Caprese Stackers

Thanks to Dad who got us some of the earliest locally grown tomatoes of the season! I couldn't just put their tasty loveliness with a salad so decided to feature them with our garden basil pesto and a little left over mozzarella. I topped them with a little balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Pita chips were nice on the side and I steamed some broccoli too.

Brooks Defyance 4

A road trip to Jack Rabbit Sports had me fitted for these b@d @$$ trainers. I can't wait to be out on the road with them!

Fireflies!

Sunny Pâté

Using a small Ninja Prep I made a vegan Sunny Pâté. I pulsed together a cup of sunflower seeds, a half a can each of pitted black olives and water packed artichoke hearts with about 1/3 cup fresh garden herbs and the juice of 1/2 a lemon.

I folded in 10 chopped cherry tomatoes to vary the texture and color. It has a really sunny and bright flavor. The only thing I might add is a little olive oil, the 'chokes and black olives added enough salt by themselves.

What is THIS!?

Just a reminder that Jim has an awesome blog too. Check out his post from last night and see more about this photo!

The Garden

Summer Toad

For over four years we have loved having this toad visit our back porch/ She eats the insects that our porch light brings at night and snoozes on or near the porch in the day. She is huge!

Grandmother Toad

Sunny Treats!

Happy Summer Solstice/ Litha to you all! To stay with the sunny theme I have made some broiled corn tortillas with oilive oil and a sprinkling of garlic powder and salt to go with a chilled soup for lunch.

The one looks like it has a sun spot!

June Beauty

The hydrangea in our yard!

Ducksez!

Jess Chillen'.

NYRR Women's Mini 2011

My results are officially posted here.

In a lot of pain and pretty disappointed that my time wasn't any faster, I muster a tearful smile for the camera with my finisher's medal.

Finally, a series of photos for sale on Bright Room photo services. Are any worth purchasing?

If I were to disappear tomorrow, I would hope that everyone remembered me this way.

Boalsburg Memorial Day Run

Almost a mile into the race. It's HOT!

Same place but coming back after 3 miles and 2 brutal hills. I am not happy that there is no shade.

Totally crazed at the finish line but happy I came in a minute and 7 seconds under my goal. See results here!!

Our Own Nyan Cat

See the original Nyan Cat here!

Backyard Bunny

One Last Peek

The nest is tilted, their fate uncertain but they are growing ever closer to fledging.

Come the Rapture

The rapture came and went on Saturday and I have to say that I didn't much notice. I was having too much fun in NYC with my family. We weren't sure until the last moment that Arron was performing for certain since he had injured his foot the day before. It turned out well and his performance as Lead Gypsy was stellar.

Amy was able to join us for the whole afternoon. We had a great time joking around 6pm about post rapture looting. Jim was excited to take away the lenticular print of Dean & Jerry at Harry's Burritos. It was about then that the skies got dark and... it started to rain. The bummer of a cabby would drive us all down to Lincoln Center so Amy and I hooofed it as the skies really let loose. I loved making a silly forever memory of our chilling trek for those few blocks.

I guess it was just at that moment the fellow who had footed the bill for all of the billboards and signs advertising the coming of the rapture, Robert Fitzpatrick, was farther downtown in Times Square. When the rapture didn't come, surrounded by jeering tourists in a drizzling rain, was heard to say, "I can't tell you what I feel right now," he said. "Obviously, I haven't understood it correctly because we're still here."

It was a day on which I didn't know what to expect from one moment to the next but can share that everything turned out heavenly.

Things are Growing!

Finger Lakes

A weekend trip to Cayuga and Seneca Lakes. We stopped a few places, found a letterbox from 2001 and took a lot of nice photos.

Cute coffee house near Corning, NY.

A water fountain near Buttermilk Falls in Ithaca, NY.

Buttermilk Falls.

The eastern side of Seneca Lake wine trail. The ever popular Hazlitt Winery!

View of Seneca Lake from a cemetery. There was a letterbox in the area.

Seneca Drums gin and tonic at Seneca Lodge!

Inside cabin #88 at Seneca Lodge.

Jim starting to walk up Watkins Glen Gorge after our supper at Seneca Lodge.

Posing in Watkins Glen Gorge. The next morning we also walked the Finger Lakes Trail for a couple of miles up Excelsior Glen Gorge.

Montour Falls, a letterbox was nearby.

New Hatch!

Blogger has been down for a few days but I took this photo of the robin chicks today!

Bird Visitors

While waiting to get photos of some White Crowned Sparrows this Catbird landed near me. I shot this "blind" from my chest because I could barely move.

It went down to the seeds for a while and chased any smaller birds away while it ate.

Upon the Catbird's depature the smaller birds filtered back in.

At one point there were 3 White Crowneds but I only got a photo of 2 at once.

These lovely birds never stay very long so I love the few weeks they are around. I notice the White Throated Sparrows seem to have moved on already and these won't be far behind.

A Chickadee joined in and a Titmouse was nearby too.