I don’t know what kind of succulent this is, which was growing in Wallingford, a Seattle neighborhood. It’s not a hen-and-chicks sedum, because it grows on stalks, maybe a foot high. Anyone know what it is? I love the way the rosette centers look like flowers.

Turquoise succulent has leaves that look like petals

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The Renton Fall Harvest Festival yesterday was perfect weather and I enjoyed every moment of it. Glorious!

Red, yellow, green and blue in this image of early autumn in Renton, WA

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Saw these at the farmer’s market. Aren’t they gorgeous? Makes me want to just grab one and chomp on it.

Fresh washed carrots at the farmer’s market

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I know I am not the first person to notice that raindrops can look like jewels, but really . . . don’t they?

Raindrops on collard greens in the garden

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Found this in the archives. What a relaxing scene of green!

Moss covered trees in the forest

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The harvest this year is great. The amazing green pole beans could have climbed to the heavens had I let them and all are bearing so well. If you haven’t tried the purple ones, they do taste great but when you cook them they become green like regular stringbeans. The yellow ones, or wax beans, are very slightly different in taste from the green ones. All are delicious!

Remember, when storing string beans in the fridge, do not put extra water in the plastic bag, as they will get a yucky brown rust on them. Keep them fairly dry and they will keep a lot better. If you can keep them that long. I love them raw as well as steamed with butter, lemon juice and a dash of Spike seasoning. Yum!

Purple, yellow (wax) and green stringbeans just picked

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A very foggy and scenic creek, in the town of Seaside, OR.

Foggy weather and the creek at high tide in Seaside, Oregon

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This huge sunflower in my garden wasn’t quite ripe as of last week, but I thought I’d better get a photo now before the birds and squirrels discovered the delicious seeds.

Giant sunflower ripens its seeds, in a beautiful pattern

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Friends with a lovely place by the water had us over for dinner on their terrace overlooking Puget Sound.

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My tomatoes look and taste great this year. Last year many of them split, which was so disappointing. What I learned was that happened because I had underwatered, so the tomatoes had thick, tough skins which burst when the plant got a good dousing when it rained. This year I was better about the watering and it made a big difference. Also I used better fertilizer, added alfalfa meal at planting, AND went out with a dry paintbrush when it was flowering to try to get better fruit set. Something worked!

Cherry tomatoes in different stages of ripeness

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