July 25, 2009

Buckets of flowers.

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103 comments:

Fred4Pres said...

Squash flowers are excellent breaded and fried, tempura style (although traditional Italian bread crumbs work very well also).

Deb said...

Beautiful. Thanks for the diversion.

kentuckyliz said...

Is your camera on acid?

I've never seen flowers that intensely colored IRL.

BJM said...

Must be a Dylan kinda day, your photos started this playing in my mind:

Buckets of rain
Buckets of tears
Got all them buckets comin' out of my ears.
Buckets of moonbeams in my hand,
I got all the love, honey baby,
You can stand.

Ralph L said...

Squash flowers
Did you?
Do you have to buy them first?

Anonymous said...

Fantastic colors and clarity. Thanks for sharing.

Chip Ahoy said...

If you took all the girls I knew when I was single
And brought them all together for one night
I know they'd never match
my sweet imagination
everything looks WORSE in black and white

Saturation
It gives us those nice deep colors
The yellow of squash flowers
Makes you think all the buckets are that blue,
Oh yeah
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So mama don't take my Saturation away

Mama don't take my saturate
Mama don't take my saturate
Mama don't take my saturate away.

jag said...

"Flowers are the sweetest things God made and forgot to be a soul into." ---Henry Beecher

meep said...

I'm loving these pics.

Makes me think of Dino de Laurentis w/ all these lush, oversaturted hues.

The Dude said...

Squash flowers, sure, but no smashing pumpkins.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...
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Lem Vibe Bandit said...

(Dios mio, I cant even get this thank you in the right place, thank God I had the decency of cuting and pasting for my typos sake)

One of the things that became aperent to me while submitting to my cumpulsory situation (substance abuse meetings) was that it turned out I had more numbers related to my 'scape' than I had to friends and family (even including "work friends").

While thinking how this was made possible the idea that Althouse could not count among friends and family is unfortunate. (I cant tell people I come here)
On my own way I have been able to get a great deal of benefit from all of you thanks to Althouse.

I'm graduating on Monday and I believe it would not have been possible w/o all of you.

This is somewhat difficult to convey given the nature of this communication. But please believe me when I tell you I'm really grateful we have found a way to communicate this way. (even if once in a while have with trolls ;)

(for Meade) - Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks, but I thank you.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

I usually talk to my mother on Saturdays. So I'm a little overwhelmed.

FRANCESCA said...

Gorgeous Pictures!!!

Fred4Pres: "Squash flowers are excellent breaded and fried, tempura style"
You're right, they're delicious and I keep the family tradition going. I've never made them with bread crumbs but might give that a try when they're ready to harvest this year.

If anyone wishes to see them the way Fred describes (I blogged it last September)- You can see them here:
http://stoneparlart.blogspot.com/2008/09/art-of-eating-flowers-voila.html

If you want the recipe, I blogged that last September as well. :)

http://stoneparlart.blogspot.com/2008/09/art-of-eating-flowers-part-ii.html

Donna B. said...

生活的趣味,在於享受生活的樂趣與學習~這些希望您會喜歡^^

I disagree. In every way possible. (this will make no sense if Althouse deletes the comment I'm referring to, which is likely.)

Then again, none of my comments make a helluva lot of sense...

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

I disagree. In every way possible. (this will make no sense if Althouse deletes the comment I'm referring to, which is likely.)
Then again, none of my comments make a helluva lot of sense...


If Althouse were to do a poll I'm positive there would be no doubt as to the right of our unspoken hunch.

The china characters are much worst than trolls ;)

They are from robots!

What are the chances robots are monitoring Rush?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Wait.. (on the chance that a Skip Gates fan is here ;)

I know you think China and Japan are "different".

Can you tell them apart?

Our security is depending on your goofballsiness.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

As a Christian I have to vote against the communist Chinese ;)

Sorry, you had to be there.

Thank you mr tankman.. ..

I'm just kidding around... seriously

JAL said...

Congrats Lem.

One day at a time.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Congrats Lem.

One day at a time.

I was begining to think nobody cared ;)

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

I did not check the spelling..

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

I know blogs are not meant to be therapy but... they are and it is to me.

If I could put an English sentence together you ...

Why not a blog in Spanish?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Porque no?

