I know I have been posting pictures of Savannah‘s camellias pretty often lately (emphasis on “pretty”), but I just HAVE to share a few photos from Robert’s and my trip to the Savannah Botanical Gardens this morning.
Here’s one named for former First Lady Rosalynn Carter.
But my favorite was this stunning White Princess from the massive camellia bush above.
The Beauty of Mother Nature!
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. Going on a mid-winter Camellia Tour at lovely Bonaventure Cemetery here in Savannah last Sunday afternoon.
“Memory”
“Stuck”
… from a January Savannah camellia and me.
Collards are probably my favorite winter vegetable. (Delete “probably.”)
Yesterday morning Robert and I went to our incredibly and beautifully diverse Savannah Farmers Market, where I grabbed a bunch of the green delicacy.
I rushed back home to clean them (the collards, not the farmers) and create my favorite part of the collarding experience— making the collard bouquet!
Isn’t she beautiful?!
Next, the chopping into manageable pieces. (Which sounds a bit too much like “Sweeny Todd” to suit my fancy.)
After placing the greens into an already-been-cooking mixture of broth and ham seasoning meat, and impatiently waiting for them to slowly cook …
DELICIOUS JOY!
Wait! Don’t throw those too-thick collard stems away, for goodness sake. Make homemade vegetable stock with them.
“Red protects itself. No color is as territorial. It stakes a claim, is on the alert against the spectrum.” – Derek Jarman
