I think I missed a photo challenge. There was one recently with something like this as the theme. Well, I’m doing it late I guess but I took some photos of downtown and I wanted to share. So, here is what would have been my entry for that challenge. Enjoy! The old Landmark Center and … More Downtown St. Paul – the old and the new
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Thursday, July 4: The next place I go on my walking tour is the Alcázar of Toledo, a stone fortification that sits at the highest part of Toledo. Alcázar of Toledo In the third century, it was used as a Roman palace. Abd ar-Rahman III built…
I have made paella many times using this same recipe for about 30 years. It came from a now closed restaurant in Los Angeles called La Masía. And this time I decided to document so that I could share the process. Rather than write out the recipe because, after all, you can find the basic … More The making of paella
My garden immediately leapt to mind for this week’s theme. So I gathered a few pics of flowers and veggies in their various forms. To view more entries, click here. I hope you enjoy! Veggies ready to eat, others forming: Season’s end clean-up, a different kind of foreshadow: Flowers in bloom and budding: Lastly, … More Weekly Photo Challenge – Foreshadow
You know what I heard on the radio this afternoon? You’ll never guess, so I will tell you. Summer is over??? So, let me see. We had one of the longest winters ever, one of the worst springs ever (basically non-existent), a few weeks of summer and now it’s over?? The weatherman was saying that … More Mid-summer blooms
When I saw this week’s theme I thought I’d post photos of fresh veggies from my garden. However, I decided to expand it a bit and include some other photos that fit the theme as well. Up first, those fresh veggies. Fresh rhubarb, green beans and Thai basil: I found several photos of fresh cut … More Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh
Can you tell that I love gardening? And I have such fun photographing plants and flowers. So, sit back and see what’s growing in my yard. My penstemon are very nearly done for the season, but here they are at their peek. You can even see the queen of the prairie showing its first buds … More Early summer gardening
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