Saturday, June 23, 2007
This morning Ron & I went to visit a farm called "whittamore Farm" on the east side of Toronto. When we arrived it was about 10:30am. The farm was already crowded with people. We drove quite a long way into the farm before we were at the area where some strawberry fields were ready for picking. Not only were we lucky to find a parking spot right away, we were also assigned to 2 very good rows to pick from. I only found out about this a bit later that not all sections of the fields produce the same quality of strawberries. In my section, the strawberries were HUGE. The stupid part was after we parked the car both Ron & I found out neither of us had any cash. We only had some $12 change in our pockets. We thought they only take cash. It was even more stupid to leave the farm and find a bank so we thought we would just pick $12 worth of strawberries and leave. After we filled 1/2 of 2 baskets we decided to pay for them first to find out how much they would cost. While we were standing in line the people in front of us paid by interac. Then we found out in fact we could pay by bank card, so we went back to pick some more. After that we also went by the peas section and picked some of those. Neither of us had ever picked veggies in a farm so we had no idea. The farm offered 3 types of peas so we picked some of each. We also found out they had potatos so we went and looked. By chance a mother was there (actually they were the only people there at the beginning) with her 2 daughters. The mother was experienced and she was teaching the 2 girls what to keep and what not. I was listening and also observing for a while before I gave it a try. I think the best description for this experience is "treasure hunt"! You could never tell how big and nice the potatos might be underneath until you dig them out! Also you cannot use the shovel because the potatos are too soft and fragile! So we just kept digging with bare hands and boy that was fun!
At night we cooked the sugar snap peas & potatos for dinner. They all tasted soooo goood.....
I really really really enjoyed myself today.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Overview
This is just to keep you in perspective. Now you have a better idea of how big the plant is compare to the size of the flower.
One day later...
The previous pictures were taken on Sunday. These 2 shots were taken only one day later, this morning before I headed to work. This plant grew so fast it's kinda freaky. So the flower opened and I was glad to have captured this sight. Why? Well, today after work I thought I was going to look at it again and the flower already closed and wilted.
Spahgetti Squash
This is something new. The plant just grow by inches everyday. This is the first fruit. Interesting thing is, the fruit appears before the flower actually mature to open. I am fascinated by this. It seems the plant has already determined to bear fruit before it has successfully concieved. I've done some research and found out that this is the female flower and it is destined to bear fruit. The male flowers are the bottom of the plant just above soil. I have about a dozen of them there. The flower is smaller.
Long waited peas...
Just when I thought I had done something wrong that caused my peas plant to grow only leaves and bare no flowers nor fruits, they bloomed and produced peas. I dropped a tear or two when I first saw this. After weeks of hard work growing them from seeds, finally some crops appeared.
The carrot that had only 2 leaves
Now there are 6 bunches of real carrot leaves. I am pulling the weaker seeds away one by one. Eventually I will only have 6 carrots at the end of the summer. Hopefully the carrot will be big and juicy!
Remember the winner?
Now the tomato has grown alot... and many of its brothers and sisters are also getting bigger and bigger each day...
Great atmosphere, Great dessert...
The cottage across the street...
Home made cream bulee.. YUMMY!!!!!
Monday, June 11, 2007
What a way to start the summer!
21 degrees temperature, blue sky and bright sun light, what's the best thing to do on a Saturday like this? Of course outdoor activity like kayaking!
A friend of mine that lives next to a lake recently bought 2 kayaks. We had been talking about spending a day at her new house and so yesterday we woke up around 7am, drove for about 1.5 hours and arrived at her house near Scugog Lake.
Scugog Lake is a very shallow lake, the average depth is 1.5m. There are no big boats around so the water is very quiet. After a quick lunch Ron & I got onto 2 kayaks and took off to explore the lake.
Unfortunately we didn't have any waterproof gear for the camera so we took off without it. I regretted it so much afterward once I realized what I was going to see.
First off, we tried to paddle across the lake to the other side. When we reached the middle of the lake, we stopped. Ron came and grapped my kayak on the side. The sun was shining, cool breeze was blowing gently and the waster was still. We closed our eyes and the air was filled with birds singing everywhere. It was the real surround sound that no sound system can produce. After a short while we went on. As we reached the other side of the lake we saw a guy fishing at the shore line where the marshes were. I was trying to get closer to see but Ron said we better not disturb him. Not far away we found a patch of beautiful yellow pond flowers.
Yellow Pond Lily
I slowly paddled through them, I felt like I was in a dream land. I paddled around and around them and I didn't want to leave. As we went along the shore line we saw other patches of yellow pond flowers. Again I would paddle through them couple times before we went on. Suddenly 10 feet away among the flowers I saw something sticking out briefly and went into the water again.. It's an animal! At first I thought it was a groundhog but then a groundhog wouldn't swim in a lake like this! Just when I was thinking about it the animal came back out again. This time Ron saw it too and we were just stunned watching it. It's a beaver! I saw the tail as it flipped into the water again. I couldn't believe my eyes. I never thought I would see a beaver.
