We received over an inch of rain Friday night – the first measurable amount in a long time. I had harvested asparagus Friday afternoon. When I went out to harvest yesterday morning, I couldn’t believe it. This is one of the spears I found.
We have had a wonderful asparagus harvest this year. I have one more week to pick and then it’s time to put it to bed for the year.
The cherries are also turning. Now is the race to wait for the cherries to ripen and hurry out and pick them before the birds eat them all. I picked the first ripe ones.
Meanwhile a few more irises have bloomed.
The next two irises I’ve not seen before. The yellow flag I planted several years ago and it never bloomed until this year.
This one has also never bloomed and I think it is Orange Harvest but not sure. It’s a very pretty iris.
Looks like this will be another year with not very many irises blooming. Guess I’ll have to wait until next year to see some of my favorites!
Our new kitty Dusty has really become Puddin’s buddy. It’s taken awhile, but they are finally friends. I don’t think he knew how to play with other cats so she’s been showing him the ropes. He also has been playing with toys the other cats never liked.
This toy was in the garage. I brought it in to the house yesterday and Dusty had so much fun with it. He was moving so fast that I had a hard time getting him in focus.
Puddin saw how much fun he was having that she just had to check it (and him) out.
That was the calm before the storm. Shortly after that picture was taken, he jumped on her and chased her around the livingroom. Then he settled back down with the toy.
Later on I caught them hanging out next to each other in the cubes. These are hooked together and they both like to play in them.
I started jury duty last week so it may be a tad quiet on this end for this month. I have lots to share and more projects in my head, but they will have to wait until this is over. Have a wonderful what’s left of the weekend and a great week.
That asparagus is incredible! Amazing what some rain will do.
My irises have begun blooming here in Brooklyn too. I planted several new ones last fall, so it’s fun to see them opening for the first time – glad your yellow one finally bloomed!
Puddin and Dusty are too cute in those cubes – glad they are getting along!
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Aw, how cute are those two!! I knew they’s get used to each other eventually. My two are always playing and chasing each other (quite roughly, it looks more brutal than it is I guess since none of them ever got hurt). Even though my two cats are brothers they like totally different toys. Dusty is just too cute!
And that asparagus looks yummy! We are still waiting for the green one at the famers market here. I don’t like the white one much, so I hope the green one will be ready soon 🙂 How do you eat it/what do you cook with it?
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That’s an amazing asparagus! The one available in the supermarkets are only half a ruler, but yours? 1 foot rule! How was that?! And your irises bloom so beautifully! I’ll bet your garden are so colorful. Can you please share it too?
Kristina, We saute it, grill it, add it to a frittata and pizza (after sauting a tad), make soup with it. Also it’s good in stirfry dishes. This year we’ve had enough for me to freeze several bags for soup this coming winter. Yum!!
Wow! Such a huge asparagus! In my hometown (Bayern – Germany) there are a lot of traditional meals based on asparagus, but I haven’t seen a 22inch (cca 80cm) long one before! How did you grow this? Steroids?:)
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Laura, Guess it’s good soil and letting them grow. Commercial growers wouldn’t allow their asparagus to grow that large. Some people think it would be tough, but it’s not – at least not ours!
Such pretty irises! That Orange Harvest is a real beauty. Cute kitties too!
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My goodness! I’ve never seen asparagus that big before! Bet it was yummy!
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