neighbors don't steal them all.
Doggy cuteness:
Sammie is built for begging. He manages to look sad, innocent, sweet, hungry, and cute, all at the same time. No wonder he is so spoiled. He knows how to work it!
I think he needs to have his portrait done on velvet (remember the sad children with the huge eyes?). If you look closely, you can see a tear running down his cheek.
Such a cute little prince sleeping with a pillow (carefully arranged for his snoozing pleasure).
My next knitting adventure:
The very beginnings of a shawl in yummy Zephyr.
Yummy! And Sammie is so cute. I must grow some more veggies next year, when our construction is over.
Posted by: AuntieAnn | July 06, 2007 at 01:22 PM
Your garden is so gorgeous! And Sammie is a supermodel :)
Posted by: Debi | July 06, 2007 at 01:28 PM
Nice flowers now get to the socks. I'm just kidding, I can't wait to see what you spin for the Tour De Fleece.
Posted by: Chante | July 06, 2007 at 03:14 PM
Pretty, yummy, cute and gorgeous! Which shawl is that now? One you're making up as you go along or?
Posted by: Ronni | July 06, 2007 at 07:45 PM
Wow! Great post -- your colors are wonderful eye candy. Thanks for all your efforts!
Posted by: The Mother of Ewe | July 08, 2007 at 03:35 AM
Is there some kind of Sammie fan club I can join?
Posted by: karrie | July 11, 2007 at 04:38 PM
I love your garden photos.
I'm with Karrie, we need a Sammie fan club. He's adorable. I can just picture him in one of those velvet paintings - that cracked me up!
Posted by: Denise | July 12, 2007 at 06:17 AM