Under the Manhattan Bridge, on the Brooklyn side...
Daucus carrota, Queen Anne's Lace, host to the Black Swallowtail children (so they stay off my parsley, damnit). I saw no caterpillars, but we did see a cormorant diving and bobbing in the strong, incoming current.
This low 12" high grass - anyone? I swear it's growing on the
Highline, too.
Brrr: cedar quince rust on the poor amelanchiers in the park between the bridges. I never did go and
pick berries in June. I chickened out.
Sumac. For the first time this year I saw it sold at the Union Square Farmers' market, though the person tending the stand was vague about it. I buy it powdered from Sahadi's for Middle Eastern dishes, and I tasted two of these seeds, though the fine fluff covering each bothered me a bit. Same tart taste though - very nice.
Below, looking over the little bay in the park, a leggy Russian woman posing in gold bikini for a plump, elderly photographer...
Next time we'll take a picnic.
Under the Manhattan Bridge, on the Brooklyn side...Daucus carrota, Queen Anne's Lace, host to the Black Swallowtail children (so they stay off my parsley, damnit). I saw no caterpillars, but we did see a cormorant diving and bobbing in the strong, incoming current.
This low 12" high grass - anyone? I swear it's growing on the Highline, too.
Brrr: cedar quince rust on the poor amelanchiers in the park between the bridges. I never did go and pick berries in June. I chickened out.
Sumac. For the first time this year I saw it sold at the Union Square Farmers' market, though the person tending the stand was vague about it. I buy it powdered from Sahadi's for Middle Eastern dishes, and I tasted two of these seeds, though the fine fluff covering each bothered me a bit. Same tart taste though - very nice.
Below, looking over the little bay in the park, a leggy Russian woman posing in gold bikini for a plump, elderly photographer...
Next time we'll take a picnic.
I was at the highline yesterday (post coming) and I don't remember seeing that grass. Don't you wish their was a plant list somewhere?
ReplyDeleteThat said, I thought your BBP grass might be timothy grass. No, not that one.
Then Green Foxtail. No, that's an annual.
Its really hard to ID grasses, my weakest.
So I land on a variety of pennisetum. Thats my best:)
Russian? Says who? I think Swedish... ;-)
ReplyDeleteHard to see in photo, but I'm going for a pennisetum too.
ReplyDeleteAnd, Marie, take care - I think you're supposed to dry the sumac and sort of winnow the hairy coat.