Tag Archives: summer

Squirrels 8, Jan 42

Posted on August 15, 2020 by jyourist

I don’t mind sharing with the squirrels, but they take one or two bites and then leave the tomato to rot! I wish they would at least finish what is on their plate before they reach for another.

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Morning at the Botanic Gardens

Posted on July 15, 2016 by jyourist
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The day lilies have landed

Posted on June 24, 2016 by jyourist
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A glimpse

Posted on April 14, 2016 by jyourist

When I got home this afternoon, the sun was out and the weather absolutely beautiful. I walked around the awakening garden, observing the resurrecting plants. I sat in our old rusted garden chair left by previous owners. I called an … Continue reading →

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Summer Ensos

Posted on August 28, 2015 by jyourist
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School’s out for summer!

Posted on June 12, 2015 by jyourist
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The past becomes the future through the medium of the present

Posted on April 12, 2015 by jyourist

Not even a month (25 days ago to be exact) and the seeds for the garden are flourishing, especially the fava beans, the melons, and the lemon cukes. It truly is magical putting the small seeds into the dirt and … Continue reading →

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The seasoning of seasons

Posted on November 24, 2014 by jyourist

These tomatoes were all rescued from before the frost. These last tomatoes—Black Krim, Cherokee Purple, Black Cherries, San Marzano, Green Zebra, Sun Sugar, and Mortgage Lifter— in our well-seasoned cast-iron skillet, have embraced some eggplant, onion, garlic, green pepper, and … Continue reading →

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Summer randomness: trapped moth, solar-powered Queen, post-shower towel, indecipherable fortune, extremely long egg depositor

Posted on August 5, 2014 by jyourist

On my way to Ann Arbor, a mysteriously trapped moth in the gas pump: The solar-powered Queen surrounded by her ripening tomatoes: A serendipitous message of love from a post-shower towel:An indecipherable fortune after dim sum:Crawling on our backyard maple, a … Continue reading →

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Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s “Summer”

Posted on July 22, 2014 by jyourist

Presently in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, this painting of “Summer” is from Arcimboldo’s original Four Seasons, painted in 1563. This is the only version with both the artist’s name and the date “woven” into the collar and shoulder of the … Continue reading →

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