Como no creer en Dios?

thats the title

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

I ceated the blog posted thought and just like that I dont know how to reach it

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

i created a blog and i cant find it.

i'm sure there are gods here that can find it for me..

are there any?

Como no creer en Dios Lem punto.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Lets suppose i do a human thing and create a child.

any of you gods can you tell me how to raise it?

Do I hear a crack on the MC?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Como no creer en Dios.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

People who trash God usually need more trash.

who said that? I said that.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Not so fast

I found me in my profile.

http://comonocreerendios-lem.blogspot.com/

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

I had a 20 min conversation with my self.

it was the usual give and give.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

i need this.. please

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

they know its ok.. they still like you

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

no they wont

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

well, the hell with them

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

I need them.. the hell with you

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

ok you right

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

yust tell them

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

i had a couple of beers

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

i feel better now

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

if you are going to lie .. face it you are not as smart as them

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

they lie too so ..

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

right because you cant hack it

they cant hak it

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

i just want to jak it with them..

they dont mind i'm not a good haker

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

well they dont seem to mind is right hahah haa aha

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

well.. im just happy reading them

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

how long will taht last?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

as long as it takes!

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Beth talks to everybody

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

God bless her

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Titus? you like Titus..

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Titus is hope

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

i give up who else?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Palladian

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

He is so out of your league

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

he never said i was not

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

well .. who else?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Meade?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Meade dosent count - hes gone

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

he shows when the time is right

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

yea you defend the devil if need it it

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

there virtue in a defence

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

dont you have to go to bed?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

not b4 a film

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

ok what do you have?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

lets see

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Lock stock and two smoking barreels and

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Cassandras dream

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Lock stock and the rest of it by all means..

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Seen enought of Woody?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Woody should have gone to jail

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

you are so judgemental

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

well it helps to have money i gues

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

ok just wacht lock and barrels and put a sock on it

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

nice.. you know is a brit flick

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

who doesnt he married madona remember?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

i allways knew she was out of her league

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

are you talking down to madona? the romantic with all her baby go to sleep songs?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

You mean those songs are not up to snuff atistically?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

they might as well been then background songs for Harry potter

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Its the brits we dont like

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

its the brits we like

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

who married tony curtis daughrter?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

a brit

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

so you are saying we really hate the brits and we show it by pretending to like them

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

were you in love with your causin?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

leave my causing out of this.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

face it lem you did the right thing not goint ot bed with her and now you suffer

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

i got to go see a movie remember?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

we were making progerss

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

yea everybody makes progress but me

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

thats not how it goes witha certain collection of yours..

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

thats too persaonal jesus

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

ok just say good night then

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

good night

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

good night

Hector Owen said...

Buckets of flowers
Buckets of tears
Got all them buckets coming out of my ears

My, that sounds uncomfortable! And, what did you say? Can't hear you, I got these buckets comin' out of my ears.

If you had a lot of tears, you could put them in buckets. If you had a lot of buckets coming out of your ears, [OUCH!] what would you put them in?

Aaand ... What Fred4Pres said way up at the top. Squash flower fritters are fine.

Anonymous said...

Them are not flowers.

Them's called Flars..

(think hillbilly, you know. Flars...)

;0)

-Pat

Ralph L said...

Lem, you getting paid by the comment?

rhhardin said...

Today's simple and realistic hopes of (foreground) Doberman and complex and unrealistic hopes of (background) parents with newly bought playset and video camera.

rhhardin said...

Realistic parents would buy toddlers dirt and worms.

Laura(southernxyl) said...

Lem, I looked at your blog. But I took French in high school, not Spanish, and that was over 30 years ago. So I tried, but the result probably wasn't satisfactory.

"Se me ocurre que hay mucha jente que perdida como yo invita la perdision a favor de su ignorancia."

My attempt:

"It occurs to me that a lot of something that is lost like I invite hell to please your ignorance." Dang, I bet even babelfish could beat that. Living in Florida now, as I do, I have got to learn some Spanish.

AllenS said...

Lem, this is America, speak English.

Beth said...

Beth talks to everybody

Hi Lem,

It's the next day; I missed this last night. I hope you're doing well. I wish I could read your blog more fluently, but I'm glad you're writing, in all your languages. And I always enjoy talking with you.