Oh Spring...I'm feeling your Green

I love this time of year, even with the high pollen counts. So many beginnings, everything is new.

I started my day with my favorite green smoothie:

almond milk

frozen bananna

frozen pineapple

1" chunk of chopped fresh ginger

a handful cilantro

two (gloved) handfulls of fresh nettles (or spinach or kale)

one juiced lime

a T of chia seeds.

Heaven, pure heaven in a glass. And it gives me energy that lasts until lunch.

And speaking of lunch, if you haven't tried kale flowers you MUST! they are so sweet and succulent, such a treat. I cut the flowers from some from my overwintered kale in the garden along with a little fresh parsley.  I will toss them with

these fresh broccoli, kale, and cilantro babies I thinned this morning from my starts. 

Thinning isn't my favorite thing although it must be done. Saying a prayer of gratitude to the cuttings and using them in salads when I can helps.

This time of year my studio doubles as a growing station for the new babies. It's a small inconvenience for the joy of starting my plants from seed and watching them grow, always such a thrill.

And I wanted to share with you a few of the photos taken from my recent South Carolina trip to visit my daughter, son-in-law, and 4 grandkids. The scenery is stunning, so very different than here in the PNW.

We glided through these waters in a canoe; I'd never seen an alligator in it's natural habitat before.

The scenery was magnificent any direction I looked...

I've got lots going on in the studio right now, samples for a *top secret* project and paintings in progress. I have a deep appreciation for all the variety in my schedule and the diversity in my life. I hope you are feeling the Gratitude and the Green too!

 

 

Comments

[Maria Little]

lovely, lovely, lovely & yummmy. I have to get to picking those nettles. I did buy dried ones this weekend. Mike is gone for two weeks - hmmm should we find a new nettle harvesting site?

[cindy woods]

Love these photos, especially the last one! What's up with you and all these secrets? You've really been pretty sneaky lately...lol. xo

[Renee]

Happy Spring Katie! WA and SC are sooooooo beautifully green! I think of your sweet spirit and inspiration often - wonderful memories of Los Gatos! : - )
mmmmm I'm going to try your green smoothie recipe for dinner tonight . . . why do you need "gloved" handfuls of nettles, kale or spinach?
Your workshop in Mexico sounds WONDERFUL!
xoxx Renée