Random Picture Thread

[Dave Sarber]

Yes! Back in the USA. At DFW right now, had to stop at Pappasito's for some Mexican food and a beer!

Unfortunately, looks like I have to go to Greece next week!

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Hey @bruce_the_loon, think this one may be from your area. I think the previous owner of our house planted it on purpose in one area and now it is creeping into other.
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This is the raised bed were I had pumpkins last year
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Looks like what we call the Cape Daisy down here, aka the Cape weed. Scientific name Arctotheca calendula. I regard it as a weed and dig it out of my garden. I see CA calls it highly invasive, but hasn't yet put a prop 65 warning on each leaf yet.

https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=77539

 

[ba-brewer]

Looks like what we call the Cape Daisy down here, aka the Cape weed. Scientific name Arctotheca calendula. I regard it as a weed and dig it out of my garden. I see CA calls it highly invasive, but hasn't yet put a prop 65 warning on each leaf yet.

https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=77539

It is a bugger to control, it spreads underground and by seed. It did look nice where it was originally planted. I have noticed quite a few landscape plants used around here that originate from South Africa.

 

[burtom]

My kind of food truck!

 

[MaxStout]

 

[day_trippr]

Spanish Wells, Bahamas, at sunset. Picture courtesy of Latoria Pinder Sweeting.

Wish I was there....

 

[Jayjay1976]

Spanish Wells, Bahamas, at sunset. Picture courtesy of Latoria Pinder Sweeting.
Wish I was there....

I'm embarrassed to say I haven't had a beach vacation in my adult life. Looks amazing.

 

[MaxStout]

 

[Sailingeric]

I'm embarrassed to say I haven't had a beach vacation in my adult life. Looks amazing.

One great place that is the off beaten path island in the Bahamas is amazing is the Berry Islands. Spent a week in the Berry Islands a couple years ago in a sailboat during the yearly sailing guys trip. Very off the grid, water crystal clear and the most amazing sunrises and sunsets. You got to go!

 

[ba-brewer]

They are back...

 

[MaxStout]

 

[grampamark]

 

[MaxStout]

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[grampamark]

The dental floss crop isn’t holding up to well in this heat.

 

[Snark_Wolf_Brewing]

Found on a Facebook page called BrewTube Official.

 

[Jayjay1976]

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Found on a Facebook page called BrewTube Official.

Took this today when I was out in the fields.

 

[MaxStout]

Took this today when I was out in the fields.
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Got it drying out in your garage now?

 

[day_trippr]

Not a bud in sight. Is that really weed or is it hemp?

 

[Snark_Wolf_Brewing]

 

[pshankstar]

Not a bud in sight. Is that really weed or is it hemp?

Maybe a male plant? I’m no expert but hop plants have males & females and they are cousins if I’m not mistaken too. Just a thought…

 

[ehall]

looks like hemp

 

[MaxStout]

Both hemp and marijuana are Cannabis sativa. The difference is the THC content. Hemp contains <0.3% THC. And hemp can have buds, so the presence of those isn't the distinguishing factor.

 

[Jayjay1976]

 

[day_trippr]

Ayup...Not that there's anything wrong with that

 

[Jayjay1976]

 

[Jayjay1976]

 

[D.B.Moody]

A very down under beetle.
This guy walks on water from under the water. He's from new South Wales.

 

[ba-brewer]

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did not see the smiley face until I scrolled up into it. Still cant figure out if the the round ones are potatoes, mushrooms or meatballs.

 

[Jayjay1976]

did not see the smiley face until I scrolled up into it. Still cant figure out if the the round ones are potatoes, mushrooms or meatballs.

Stubby Italian sausages and new potatoes

 

[day_trippr]

Look like potatoes from here...but it's not a slam dunk...
[oops! late by seconds ]

 

[ba-brewer]

thanks @Jayjay1976 , now what's the deal with the stubby sausages.

 

[grampamark]

 

[Jayjay1976]

Celebrating our 20th anniversary today with oysters, my wife took this one.

 

[soccerdad]

Stubby Italian sausages and new potatoes

I know several stubby Italians, but I never got a close up view of their sausages.

 

[Jayjay1976]

thanks @Jayjay1976 , now what's the deal with the stubby sausages.

Those are spicy fennel sausages that come in half lengths, Abruzzese style maybe? We like the stubbies for grilling and then simmering with tomatoes and peppers. The grilled potatoes we mashed up with cream cheese and scallions.

We're not Italian or anything, just love pork and fennel. In Chicago it really isn't even an ethnic thing. I've been buying the gear to start making sausages, pork sausage with fennel and juniper is absolute tops on our list, lightly grilled and then sous vide until tender. 'Gin rillettes' so to speak.

I bought a meat grinder attachment for the KitchenAid and then picked up a used cast iron sausage stuffer, the stuffer is missing the locking collar that attaches the stuffing tubes to the body. As soon as I locate one of those I'll be in the sausage business

 

[ba-brewer]

^ I was thinking they might be home made or something.

 

[Jayjay1976]

^ I was thinking they might be home made or something.

I weeesh I could claim those as my own, but sadly, that is someone else's leeetle sausage you are admiring.

 

[MaxStout]

 

[Snark_Wolf_Brewing]

 

[balrog]

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