5/14/08

a sunny afternoon in peace

For the first time since 1995, there is some greenery - something made entirely of nature - at my front door step.


The "adventurous" Salvadore likes to come out on to the doorstep and sit with me on the balcony, soaking up some sun.




There is always art around us. You just have to sit down, take a deep breath, and look around you with a different set of eyes.





Each little pot contains some potential herb or vegetable. Honestly, I don't know what it will be like to actually eat any of the stuff that is growing. I'm reading that "early cuts" will help the plants produce greater bunches for longer into the season. I'm enjoying it all so much, I'm not ready to think about cutting them back.









Who knew that Bean plants have some of the most beautiful and interesting leafs?




















He's a pretty kitty, even if he is "dumb as toast".



These little early buds have there own beauty to me. All about potential. I'm capturing them now with the hopes that someday they'll be so big I won't remember back when they were just small seedlings.



My yellow tea roses. They have to succumb to the Chicago winds, and I sympathize for that. I'm encouraging them along as much as I can.




Will these Sunflowers burst out? I can't wait to find out.





















Salvadore liked getting his picture taken frequently.






















More porch art. Nature and textures.





























Our doorstep greeters.




Tomatoes, someday.












And one of my grape plants is starting to show more green.

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