it's a party, a party party weekend
it's a wonderful day. i'm hanging out in my new amerikan apparel jogging shorts, chilling some carrot cake cookie dough in the fridge and contemplating a list of must do's today. jeneluv from the post punk kitchen has kindly uploaded the full length movie, Earthlings, onto her myspace page. You can see it here: http://www.myspace.com/jeneluv --i think i can only watch this for five minutes at a time, so be careful. i've heard it's very difficult to watch and impactful, too.
i have been clamoring for a mallow plant for some time. yes, i know that mallow is a big family of all kinds of plants, many of which I already have (hibiscus, confederate rose, althea, etc.), but still there is a plant down here that just goes by the name, "mallow." i finally got my hands on it last weekend at the farmers' market. it's gorgeous, and rubbery and makes huge, brilliant raspberry red flowers that are the size of dinner plates.
i also got my hands on something that's known as a "blossoming maple." i did some research and google has informed me that it is also known as an abutilon. there's a big gallery of pictures you can see here: http://www.malvaceae.info/Genera/Abutilon/galleryH.html if you're interested. here's one from my garden this morning, getting ready to open.
oh? how's the swallowtail chrysalis coming along? since the chrysalis is pretty burried in a tomato vine, it's hard to get a decent shot. this is from this morning:
remember how green it was when it was first formed? i need to figure out when the butterflies scheduled to emerge so i can get some photos.
and speaking of my creoles, i have a couple of orange tomatoes that are plump and ripening. for whatever reason, the leaffooters, seem to be staying away from this particular plant. although i did notice another generation of fruit worms has come around.
and one more shot, i worked for several hours on this side of the garden on tuesday:
you can see the blossoming maple, the mallow, a peach angel's trumpet in the background (in the blue raised bed in the back) and in the left foreground, some chocolate soldiers under the camelis, which I adore.
have a nice weekend, m'friends.
xo
kittee