I smoked a chicken recently. Spatchcocked it, applied Simon & Garfunkel rub, into the smoker, and finished on the grill to crisp the skin up.
It was marvellous, as was the smoked potato salad and grilled asparagus.
Smoked a chicken.
Month: May 2021
Out for a paddle.
Faye and I went out for a paddle this morning and had a delightful time.
Ball Girl.
Our ball girl Lucy was very briefly distracted by a bird in the neighbours’ yard.
This attractive frog.
I happened to see this frog on a leaf of the aloe vera plant that has been inside at my workplace since October or November of last year. It is the first time I have seen this attractive frog, and have no idea where it came from. I think it is a Gray Tree Frog. I will bring it home and release it outside.
Favourite.
Forget-me-nots are among my most favourite flowers.
Virga
An interesting weather phenomenon occurred. This cumulus had enough convection to create precipitation; however the precipitation appeared to evaporate before reaching the ground, a condition known as virga. I suspect that a brief sprinkle occurred at ground level, if that.
A different perspective.
Stink dog.
It seems that a stink dog decided that the milk jug was a chew toy. And I believed that it was out of reach.
Fortunately no milk was involved.
Give away.
A local greenhouse grows vegetables for the local restaurant trade. Since restaurant are open only for take-out, much of the greenhouse inventory is at risk of being trashed.
A local initiative is helping give their inventory away, minimizing the loss that might otherwise occur. Volunteers stopped on our street, looking to give away bags and flats of tomatoes. We took a generous helping, taking only what we thought we would use.
I see more than a few BLT sandwiches in our near future.
Await.
Our started vegetable plants await planting. Low temperatures during several upcoming nights come uncomfortably close to freezing so we are holding off. For now, we bring them out during the day to harden them off.
The rosemary (upper centre) will stay in its pot as will the lemongrass (upper right).
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