As we paddled closer, the beaver disappeared as I expected. About 10 mins later we came across yet another patch of yellow pond flowers. This time before I even paddled in I saw a black turtle standing on a patch of floating leaves and plants, sun bathing!
By the time I saw the turtle I was already beyond disbelief. I came to do a little kyaking and I ended up seeing all these wonderful creatures! But that was not all. As we were slowly heading back we paddled along one last stretch of marshes. All along Ron wouldn't get as close to the marshes as me because of the possibility of seeing dead fish (we saw a whole lot even in the middle of the lake) and coming in contact with tons of bugs. However this time he was paddling right in front of me next to the marshes. Guess what he saw. A big carp, live one, about 2 feet long, swam right next to him. He gave a little yell with amazement, "Oh look! Fishie!" I said, "Where where??" Then I saw it. The fish came right next to me and stopped for a moment. If I reached for it I could probably touch it. I guess it felt trapped between the marshes and us. It made a quick turn, went back to where Ron was, and zoomed off.
Soon after the fish left, we came to the end of the marshes. I gave one last hard look to see if I could identify anything interesting. There it was, the dessert of our kayaking trip,
This little green frog was standing at the edge of the marshes, again, sun bathing. I gave a little poke at its butt, it jumped but not far. Ron splashed water on it but it wouldn't move again. Apparently the frog enjoyed the sun too much.
It was already 2.5 hours later after we saw all these wonderful things. We paddled back to the dock and my friend and her husband arrived just in time to help us get out of the kayaks.
To be continued...
A friend of mine that lives next to a lake recently bought 2 kayaks. We had been talking about spending a day at her new house and so yesterday we woke up around 7am, drove for about 1.5 hours and arrived at her house near Scugog Lake.
Scugog Lake is a very shallow lake, the average depth is 1.5m. There are no big boats around so the water is very quiet. After a quick lunch Ron & I got onto 2 kayaks and took off to explore the lake.
Unfortunately we didn't have any waterproof gear for the camera so we took off without it. I regretted it so much afterward once I realized what I was going to see.
First off, we tried to paddle across the lake to the other side. When we reached the middle of the lake, we stopped. Ron came and grapped my kayak on the side. The sun was shining, cool breeze was blowing gently and the waster was still. We closed our eyes and the air was filled with birds singing everywhere. It was the real surround sound that no sound system can produce. After a short while we went on. As we reached the other side of the lake we saw a guy fishing at the shore line where the marshes were. I was trying to get closer to see but Ron said we better not disturb him. Not far away we found a patch of beautiful yellow pond flowers.
Yellow Pond Lily
I slowly paddled through them, I felt like I was in a dream land. I paddled around and around them and I didn't want to leave. As we went along the shore line we saw other patches of yellow pond flowers. Again I would paddle through them couple times before we went on. Suddenly 10 feet away among the flowers I saw something sticking out briefly and went into the water again.. It's an animal! At first I thought it was a groundhog but then a groundhog wouldn't swim in a lake like this! Just when I was thinking about it the animal came back out again. This time Ron saw it too and we were just stunned watching it. It's a beaver! I saw the tail as it flipped into the water again. I couldn't believe my eyes. I never thought I would see a beaver.
As we paddled closer, the beaver disappeared as I expected. About 10 mins later we came across yet another patch of yellow pond flowers. This time before I even paddled in I saw a black turtle standing on a patch of floating leaves and plants, sun bathing!
By the time I saw the turtle I was already beyond disbelief. I came to do a little kyaking and I ended up seeing all these wonderful creatures! But that was not all. As we were slowly heading back we paddled along one last stretch of marshes. All along Ron wouldn't get as close to the marshes as me because of the possibility of seeing dead fish (we saw a whole lot even in the middle of the lake) and coming in contact with tons of bugs. However this time he was paddling right in front of me next to the marshes. Guess what he saw. A big carp, live one, about 2 feet long, swam right next to him. He gave a little yell with amazement, "Oh look! Fishie!" I said, "Where where??" Then I saw it. The fish came right next to me and stopped for a moment. If I reached for it I could probably touch it. I guess it felt trapped between the marshes and us. It made a quick turn, went back to where Ron was, and zoomed off.
Soon after the fish left, we came to the end of the marshes. I gave one last hard look to see if I could identify anything interesting. There it was, the dessert of our kayaking trip,
This little green frog was standing at the edge of the marshes, again, sun bathing. I gave a little poke at its butt, it jumped but not far. Ron splashed water on it but it wouldn't move again. Apparently the frog enjoyed the sun too much.
It was already 2.5 hours later after we saw all these wonderful things. We paddled back to the dock and my friend and her husband arrived just in time to help us get out of the kayaks.
To be continued...
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
I am only in love
"Marriage & In Love are 2 different things. "
Is it really?
Wouldn't it be nice if they are the same thing?
Shouldn't they be the same thing?
Is it really?
Wouldn't it be nice if they are the same thing?
Shouldn't they be the same thing?
Monday, June 4, 2007
Updates
My peas have grown really fast in the past few days because of the heat...
The carrot seeds have sprouted and real leaves are appearing...
Flowers are soon going to be here with the Sphagetti Melon...
Tomatos are already growing out of control...
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