Beauty Bounty

I haven’t been cooking much due to being sick.  But I have finally had time to edit some beautiful snap shots I’ve taken while touring some gardens.  I thought I’d share them with you while I come up with some new creative dishes in the kitchen.

A beautiful variety of chicory that reminds me of black pearls

Pitcher plants are fascinating to me

Here’s a whole greenhouse full of pitcher plants!

Peak rose season is just starting to pass us by…

…The best rose is the kind that smells like cheap perfume – heady and sweet…

…Have you stopped to smell a rose today?