Lavender

Afternoon heat and wilting, drying flowers--
Perfect for this recipe?

Pineapple Sage

salvia elegans

From our CSA basket, these small flowers are one of the prettiest reds I have ever seen.

Basil Again

Purple ruffle basil (again-- but flowering)
on the kitchen window-sill (again)
with the purple basil plant from which it came
in the background right-hand corner

Dill and Ginkgo

Unfortunately for me my dill has grown lanky and turned to flower. The flower however is very beautiful and actually smells fresh when I brought it in the house. While sitting and reading I could smell dill and it made me happy. The fragrant flowers will soon turn to seed and I will plant them. The yellow of the flowers reminds me of the beautiful color the ginkgo leaves will be this fall.

Basil Trio

Ocimum Bacilicum:
Petso Pronto Basil,
Purple Ruffle Basil,
Sweet Basil,
with my maple (Acer Palmatum) in the background

In the front window ledge, I can smell the basil when I sew at the dining room table. Signing off for a few days of family time, sewing, knitting, walking, cooking, reading, and gardening . . . Happy Independence Day!