ABOUT NOSES

Who knows? This flower nose. Please enlarge the picture by clicking on the image and see for yourself what I'm talking about. I mean, did you ever see a flower with a nose like this? Ever see a flower with a nose at all? I took this picture while Carlos and I were in Brownsville, navigating through cousin Rupert's amazing garden.

SALSA TIME

Apparently you weren't impressed by the size of our zucchini. I figure I would've heard at least a peep out of someone had the case been otherwise.
Maybe this piece of tomato art on our windowsill will impress you. If you could ignore the window splatters in the background and concentrate on the size and variety of our prolific crop this year, you would be impressed. Nearby, in a large stainless steel colander, are the rest of the tomatoes, too many to stack up.
The largest tomato so far weighed in at fifteen ounces. If that doesn't impress you, let me put it another way: it is one ounce shy of a pound. I'm telling you, it's impressive!

WHILE WE WERE SLEEPING

This photo hardly does justice to the size and girth of this squash. I swear it happened overnight, while we were sleeping. It's too big to bring home and cook, so I'll let it grow to maturation and harvest the seeds for next year's planting. No telling how big it'll be when that time arrives, but you can bet I'll keep you posted.

Bountiful Earth

This is what spring planting is all about. Even though we gripe about the endless work a vegetable garden requires, we come home with big smiles and even bigger plans for a feast when harvest time arrives. Now we can sit back and watch our veggies grow, pull a stray weed or two out of the ground, and enjoy the fruits of our hard labor.

Trial Run

This is a test run. Frances has taken a moment to explain how to post multiple pictures in a blog. She mentioned more than once that it is a simple procedure. Here goes...

Okay. So I have another picture, not in the correct order, but hey, there they are.

The top picture is another antique hanging outside the Ole Sawmill Cafe.

Thanks for the info, Frances.

Mount Holly in Little Rock, Arkansas

I took this picture thinking of Holly. It is the entrance to the cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas. Carlos and I spent a few hours in this peaceful place. It was walking distance from the Bed and Breakfast we stayed at, and we found it quite enchanting. It's amazing how much history is buried in these old cemeteries. Some of the graves date back to the 1700's.
We stayed in the historic district of Little Rock, where many of the old houses have been restored and are quite beautiful to behold. As you can see from the blue sky in this picture, we had perfect weather during our brief stay in Little Rock. As a matter of fact, we didn't get a drop of rain during our trip to and from Indiana. How lucky was that?
More pictures to come. No one has enlightened me as to how to post a series of photos, so it'll be the tedious one by one routine until yours truly discovers how to do this.

Picture taken at the Ole Sawmill Cafe

One thing is certain: travelling across the United States of America is not what it used to be. There was a time, not too very long ago, that one could find a Mom and Pop business or restaurant on any given corner of any given city or town. Now it's Wal Mart, Home Depot, McDonald's, Sonic, and every other friggin' business that has franchized their chain nationwide. Boring!!!

Carlos and I managed to find a few independent businesses on our way to and from Indiana. We were happy to give them our hard earned dollars, and satified that in doing so we were helping them stay in business.

The Ole Sawmill Cafe, in a small town in Arkansas named Forest, was perhaps the best place we stopped to eat. It is unique, full of personality, and most importantly, the food was excellent.

I can't seem to download more than one image per blog. How irritating. I've tried to download a series of pictures, but my efforts have been fruitless. Maybe someone could help me out here, tell me what I must do to post as many picutes as I please, in the order I choose?