11 posts tagged “plants”
Now that we finally have a yard and a climate where things bloom all year round, we've decided to go ahead and enjoy it, and plan a good variety of blooming and growing things.
Spring break for people on the quarter system up here at the University of Chicago was March 21 - March 28th.
I think we were both relieved the semester was over.
We finished 2 courses in the Winter 08 semester.
But here are some pictures from my parents house in Missouri:
This is an oak gaul, gauls are caused by a variety of things, one of the most common is the gaul wasp. The wasp lays eggs in the oak and then secretes a chemical that causes the oak to form the gaul around the growing insect. This particular oak tree has been struck by lightening at least twice.
The star magnolias were blooming . . . seeing these pictures helps me keep the spring in my heart, as it's snowing outside right now April 12 in Chicago.
We came back to Chicago and had the energy to start working again on finishing the remodel ... we put up a bunch of 3 * 6 tavertine on the walls we just refinished. We've decided we like to tile better than drywall, since tiling makes the surface look so finished.
Here in Hyde Park, a neighborhood of Chicago -- the first flowers to bloom are crocous. Matt & I spotted a few out today on a walk for coffee.
Saute a thinly sliced Vidalia onion in a quarter cup of butter, pour over al dente penne add quarter pound of prosciutto (it will get sticky- use a spoon), lemon zest, freshly ground nutmeg, thin slices of about five large leaves of sage and a quarter cup of Parmesan or asiago (If you can get a hold of some beaufort go ahead and use it, but don't tell the French they'll be upset that you have cooked with a tasty cheese), and garnish with Parsley.
