First, take a look at this artichoke. This was taken in mid-September.
My dear friend, Hilarey, gave me some seedlings started in cups this spring and I have to say that I really didn't expect to harvest anything. But they surprised me and did great! Artichokes were a fun, exotic looking plant to have in my rather mundane potatoes, beans, corn, and squash garden. I plan to plant them again next year.
So then I decided to dry a few of those artichokes for decoration but now one of them is coming back to life! Take a look at the purple stuff growing out the top. It almost reminds me of a sea urchin or a very weird flower.
On to a different topic: I have another silly photo of a sleeping child that I took last night. He's in the laundry basket again! Posting photos of the kids in peaceful slumber may become my tradition on sleepless nights.......
5 comments:
How in the heck can he sleep like that? Maybe you should try crawling into a laundry basket when you can't sleep. Stay there for about thirty minutes and then when you crawl back into a normal/comfortable bed, your mind and body will be so grateful that you will be asleep in no time...:)
I didn't konw artichokes could sprout alien-colored hair. Weird and cool!
i'm jealous because i planted some from Hilarey too, but mine perished miserably. It looks so pretty. I've never seen one on the plant.
I think those sleeping kid pictures must be salt in a wound for you to post in middle of the night!
Why didn't you eat the artichoke? The five of us would have been fighting over it.
We've got about 4 artichokes that I'm not sure what to do with - how do you cook yours? - oh wait. You don't. You let it grow purple hair instead. Well - i'm all for trying something new in the decor dept. :)
This picture of your dear son is precious!
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