I took this first photo from the bottom of the hill. Then, I walked up the hill and took it with the sunlight shining from behind. Doesn't even look like the same grass does it? That's one of the many things which makes gardening and photography so interesting. If anyone knows what cultivar this might be, please comment below. Thanks.

This summer is taking its toll on south central gardeners especially in parts of Texas and all of Oklahoma except the southeast which has rain like Arkansas. So, what does a gardener do when jealous? Accuse them of conspiring with the weather? No, I don't think so. Here in Guthrie-land, we got a wee shower Thursday night, so wee it didn't even show up on the rain gauge. We've had over 100F temperatures twenty days this summer so far. To say I'm cranky is putting it far too mildly.  That, and a difficult work week are making me feel as though I've lost my mojo. Bill assures me I haven't. For once, even the weather folks don't look excited about breaking records. They are talking as though this summer will be worse than 1980, the hottest summer in Oklahoma on record with fifty over 100F days. Just so you know,...

I don't know how things are in your neck of the woods weather wise . . . . I had to turn off the news after the fifty-thousandth day of coverage on Casey Anthony. Triple ugh. And, yes, this is exactly how I think and talk. I'm married to a man with an engineering mind, and have two children wired the same way. Imagine how hard it is to understand one another sometimes. But, back to the weather. As Bill would say, "It hotter and drier than a popcorn fart." Anyhoo . . . right now I wish I were anywhere north of here. It is HOT! All of June, we kept hearing "Today's temperatures will be over 100F," That's just wrong. We don't usually get this kind of weather until mid-July and then into August. Instead, 2011 has been all about century temperatures and little to no rain. Oklahoma...

Back in the days before I went dairy and gluten free, I ate a lot of Caesar salads at various restaurants. My favorite was the one the Metro Wine Bar and Bistro in Oklahoma City served, although Juniors made a delicious one too. I like the Metro's creamy salad dressing, and the way the chicken was grilled to perfection, crispy on the outside with a moist interior. I also adored the Metro's famous bread and the croutons they must have made from it. Then, gluten freedom came and soon after dairy liberty. Now, when I eat out  at a restaurant, I often feel like the management is saying, "No croutons for you!!!" No Parmesan either by the way. Half the time management also considers eggs dairy (although they aren't), and so they won't let me have a good salad dressing based upon eggs. I question. I cajole. The other night...