evening sky

we keep having promising dark clouds roll over, sometimes even thunder, but no rain!  it does make for lovely sky scapes, though.

rebecca's kitchen

the other day we spent the day out at rebecca's new house taking pictures, cooking, and catching up.  we try to get together every season to celebrate the beauty and inspire one another.  we could probably do about 20 posts on rebecca's new place.  it is filled with so much beauty and good energy- enjoy these pics from her kitchen.

ice cream in the smokies

we just returned from a weekend in the smokies.  on the way home we stopped at  a little creamery right off of 441- right before you hit the georgia state line.  it made the 95 degrees somewhat bearable.

now that peach and berry season is approaching i sense some ice cream making in the near future.

blackberry a' coming

in the south, they say blackberries are ripe by july 4. maybe way back in the day that was true. usually, it's more like mid june.  i've been watching these roadside blackberries.today i spotted a few ripe ones already!

goats on the roof

lately, we have been going up north to for some day trips to fish and relax in the river.  we pass this roadside attraction and i really love it so much.  head north on 441 and keep your eyes peeled for the huge billboard that says GOATS.  you can stop by and feed the goats.

grillin' veggies

this is my favorite time of year for fresh vegetables.  it is still cool enough to get carrots, potatoes, and other root veggies.  so before it gets too hot to grill....we have been doing a lot of it.

the other day i grilled up some potatoes, carrots, and tofu.  we made some greens to have alongside the grilled stuff.  a great springtime meal!

-heat up the grill

-blanch the veggies

-toss the veggie in some olive oil

-grill' em!  salt and pepper em to taste!

playing with nature and the sun

don't forget about

sun paper

!  check out

rinne's

amazing light drawings if you need some ideas or inspiration.  what a great way to document the seasons.

trying to garden

well,the first of june it hit 100 degrees.more of the same on the way with little to no rain.

i planted this garden 5 weeks ago, and due to the extreme heat and lack of rain, everything is still the same size.  i have to watch and water.  when things get a little taller i'll mulch the hell out of it and pray for rain!