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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
California Lilac Sapphire Ceanothus
The color of lox.....
That's what jumped into my head when I looked at a neighbor's house in this photo taken at the top of the street where I live.
Our home is near the top of the longest uninterrupted city block in San Francisco, almost all of it uphill. At the very end of the street is a STOP sign where you can either turn left, or make a -very- sharp right and drive up this poured concrete ramp to hook up with the street above ours. This is where the lox-colored house stands guard.
What I really wanted to share was the beautiful sight of the ceanothus (also know as a California lilac) planted along the side of the ramp that is now in full blooming glory...
A deep sapphire blue that shimmers in its intensity even on foggy days, it is an irresistible draw for bees. Behind it's looming blueness stands a burgundy plum street tree now in leaf, and below it a gray feathery shrub, probably some sort of Australian native.
I actually look forward to running errands these days because I get to take in all this loveliness on my way (carefully) up the narrow concrete ramp...
That's what jumped into my head when I looked at a neighbor's house in this photo taken at the top of the street where I live.
Our home is near the top of the longest uninterrupted city block in San Francisco, almost all of it uphill. At the very end of the street is a STOP sign where you can either turn left, or make a -very- sharp right and drive up this poured concrete ramp to hook up with the street above ours. This is where the lox-colored house stands guard.
What I really wanted to share was the beautiful sight of the ceanothus (also know as a California lilac) planted along the side of the ramp that is now in full blooming glory...
A deep sapphire blue that shimmers in its intensity even on foggy days, it is an irresistible draw for bees. Behind it's looming blueness stands a burgundy plum street tree now in leaf, and below it a gray feathery shrub, probably some sort of Australian native.
I actually look forward to running errands these days because I get to take in all this loveliness on my way (carefully) up the narrow concrete ramp...
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Early Spring Easter Colors Pizza
We're so happy that the backyard garden has started offering up some fresh options for home-grown pizza toppings....
The asparagus spears are still frantically pushing up through the soil into the springtime sunlight, and while weeding the potato beds we unearthed a few Red Thumb fingerlings - don't they look just like radishes?
Sliced very thin and lightly shingled across the top of sun dried tomato sauce and fresh pizza dough, then placed in a 500 degree oven, they crisped into lovely little potato chips (peeking up through dots of melted cheese).
Welcome springtime, thank you garden!
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