Garden Update - I can't wait to eat!

Cayenne Harvest

This is our first pepper that's ready to eat. We've got several varieties - this one is a Cayenne.
Just in time for Fajita night! Bill will be the only one trying these peppers.
Here's what the pepper will go on - Pollo Adobado from Dos Hermanos, our local Mexican grocery. YUM!
Careful, Bill!
Is that a little sweat I see beading up on your forehead?

Pictures

There pictures were taken a little over 2 months after we started the garden.

Future Mr. Stripey Tomatoes (Hopefully)

Bell Pepper

Golden Julilee Tomatoes

Baby Zucchini

Cheyenne Pepper

Another Bell Pepper

Small Planters

Main Garden

Pictures

Here are some pictures that were taken on June, 20, 2009 of our first garden. It was a little over a month since the plants were put in the ground.

Main Garden: Zucchini, Red Bell Pepper, Golden Jubilee Tomato, Mr. Stripy Tomato, Yellow Grape Tomato, some other hot Pepper, some other type of Bell Pepper

Small Planter: Basil & Sage

Farthest Planter: Thai Basil & Bell Pepper

Middle Planter: Jalapeno Pepper & Cayenne Pepper

Nearest Planter: Greek Oregano

There is also a small planter not in the picture that has Thyme.

Some more pictures are on the way (assuming my camera still works)

I've picked Sage, Oregano and Basil to take to coworkers tomorrow and I'm thrilled that I have enough to share. The rest of the harvest is still weeks away, but herbs make me feel good. I made a little bouquet and tied it in my window so that my kitchen will smell good, too.

I also cooked lentils in the rice cooker tonight! It was so easy that I wish I'd known about it years ago. 2:1 water to lentils ratio, salt, a titch of olive oil and you're in business. Lentils are like a blank canvass - you can season them any way you like. Of course I made way too much so there's some frozen -- probably have to do soup with them because they'll be mushy.

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I'm obviously going to write about things other than our green efforts here. That's okay with you, right?

A few months ago, I had a thought that went something like this: I have, over the years, challenged and stretched my mind and accomplished much more professionally and academically than I ever thought possible. I wonder what would happen if I stretched my body in the same way?

Today is one of those days when I feel like this was the stupidest idea I've ever had. Today, I feel like after 42 years -- most of it spent being overweight -- I might as well sack up and accept that my body is truly not my friend. Hiking in Yellowstone is no more an option for me at this point in my life than is becoming a brain surgeon. The time has come to pay the piper and I have successfully destroyed my body. I may become healthier, but I have to admit that there are some capabilities that I no longer possess.

Which pisses me off greatly.

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This has nothing to do with gardening....

but I saw this driving down the road one day and thought, "Tigger died on the cross for your sins". I had to go back and take a picture. I figured this is a safe enough place to post it since you probably all know that I'm sorta sick and twisted anyhow.