Beautiful Nursery Sunday

The nursery is loud in the quiet way—bright signs pointing you toward terra pots, lettuce, and microgreens, and rows of flowers spilling over their tables as if they can’t help themselves. Under a clear blue sky, everything looks a little more vivid than it should: greens sharpen into layers, petals catch the light, and the greenhouse stands back like a steady presence, holding its own warmth.

I like places like this on a Sunday. They feel settled. Not staged, not rushed. Just alive alongside you. The kind of stop that turns into a slow walk, then an even slower decision: basil or rosemary, something blooming now or something that needs patience. You drift from color to color, reading the small tags, brushing a leaf between your fingers, trying to remember where the sun lands in your own yard.

There’s a comfort in choosing something that will keep growing after you leave. A small act of care you can carry home—dirt under your nails, a pot balanced in your arms, the promise of watering it when the week starts to crowd in.

Beautiful Nursery Sunday, in the simplest sense: blue sky, plant aisles, and that steady feeling that life is still making itself new.

Saturday Shopping at the Greenpoint Farmers Market 

Saturday Shopping at the Greenpoint Farmers Market

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|  Walking through the market in a light rain was very calming, especially after watching “The Garden of Words” the night before.

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Bright Bento Bouquet

This is my contest entry to Bento&Co’s 2014 Bento box contest.

I didn’t even place but I still like my entry.

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Bento box with chicken garter snake (kijiyaki style) aside, savory egg crepe layered with blue potato filling and drizzled with spicy honey. Additional garnish with fresh tomato red roses and orange florets, potato tot Cat O’ Nine Tails, cut carrot tropical flower spikes, broccoli greens and buttery clamshell mushrooms. Everything layered on a bed of soft sushi rice soaking up each sides delicious flavors.

Take a look at some of the planing sketches and some flower prep work!

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Spring in Greenpoint

Spring in Greenpoint

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| I am pretty sure I have a photo of this house for another year. Take a look for yourself on the norther end of Diamond Street in Greenpoint.

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