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| No, it's not a sea urchin. It's an artichoke that got overlooked and bloomed. |
Thanks for artichokes, which are delicious to eat and produce beautiful blossoms.
Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, as viewed from an overlook I apologize for not commenting on your blog posts this past week; John and I took a vacation to Yellowstone National Park, leaving behind our computers and, to a large extent, cell phone service. We escaped the outside world and just spent time in nature. Though we have friends near Yellowstone (who we love to visit) we made this trip just about us, so please forgive us if we were nearby and didn't stop by. The crowds were minimal (though we did mask up whenever we passed someone on the trails) and we spent our days hiking, taking photos, and watching geysers erupt. Today, we are back home and back to work, and, in the case of my computer, back to old shenanigans like not letting me import my photos. (I was able to add the above photo by using blogger on my phone, but that isn't my preferred method.) I want to write about Yellowstone and have photos I want to share, but will leave that for another
Wow, that is beautiful! Too bad artichokes taste so good and rarely make it to the blooming stage. :)
ReplyDeleteThey are tasty, that's for sure!
DeleteIt is beautiful. I've never seen an artichoke bloom.
ReplyDeleteI thought I had picked them all, but obviously overlooked this one.
DeleteI didn't know they could do that! Wow!
ReplyDeleteI believe they are related to the thistle family.
DeleteOh, I love artichokes in all it's forms and functions wish I could grow them here. The sea bass recipe look delicious and I'm going to give it a try. I'm spending time catching up on all the blog posts I've been missing while I was gone and enjoying the reading. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteHope you had a great time on your vacation!
DeleteThey do have beautiful flowers. Some neighbors grew them and let some go to seed and I couldn't believe how pretty they were!
ReplyDeleteThey are quite impressive, aren't they?
DeleteI don't think I had any idea artichokes did that - how cool!
ReplyDeleteQuite the unexpected burst of color, right?
DeleteDid a wordless wednesday myself today, so more computertime for myself in stead of blogging. I really thought it was a see-creature! So beautiful that flower, why eat those giant things with so little parts to eat?! What made the first person to eat a artichoke eat the artichoke?!
ReplyDeleteI have no idea how artichokes were discovered to be edible, but I'm glad they were! I love to eat artichokes. (The flowers are pretty, too.)
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