The Apocalypse Is Nigh……

or as we Florida gardeners like to call it…

….a possible freeze….

With that in mind,I thought I would take a few photos of the tender tropicals that are blooming away….

The Angel’s Trumpets…..

Kinda appropriate for Christmas,dontcha think?

….and the Bleeding Heart Vine…..

Merry Christmas…..

Stay warm….

I’m not covering anything up.

You?

Red……

from Wikipedia…..
Red is the color most commonly associated with love, followed at a great distance by pink. It the symbolic color of the heart and the red rose, is closely associated with romantic love or courtly love and Saint Valentine's Day. Both the Greeks and the Hebrews considered red a symbol of love as well as sacrifice.

….whatever….

Me? I love red in the garden.

It just screams,

”Look at me!”

 

and

 Christmas!

Merry Christmas!!!!

Random Photos…and a new Toy!

…It’s HOT…

…and Humid…

The dog cat

–Harley is taking some time off,and keeping cool under the bed-

days of August,that’s for sure.

Nothing to do but weed

…a bit…

…in the cool of the morning…

…and take some photos…

just some random shots…

….it was too hot for anything else….

Blackberry Lily

Bleeding Heart Vine

Beauty Berry

Purple Cone Flower

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and my newest toy….

A Spiralizer!

The first time I read about one was here,but I have since seen them all over blog-land,and decided to try one for myself.I thought it would be perfect for a new and different way to use the veggies from the garden.

I got mine here…

I tried mine with zucchini,onions and garlic…

…and tomatoes for good measure…

After spiralizing (is that a word?) the zucchini,

I finely chopped the onion,but you could spiralize that,too

sauté the onions and garlic in just a tad –don’t want too much,or  the zucchini will get all mushy and oily…of olive oil.

Toss in the zucchini…

Saute ‘til it’s al dente’. Like pasta?

Toss in the tomatoes….

Salt and pepper to taste…

…Sprinkle with some parm….

Serve with some roasted chicken…

and garlic bread….

….and enjoy!

Wonder how carrots will do?

…for stir fry?…

or beets…?

or potatoes….?

or apples?