The clouds have been plowed into nice, neat rows

Troy Night Out

Making chicken stock

The beginning of a lovely, basic chicken stock.

Pink

Our Christmas Cactus has blossomed with the most vibrant pink I have ever seen in nature. These photos are not photoshopped or even had the saturation bumped up.

Saratoga Farmers Market

Man: I think it was, "Blessed are the cheesemakers"!
Gregory's wife: What's so special about the cheesemakers?
Gregory: Well, obviously it's not meant to be taken literally. It refers to any manufacturers of dairy products.
The Life of Brian, Monty Python

Flight into Atlanta

On the way back from Boulder, CO, flights were delayed due to thunderstorms around Atlanta. We flew in at sunset and it was a pretty magnificent, bumpy landing. More pics on Flickr - General Atomic

Orange juice good

Tasty

Chilled Living Jewel Saki with cherry slices, moistening the flour on the kitchen counter.

Homemade Focaccia with cherry tomato slices, rosemary, oregano and basil, all from the garden.

Number 2 with cherry tomoatoes, artichoke slices and pesto from my fall batch.

First he hijacked the piano...

Then he sang us a song about a lost dog named Polly.

Pearl Street, Boulder, CO.

Head in a window

The Green Room

We discovered The Green Room in Burlington, VT. A really great find, off the beaten track with an eclectic menu, excellent food and service, good drinks. Hey, they even had my favorite gin - Hendrick's, and the local draft beers were good too. We were able to sit outside on an absolutely perfect evening and had a great and delicious time.
Here's a view of the cheese sampler, and cured meats dish -