Eating local, real local.

I had a big harvest yesterday after not visiting the garden for a week.  Everything looked fine.  The Beefmaster plant is huge and still producing tomatoes.  It would probably do well with an 8' stake at this point but it's going to have to be content with draping all over the corn.  The beans continue to flower and my succession planting seems to be a success.  The younger plants should begin flowering in the next week.  To make room I thinned out some of the older plants that looked a little dry.  We ate the beets, beans, and carrots last night along with our first installment from our fish CSA (silver hake).  It was a very local dinner!

I'm growing a dramatic sunflower called Earth Walker.  I would like a whole bouquet of these but since I've only got one, I guess it'll stay in the garden.

Anybody want a kitten?  This little ruffian is running around the garden and sitting on my plants.  I love crazy face markings on cats though, and this guy/gal has one killer nose!

These trees are in bloom in Jersey City right now.  The big billowy flowers look great but turn into a disgusting sidewalk pulp once they come down.

Big Dog Tiny Car

Kinda hard to see, but the dog was Hooch HUGE!  You can click on the photo for a bigger view.

Garden Blooms

The tulips were blooming last week.

I passed this lovely pink dogwood this morning.

Look how blue the sky is!

The iris are doing their thing in the garden.

A Room With A View

Backyard Cats (Yes, cats. Can you find the orange one?) I have to say, this photo is wonderful considering I took it out my bedroom window just to see what the little girl had all over herself. But really, the composition and framing is sort of brilliant!

This cat has the prettiest eyes. They're seafoam green and just luminous.

I spotted a falcon outside this morning. Looks like it caught a cardinal for breakfast. It's a shame, we don't get many cardinals in the city. I wish it went after a pigeon. Maybe they don't taste so great?

Feasting away. It was a small falcon, much smaller than the hawks we had at home growing up.

Right before I left the apartment, the bird was gone. So was the meal.

Look at those eyes!

My Favorite Tree in Jersey City

7th St and Jersey Ave

Marshmallow World in Jersey City

Snowstorm 05: January 26-27, 2011

Every horizontal surface received a healthy coating of the white stuff.

The old snow was forgotten under the clean, white blanket.

The backyard got a similar treatment.

Erie Street became a thoroughfare for pedestrians toting shovels.

16" of snow transforms a Mustang into SUV proportions.

Car, sidewalk, parking spot, and street all compete for snow removal.