Tom, The Back Roads Traveller posts photos of barns every Sunday.  When we drove to Missouri last month I managed to grab these photos through my window as we drove Interstate 70.  Not as good as Tom's photos but interesting nonetheless.

Pond Garden

I was out taking photos of the iris in the gardens yesterday morning and had to take these photos of the Pond Garden.

Here's the lilac in full bloom - a Mother's Day gift from Sarah.  Lilacs are the city flower of Harbin, China where Sarah was living in 2009 when she told me to buy myself one for Mother's Day.

I spotted the goldfish.  Not as many as last year, but it's neat to see they survived the winter.

This water lily is getting bigger every year.  I hope to see blooms again this year.

The water iris are not in full array yet but soon will be.

The Joe Pye weed is sprouting well.

This is a volunteer don't know if it's a seedling from the plant pictured below it.

The butterfly weed is doing well too.

There's my study window where I have a fine view of the Pond Garden.

WW - Iris Inventory

What to Do With Bok Choy?

I planted way too much bok choy this year.  I started some inside and sowed seeds in the garden too.  What was I thinking?  I use bok choy in stir fry with chicken, pork or beef and that's the extent of my repertoire for bok choy.

Any recipe suggestions?  I know I can pick some and keep in my refrigerator for a week or more but I may have to just give it away or compost the rest.  It will bolt soon.

Spinach is doing really well as are my lettuces.

Here's one head of bok choy harvested last week.

Here's another harvested Sunday evening.

Green leaves chopped to add to stir fry at the end stage.

Chicken marinating.

Stems of bok choy in the wok.

It was a delicious meal.  But what else can I use it for?

See other harvests at Daphne's Dandelions.