We have a family membership and go to the garden regularly just because there are scenes like this everywhere.
An Alien Lily
Or maybe something else. This popped up some weeks ago and finally produced this weird looking flower. I can’t remember the name of the bulb we stuck in here ( at least, I think we stuck it there). Anyhow, it’s exotic, weird, and strangely pretty.
Oh No! Not the Flashy Thing Again!
That’s what Baby Drake seems to be saying in this snapshot I took when Miguel and Tracy brought him over for his first visit to our house.
Drake is about three weeks old, and seems to be very alert and interactive for his age. We also enjoyed seeing Kane, Jayden, Vanessa, Tony, and Carol. We love you guys!
Rosemary Skewered Shish Kebabs
How’s this for something different on the BBQ? We cut up some pork loin and marinated the chunks in a citrus-honey and hickory BBQ concoction. We then chopped up some fresh pineapple to go on the skewers along with the pork. The skewers were branches from one of our rosemary bushes, washed and sharpened to a point on the bottom so when you push the meat and fruit on the skewers, the leaves on the branch will fold toward the center.
After cooking the pork thoroughly and browning the pineapple, we discarded the skewers and served this sumptuous entree with roasted corn cobbettes and a sauteed vegetable medley. This made for a very good meal, low in fat and high in fiber.
Sunflower Eclipse
A couple of weekends ago, Verna got this shot of a sunflower at the Botanic Garden. The sun was in the sky directly behind the sunflower – kinda like a solar-flower eclipse or something.
Pink Ginger Blossom
We recently acquired this beautiful Curcuma Ginger from Lowe’s Garden Shop. We always seem to find beautiful flowers at our local Lowe’s. Click on the image for a larger view.
More about this nice variety from Aloha Tropicals:
Curcumas are the unimaginable world of hidden gingers, which get its name from some of the varieties because they bare their flowers on short stalks amid its foliage. Foliage is lush, broad and sometimes pleated. Curcumas love filtered light or light shade and enjoy moist soil. Blooms appear spring, summer or fall depending on variety.
