So Much Zucchini!

I was worried I wouldn't have enough but I can't handle anymore zucchini. We've had some sort of zucchini dish with every meal. My freezer is filling up fast and I've been giving them away to whoever will take them. I'm still getting 2-4 zucchinis out of the garden everyday. HELP! I'm going to be overrun by zucchini.
The above picture was all we got in just one haul. It's ridiculous!

I made Bagels!!

Like real bagels! I'm so proud.

Here they have just been dunked in boiled water and coated in sesame seeds and ready to go in the oven.

And here they are fresh out of the oven and ready to be eaten. They were wonderful. I'm definitely going to make them again.

Sunday Snapshot

Some of my many canning jars.

A garlic braid from the market.

We are babysitting my dad's bird for a couple weeks.

More flowers from my garden.

The crutches I had to use this week because I did something to my foot.

Luminara

We look forward to Luminara every year. It is the lantern festival here in Victoria, that happens every July. It is a great atmosphere and it is full of interesting lanterns made by local participants. However, this year just as the sun went down and the festival was about to begin, the thunder and lightening began. It was pouring as we made our way down to the festival but we weren't going to miss it.

There was a rainbow as we were driving down so that gave us some hope it might clear up.

The sunset was gorgeous but it was still pouring.

One of the many costumes on display at the festival.

The Cheshire cat was the first lantern we encountered.

I think this was one of my favorite lanterns. It was floating on the water and was framed with dragonflies and Koi fish.

The lantern village.
All-in-all it was great to see all the lantern but many of the lanterns we out from the rain so we really couldn't see them and we were completely soaked.

New Additions

I have new items to the harvest! Both are right from my backyard!

Snapshot Sunday

Pumpkin flower.

My first sunflowers and my neighbours roses.

My Roma tomatoes.

And some cherry tomatoes. I had one of these the other night.

My blackberries!

Today's Harvest

Today we had our first harvest of potatoes and our last harvest of lettuce. I didn't get as many potatoes as I hoped considering I pulled a whole row of them. I had planned to leave them in the ground until August but I needed the space for my winter crops. You can also see the pickle cucumbers, some more peas, dill and mint. The lettuce is done, the leaves are beginning to rot so I'm clearing it out to make room for more winter planting.