Vivid Color Album

I experimented with the vivid color setting on my camera while camping. Here are some results.

 

Sibling Assignment # 153: Summer in a Jar

I gave this week's assignment. "Share a memory that revolves around preserving food. It can either be a memory that involved you preserving or the enjoyment of preserved food."

Names of relishes fruit spreads, and pickled foods were household names growing up, especially when the gardens of my grandmothers and other family members were in full harvest. I loved to hear the sounds of picadilly, chow chow, bread and butters, sweet gerkins, and dilly beans. Adding to the list would be conserve, preserves, jam, and jelly. I can still taste mincemeat, applesauce, and Grandma's famous dill pickles and green beans.

Preserving has been a part of me since I was a child. As soon as I moved into my first rented house newly married I started making grape jam. I have continued to preserve the same traditional things for thirty years. I have added some new recipes, honed some old ones, and challenged myself to create my own signature canning recipes such as Christy's Salsa and Pear Mincemeat. As long as Mason makes jars I will continue to pull the dusty, rusty canner off the shelf every summer and put that harvest in a hot water bath. I then can fill my pantry shelves with Summer in a Jar.

 

 

Burst of Blooms Mean Bouquets

Now that the weather has cooled a bit the annual flowers have recharged also. It was a joy today to gather flowers and arrange them in bouquets.

 

Recharging

This week-end we spent time recharging and relaxing at one of our favorite camping spots.

We practically had the place to ourselves. I played around with the vivid color setting to capture the fall colors.

I love how the combination of meadows, cedar groves, pines, and the pond provide such a tranquil setting.

Everett and Shelby explored on the road along the pond.

Honoring Ancestors

Tomorrow we have a day off of school to honor Native American Day. Today the staff and students enjoyed and appeciated the work of our tribal members.

 

Beading,

 

drums,

 

 flute,

 

 

and headresses.

Glimpse of Beauty

Recently I was learning more about my camera during a camping trip. Here are images I captured trying new settings.Location: Canyon Creek Campground, Ferry County, northeastern Washington state