Okay, so here's the deal...

I've been busy.  And by busy, I mean... well, I mean that I haven't bothered with blogging in a while.  It never really seemed to be the right time.  But the right time is now, so here I am.  And, consequently, so are you.  You have only yourself to blame.  And myself.  But enough finger pointing.

Like I said, I have had difficulty finding enough time to sit down and dedicate a little extra attention to the internet.  I took a number of pictures about a month or so ago.  I'm actually pulling that time frame out of the air; I'm not entirely sure just how long it's been.  But, even though I don't really have anything to say about those old photos, I thought I'd share them anyway.  So, here are some pictures that I took a while back, but never actually uploaded.  Think of them as highlights.  Enjoy!

I just can't get over how beautiful mint is.

We have been enjoying many kale-chard-pea salads this spring!

Iced mint green tea.

It looks pretty, but we actually decided it would be better to make it without the tea bags, and make it by the glass instead of by the pitcher (or tea jar, as it were).

Lots of cilantro!  Man this stuff grows fast!

Of course, you know an overabundance of cilantro means only one thing in this house... fish tacos.  Oh baby.

Anyway, I took these pictures yesterday.  Things are looking good, more or less.  By more, I mean the squash, herbs, and the broccoli in the yellow pot.  By less, I mean the other broccoli, and the fading peas.  Overall, I have to say the peas have done a lot better than I'd hoped, all things considered.  The broccoli was doing great, but for some reason three of them just stopped growing.  One of them began to yellow significantly, so I pulled it to check the roots.  As far as I could tell, the roots looked fine, but I did find two wire worms (the bane of my garden), so maybe they were stressing it out.  The other two aren't yellowing much, but they are not growing either, and no real heads are forming.  Anyway, I lost my train of thought, so more pictures.  Woo!

Herbs.  Love 'em.

I used fresh sage and rosemary on some pasta last night.  So yummy.

Strawberries are still pretty leggy, but hanging in there.  I think they will look better next year.

This is where I pulled out the broccoli.  I also pulled the beans.  They were not growing anyway, and I found a mushroom growing in the dirt, so I'm just thinking it was a pretty lousy environment.  Ugh.  Say no to Sta-Green!  (That's right, I'm blaming all my problems on dirt.)

I can't tell if this is going to make it or not.  Jury's still out.  I don't think I mentioned it before, but it's a spaghetti squash baby that a friend of mine gave me.  I hope it comes around!

Supposedly these will become flowers at some point.

A little peek at the broccoli head that is forming!

Closeup.  I hope it stays cool so that it doesn't bolt before its time.

Seems to be doing well!

This is one of the broccoli plants that has stopped growing.

The squashes are getting huge!  The one in the middle is pretty small, but I think that is the patty pan, which I think doesn't get as big as the others that I have (according to the package).

This stuff grows so fast!  I only have four of them, but I am out here every other day cutting salad greens.  The chard is the same way, though it grows less quickly.  Plus I only have two of them.

What's going on with the peas.  This one met an early death.  The others are still green, but production is slowing, and the baby peas aren't growing very well, so I think they're pretty much on their way out.

Garlic is insane!  My curiosity got the better of me (shocker), and I pulled one.  They are pretty interesting to look at!  Like a tiny onion or something.  But it looked to be in good health, so hopefully this is an indication of the state of the rest of them.

Hrm, yes, that spinach kinda got away from me...

Ooh, that reminds me, I should probably stir the compost...

And tonight, with our leftover pasta of delicious-fresh-herbness, we will be eating these.  I believe congratulations are in order.

I can taste it now...

Product placement!  Do you think WinCo will pay me for my little advertisement?  ...Yeah, probably not.  And no, we're not having peanut butter with dinner.  Just to clarify.

The end.