The rhubarb is much improved this year, as I’ve already noted. The plants I see in gardens within twenty miles of here are generally twice this size or so, and more robust; our plants still need some TLC. Heh—especially weeding, eh???
In recipes, we almost always use rhubarb like a fruit, but the stem of the leaf that we uses (NOT the leaves!) is really what we’d generally consider a vegetable (like parsley or basil stems). For import purposes, however, it’s considered a fruit, WikiPee says…. This is the opposite of the tomato, which is botanically a fruit, but culinarily used as a vegetable (mostly).
Enough FYI.
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First trend: this tree is laden with blooms, and they smell heavenly. Sorry you’re missing it….
Second trend: older couples each with a small device, using the library’s fast pipe to cruise whatever on their phones/devices. We also see a combo with one laptop and one device. I have not noticed the two-devices phenomena here in the hinterlands before….
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While it was still super-overcast and before the spitty rain started this morning, I wandered about outdoors. Typical landscapes looked crappy, even if the exposure was right, because the sky was so flat. I thought: I need another plan.
And so I futzed with a few mossy shots. Preferring not to get on my knees in the wet grass complicated matters. However, as an adventure in creativity, I enjoyed myself.
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Ta-dah! The apples are blooming!
Actually, there was just one phase of rain, along with lots of overcast and three rotations of sunshine. Overall: pleasant spring day. Lawn is mown and garden hill is ready for seeds…. Tomorrow….
Posted at 10:06 PM |
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