Monday 1 June 2009

A few notes on 1 June / Quelques notes le 1 juin

After a thunder storm and a lot of rain yesterday the garden looked good in the sun today.  / Après des orages et beaucoup de pluie hier, le jardin est beau aujourd'hui.

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The dwarf haricot beans Purple King are flowering – lovely mauve and purple colours.

Les haricots nain Purple King fleurissent – des couleurs jolies mauve et violette.

 

And we ate the first courgettes of the season / et on a mangé les premières courgettes de la saison.

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DSC06057 Straight from the plant, to the chopping board and onto the grill with some red onions which are beginning to bolt but taste delicious grilled whole like this.

2 comments:

Jan said...

They look very stripey! I'm looking forward to ours producing.

ilex said...

Those are gorgeous! I'm about three weeks behind you. The first courgettes are always such a delight. And as I slowly, inevitably grow sick of them, they get pickled for winter eating. The first pickled courgette in January is every bit as amazing as the first fresh one in June.