Seed pod.
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#gardening #seeds #growyourown (at At Home in Napa)
Casting an eye southwest over Napa Valley at sunset while Red-shouldered Hawks screech from their hidden perches in the olive groves dotting the hills, and the heady scent of fermentation clings to the wet evening air.
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#california #ilovecalifornia #napavalley (at Rutherford, California)
#ilovecalifornia (at Calistoga, California)
Peach orchard on a foggy morning.
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#california #ilovecalifornia #napavalley #autumn (at Saint Helena, California)
Before the rain and after the fires,
dozens of laden pepper plants were late to be liberated of their fruit, now overripe and packing some serious BTUs. Habanero and Serrano and Ghost and Aji and red Padron peppers were de-stemmed and blended with dozens and dozens of cloves of Susanville garlic, agave and sea salt. Left to ferment for five days before separating the jus (for Sriracha) from the pulp (for Simbal). A stir each day releases its exotic, heady aromas into the air, making me long for a wood-fired, thick-cut pork chop on which to slather this 🌶 paste from hell.
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#garden #hotpeppers #food #hotasfuck (at At Home in Napa)
End of day.
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#california #ilovecalifornia #sunset #westmarin (at Point Reyes National Seashore)
#cabinporn (at Tomales Bay State Park)
The Pomegranate
By Kahlil Gibran
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Once when I was living in the heart of a pomegranate, I heard a seed
saying, “Someday I shall become a tree, and the wind will sing in
my branches, and the sun will dance on my leaves, and I shall be
strong and beautiful through all the seasons.
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Then another seed spoke and said, “When I was as young as you, I
too held such views; but now that I can weigh and measure things,
I see that my hopes were vain.”
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And a third seed spoke also, “I see in us nothing that promises so
great a future.”
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And a fourth said, “But what a mockery our life would be, without
a greater future!”
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Said a fifth, “Why dispute what we shall be, when we know not even
what we are.”
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But a sixth replied, “Whatever we are, that we shall continue to be.”
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And a seventh said, “I have such a clear idea how everything will
be, but I cannot put it into words.”
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Then an eight spoke—and a ninth—and a tenth—and then many—until
all were speaking, and I could distinguish nothing for the many
voices.
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And so I moved that very day into the heart of a quince, where the
seeds are few and almost silent.
(at The Gardener)
Autumn amongst the vines of Napa Valley.
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#california #ilovecalifornia #ourbelovedhome (at Calistoga, California)
The last of summer’s plants finally pulled from the garden, the last bits of fruit liberated. Destined to be dried or fermented, their heat will keep us warm all winter and into spring, liberally seasoning broths and stews.
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#garden #pepper #hotasfuck #putshaironyourchest (at At Home in Napa)
…and the salt’s good, too…
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#nordursalt #saltfreak #carrysaltinmypurse (at At Home in Napa)
Angel Trumpet 🎺 or Brugmansia is a genus of seven species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. They are woody trees or shrubs, with pendulous flowers, and have no spines on their fruit. Their perfume is heady and sweet.
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#california #ilovecalifornia #horticulture #plants (at Bolinas, California)
❤️Bolinas
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#california #resist #ilovecalifornia #stopthemadness (at Bolinas, California)
The building booze built.
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#italy #milano #vermouth (at Milan, Italy)
Aperitivi.
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#italy #aperitivo #vermut #itmustbefiveoclocksomewhere (at Locanda Chiaravalle - Altra Cucina)
Hot coat.
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#armani #italy #italiandesign
Continental breakfast.
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#travel #breakfast #cafelife (at Caffè Napoli)
“I don’t go to sleep to dream.”
Fiona Apple
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#italy #hallway #design #fionaapple (at Milan, Italy)
Milan.
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#italy #lostinafog #nebbia #milano (at Duomo di Milano - Duomo Cathedral)
Door.
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#italy #design #artineverydaylife (at Milan, Italy)