Anomaly of the Week!

I just love fruit and vegetable anomalies!

 I think they are worthy of our attention. Some people may think anomalies are just freaks of nature. Well, they are.  But they are also the very living, breathing fruits and vegetables that grew wild and undisturbed. They never succumbed to human regulations and modifications imposed on our wild food source. Anomalies may look funny, but are just as beautiful and fascinating (and in most cases delicious!), as any perfectly round tomato! 

 

 

Source: http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/2011/06/weird-fruits.html

 

Five Inches Later

Okay. This is Los Angeles. We are sensitive to the smallest changes of weather. Five inches of rain within a 48- hour period is enough to make us want to stay home! They say our city 'shuts down' with rains like this.  I say, there's too much raw beauty in rainfall to stay indoors.  But, then again, I am a poetic and romantic that way!  

But most of all, rain is awesome, because it makes THIS happen:

 

 

 

And THIS:

Rain....At Last

In Los Angeles, we joke about having four seasons: Fire, Rain, Earthquake, and Flood. Of those, rain has been the most scarce this year, after experiencing one of our worst droughts in about 100 years.
The 5 inch torrential rainfall over the past two and half days was both a blessing and a curse. Curse because for those living in the hills, landslides are an actual danger. And, for those who just can't deftly maneuver their car at the onset of precipitation, rain can be downright terrifying. Still, I like to say we are spoiled here in Southern California, and complain way too much, as compared to parts of the nation dealing with massive snowstorms and such. We have it pretty good here. We just really missed having some wet grounds that promote vitality and growth to all things green.

My favorite part of the rainy season?  Better vegetation and food growth, of course :)
And, for the first time, I also collected rainwater, albeit, in an open container. It is my little contribution to the environment, to save and reuse for next time.

Lettuce, arugula, cilantro, basil, parsley

Time to unplug the automatic lawn sprinkler

Giving my indoor plant a little bit of rain exposure

"Tree trauma" in our neighborhood.