A change of light

[mrissa]

The light has changed. The temperatures are not really any cooler yet than they have been on average this cool summer-the highs were in the 80s today-but the light has shifted, this last week or so, and my hindbrain says, yes, fall. Here we are. Fall. We are home.

One of the strange consequences of this is a complete hindbrain unwillingness to

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[txanne]

Ooh. How did the luxuriant crown of leaves compare to regular radish greens? (Wait. Am I the only person who tastes all the root vegetable leaves in case they're delicious?)

ETA: Not potatoes, I know about those.

[mrissa]

They were extremely prickly. Ouchily prickly. So I did not taste.

[zelda888]

I have taken to doing up radish greens the same way I do kale or beet greens-- caramelize a suitable quantity of onions (more for kale, less for radish), then toss in the greens and cover to steam over low heat. This knocks down the prickly quite effectively.

[mrissa]

Yes, but then you have something full of onions, so you see my hesitation.

[jenett]

The third paragraph of this is a paragraph I deeply needed in my life tonight. Thank you very much for it.

(The other paragraphs are also excellent, but they did not make me attempt to snort chocolate gelato.)

[mrissa]

We aim to please.

[fidelioscabinet]

That equinox thing? It is right around the corner, getting ready to throw out an equinoctical gale or two as it flashes by.

Here in Nashville, it will probably keep on being summer until October, but it's not going to be nearly as committed and passionate about its business as it was.

[mrissa]

Yes, the littledog has already been disgruntled by several thunderstorms.

[davidgoldfarb]

Here in Houston it will definitely keep on being summer until October, but I likewise have some hopes about it being less passionately so.

[swan_tower]

I'm wondering what the Bay Area is going to do, since summer has been wandering in and out all summer long, instead of showing up in October like it normally does.

Also: are there any pictures of the daikon prodigy? With something suitable to convey the scale?

[laurel]

I think I know those tights! Yay!

I miss wearing tights. At least now there are finally some plus size options for them, but they're still mostly boring (according to my definition at least) and not the fun tights I want to wear. But then my favorite tights in my youth had realistic pictures of fruit on them so . . . yeah. I like bright tights, okay? (And black and burgundy and plum ones too, of course.)

I got hired at Sox Appeal pretty much on the spot when I applied because, um . . . awesome tights.

And it should've occurred to me before now that when I see some really awesome tights on Amazon or at Target or wherever, I could actually tell you about them or send a link and perhaps you would understand (or at least say, "well, those are different.")

[laurel]

I couldn't see the icon for my comment when I selected it and was having difficulty remembering it, but dang-- the print on my fruit tights was very similar to that.

[mrissa]

That's awesome.

[mrissa]

I will absolutely be your tights discussion buddy.

[diatryma]

You're fun when you're frivolous. And when you're not, but this is a cheerful and happymaking post.

[mrissa]

Well, thanks.

[diatryma]

Also, I saw a pair of goldfinches today and said, "First goldfinches of the year! Wait, it's August." Neither of these are true. Apparently today was the right kind of light for me to think 'spring'.

[mrissa]

Heh, awesome. Opposite here: I wore a new light sweater for the first time, so it was definitely fall.