What's going on at home...

 

A gorgeous pink dogwood in front of the Town Offices Building. This one has the blossoms that start pink and turn white, like a fellow blogger mentioned in a comment a few days ago.

My simple 3 ingredient salad...lettuce, tomato and a huge avocado. Dressed liberally with raspberry vinaigrette.

I used to start avocado trees all the time from the seeds. But I'm afraid they have been given some "anti-growth" chemicals so this is the first one I've tried in a long while. It's such a big seed, and not the Haas variety, so my fingers are crossed that it will sprout.

Five days later, moved to a warmer brighter spot. The flesh is quite damp feeling, but no roots yet. I keep peeling off the hard dry shell. Oh well, give it another week.

My kitchen window...and this is the view to the outside.

Today's quote:

One day work is hard, and another day it is easy; but if I had waited for inspiration I am afraid I should have done nothing. The miner does not sit at the top of the shaft waiting for the coal to come bubbling up to the surface. One must go deep down, and work out every vein carefully. -Arthur Sullivan, composer (1842-1900)