But I don't know what all these plants are, so if you can identify anything, please leave me a comment, okay?
Here's a closeup of one of the flowers:
Because we have no beef cattle around this summer, they didn't eat this vine and I discovered that it actually blooms!
Let me know if you know what this one is.
I admired the apples. I never had an apple tree before, so this is a treat.
I checked out the bee hives. Bears are out and about and the white fence is electrified. Yogi and Boo-Boo do not get this honey!
Inside the Growing Dome I said hello to Manny, Moe and Jack, the resident Wal-Mart goldfish who live in the large water tank.
This is The Tomato Thicket. It's a wall of tomatoes and I have to hunt around to find all the ripe ones.
The Roma tomatoes are sneaky and hide deep within the thicket. But I found them because I am a relentless seeker of errant tomatoes.
And I made this excellent tomato sauce from Smitten Kitchen.
http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2011/08/naked-tomato-sauce/
Then I went to Thread Bear, the local Las Vegas, NM quilt store, to buy fabric for a class I am taking in Albuquerque this weekend taught by Jacquie Gering, one of my quilt heroes.
The vine is a trumpet vine... it can be invasive but I don't think you should have a problem with it since it's pretty dry there. I'm not sure of the shrub... maybe an althea?
ReplyDeleteIn fact, it may be this althea:
ReplyDeleteHibiscus syriacus Ardens, Eibisch, shrub althea
I had to laugh at your tomato thicket...its awesome! THE FISH are so sweet looking! I visited Windstar (Snowmass, CO) back when John Denver was alive and vested in it...they had a huge dome with a fish tank in the center, full of catfish!
ReplyDeleteThe tank of water served 3 purposes, one to help heat the dome and the other to raise the fish and some hydroplonic lettuce!
Those apples look awesome too!! Apple jelly maybe?
I just love reading about your activities on your ranch. The photos are lovely and yes that is a trumpet vine. We have loads of apples on our tree and three dropped off and I sampled one--can't wait for a bit more sugar in them. DH picked an Asian pear. They have the sweetness of a pear and the crispness of an apple. I think they would do well in your climate there. We planted two this spring after I tasted one from a friend last year. I'm hoping for a great crop next year. Our peaches are just about all frozen in slices for future smoothies. Love your beekeeping stories and pictures. Our neighbor has a hive and I think that really helps our garden. We had a hive move over here and we called his son to take them and he said that hive that moved here was worth about $75. I admire your tenacity at trying beekeeping! Good luck and have fun at your quilting class. I have to say I'm a bit jealous!
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