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Late Summer Joy

I'm interrupting this delta variant/Afghanistan nightmare/vaccine passport/Australian lockdown/throw-the-unvaccinated-under-the-bus mess to bring you some late summer joy.

A butterfly enjoys the asters in my back yard.


A monarch butterfly caterpillar munches on milkweed by the driveway.

A praying mantis sits on the garage, mugging the camera. 

Summer harvest from my garden: ox heart slicing tomatoes, roma cooking tomatoes, Anaheim chiles, jalapeños, and a Right Stuff bell pepper. Biggs caught and killed the rat that was eating the tomatoes--good dog!

Pickled peppers. Don't you love it when the lids go "tonk"? Only three grams of carb per quarter cup--should you want to eat that much!

Three-herb marinara, made with tomatoes and herbs from the garden. No pesticides or funky ingredients, and just 13 grams of carb per half-cup serving. 

The canning recipes are from the Better Homes and Gardens Complete Canning Guide, 2015. The three-herb marinara is a favorite of mine, but I haven't tried the pickled peppers yet. The New England aster and common milkweed seeds came from Prairie Moon nursery, and the insects just showed up. 

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Lowcarb team member said…
Really nice to see your photographs showing this late summer joy :)

All the best Jan

PS Well done Biggs!
September 12, 2021
Lori Miller said…
Thanks, Jan. I'll give Biggs a pat on the head for you.
September 12, 2021
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