End of Days

Beware brothers and sisters, friends and neighbors everywhere. The End is surely near – we are down to our last clove of garlic … although we do have an adequate supply of toilet paper.

A Most Righteous Dish

This recipe has been in my family for at least an hour now. I wouldn’t hesitate to serve it at the second coming … any subsequent comings, too.

Start off with one very dirty Martini, two might be excessive, but not outrageously so.

Prepare your quinoa with an adequate amount of chicken stock, a pinch or two of salt, zest of a lemon and juice from same lemon. I’m thinking a clove or two of garlic would be good, but this recipe hasn’t been in the family all that long and I did start off with a second Martini.

Dice up a couple Roma tomatoes, chop a couple sticks of fresh celery; use the most tender, tasty stems from the center of the stalk, and mix tomatoes and celery into the still hot, cooked quinoa.

Oh my gosh. Too good not to share.

Pre-Historic … Maybe Not

The aftermath of a late night snack.

Honey Crisp Apple Slices with Brie

Gallery Night, Downtown Pensacola, FL

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Every third Friday of the month, Pensacola, Florida hosts Gallery Night. Downtown streets are closed to vehicular traffic at 5 p.m. when residents and visitors are invited for free events, such as an art fair, and live music on the streets. Many restaurants offer sidewalk cafe’s in the shade of Live Oak and Sycamore trees.

I went to see the 26th annual Power of Photography show (a spectacular photography exhibit) and was pleasantly surprised to see all the activity going on in town. Vendors along Government Street offer for sale very nice arts & crafts, there is free music everywhere, and many businesses offer special prices on drinks. The official party ends at 9 p.m., but most bars and restaurants stay open much later in the evening.

The photo was taken outside Carmen’s restaurant on South Palafox Street shortly after the festivities began. I rendered it in brown tones because it just felt like an old-time community event.

Focus

A wee spot of brandy first thing in the morning puts a crisp focus on the entire day.

A snifter of Brandy with a decanter sitting on an oak table top.

 

Focus

Still Life

Something in the Kitchen

This is from a list of photography challenges for 2017 presented by The Photo Argus. “Something in Your Kitchen.” Converted to black & white in Photoshop CS5.

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