I was a little worried about the lack of rain, with the winter being so dry, and April bringing more of the same. We began thinking about the need for a rain collection system. Then last week the rains came, and they continue still today (though we still feel the need for a rain collection system). The gardens are beginning to burst, as cool as it may be for the middle of May. Everywhere you look, there is green.
We heard coyotes the other night, my aunt (who lives just through the woods) heard them too. This prompted a little reading up on coyotes in our area. Last summer we saw a coyote while out hiking in the northwestern corner of our state, but this close to home is pretty wild.
We had a wonderful dinner here last night with my parents and aunt and uncle. On the menu was grilled venison steaks, roasted maple-ginger glazed salmon, shrimp cocktail, green salad, tomato mozzarella salad, and of course... crash hot potatoes. For dessert, a huge fruit salad with honey for drizzling (if desired). Sometimes I get too fancy with dessert when company comes, fresh fruit was the perfect ending.
Tonight we are making a big green salad and topping it with leftover (eater's choice) 'proteins' from last night. Though after I finish typing here I'm going to go put on a pot of jacob's cattle beans to offer as well. I love a scoop of beans on a tossed salad. To me, that is just about the perfect meal.
It is so cool and rainy here today that soup sounds like a good idea too. Maybe salad and soup... we'll see.
