Golden and Delicious

Check out this lovely golden cauliflower that I bought from Chino Farms. I was told it is the sweetest of the cauliflowers (they also offer white, purple and green varieties). It also contains quite a bit more Vitamin A than the white cauliflower.

Check out those florets. They are perfect. Or should I say were, because I ate them raw today as a snack.

Paperwhite Narcissus

So it is winter time, and not much is blooming out there in the garden, but the paperwhite narcissus is flowering.

There are two suggested origins for the name of this flower. One is that the name derives from the Greek word meaning narcotic, as the Greeks believed that this genus of flower emanated evil, and its scent caused headaches, madness or even death.

The second origin points to the ancient myth about the beautiful youth Narcissus who became so enthralled with his own reflection in a pool of water that the gods turned him into a flower.

How ever these flowers got their name, I welcome their addition to the winter landscape.

Winter Sunset

"What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Looking Back

Another year has come and gone, and with the beginning of a new decade upon us, it seems only natural to engage in a certain amount of introspection, of looking back at the year gone by and evaluating the events that transpired. And then from there, we build hopes for the future.

May all your dreams come true in 2010.

Happy New Year!

"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."
-Mother Teresa