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New garden updates:

Everything is growing really well, and thankfully the weather has remained cooperative. Of course, I shouldn't complain over a night or two of at-freezing temperatures in the past month, when most of the country can't even start gardens until the Spring. So I would like to thank the state of Florida, as well as Global Warming (or global tilting, or sun spots, whatevs), major hi-fives all around.

The peppers that were most damaged in our mini cold snap are now beginning to blossom. The cayenne that originally looked the weakest is presently my breadwinner. The flowers have fallen off and now the pep-peps are pushing through.


The carrots are becoming bush-like, but still nothing peeking out of the ground. So they're fairly boring to photograph. The strawberries have produced three more berries, and one midgy berry that I'm slightly afraid to eat. So far the fantasy of having crates of berries all at once has been forced into the reality that I only get one, maybe two at the same time. And let me tell you, it's really awkward to only eat one strawberry. How do you fit that into a meal? What kind of snack is that? I can't just mix it in with other berries...those are store-bought, they taste like sour cardboard, and it would be insulting. So I'm stuck with freezing my berries, adding them to the bag, until I get enough to figure something out.


The okra, cucumbers and soy are all coming in well. I love their fuzzies.




And lastly, here are some photos of last weekend. We went to the Game Preserve off the St. John's River. Saw some sites, and animals. The neat thing about going there is that after you take in the beauty of the animals, you can shoot them and hang their faces on your wall or make delicious meat dishes. Maybe not the alligators, but the boar and deer and fish. Although you might want to use a hook for a fish, not a gun (FYI).

pictures of the day. again.

i should just title all of my posts pictures of the day.

so the garden is growing and growing! as of this morning, we've got ALL of the plants sprouting. this means:

strawberries
carrots
okra
cucumbers
soy
cayenne
jalapeno

welllll technically the jalapeno leaves didn't survive the last freeze, but the roots are still strong. the cayennes are starting to blossom already...i think i've got four or five coming in.

this is exciting!! mostly because james and i didn't screw up. although i'm not sure how you can screw up throwing seeds in a pile of dirt. but you never know.

it's like giving birth to babies, you're so proud of yourself for creating something so beautiful, and you're proud of your little babies for sprouting out of a hole and making it into the world...but it's so much better, because you can leave these little guys outside, and they raise themselves!!! not to mention, you don't have worry about them until it gets down to 32 degrees. take that, human babies!!!

here they are:

the strawed berries...


carrots....

soy!!


This gardening business is pretty amazing. Everyone should be doing this. Liberate yourself from creepy wax-covered gassed flavlorless store produce!!! From foreign countries with questionable safety standards!!

Also today, I took a drive out to the Wildlife Refuge, and down Tropical Trail to St. Luke's. When I got to St. Luke's, I was lucky enough to go into the church. I love old Southern churches, I really do. And I love the spanish moss that hangs off the old trees in the cemetery. It feels so peaceful. Welllll not so much at the Georgiana cemetery, but at St. Luke's it does.








I feel so lucky to live somewhere so beautiful...although it's easy to find beauty in most places, you just have to open your eyes.

Pictures of the day.

Some pictures today from band practice.









James was excavating from the Moose Tracks ice cream dig site and I just ate the biggest fudge ribbon. I wish I could experience that moment over and over again. It ended way too soon.

Pictures of the day

James and I went walking around Pine Island today. I'd say we were lucky enough to spot not one but two bald eagles and a nest; however, spotting bald eagles here is almost like trying to find pigeons in a city- it's not very hard to do. I feel kind of spoiled in the way, but I make the most of my surroundings here by trying to be out on the trails as much as I can. It's really a shame that the closest people will get to these animals is by going to a zoo, because there really are EVERYWHERE here.

As far as home is concerned, I've got two more strawberries ready to sacrifice their lives to the almighty stomach gods. I'm giving them another week. The carrots are getting so big I wouldn't be surprised if they were walking and talking tomorrow; my how my little ones grow so fast.

Also, and more importantly, T-minus FIVE days until Tim and Eric Live!!!!!! Oh mama!!!