Many summers ago, while walking through Lifecycle's Organic Demonstration garden, aka "The Hive", I saw the most magnificent plant.

The Artichoke. It's huge; a couple feet across and about 5 feet high, gorgeous and a haven for bees. It became just one more reason why I wanted a garden of my own.
I can grow these things here!
This almost makes up for the fact that I don't live in a land where snow falls (and stays put for a few months) in the winter - although I learn here that if we were to move, it would be do-able.

(I shouldn't be surprised. Gardening is "do-able" anywhere. I saw some tomato plants growing in the window of an abandoned building the other day. I wish I had had my camera with me. It was beautiful.)

My parents used to entertain a lot and with five kids (I now believe they were/are insane). Regardless, I love them - both the parents and the vegetable. There would always be artichokes served as an appetizer. Always. It was always a big hit too - I know this because I would hide on the stairs and listen to them talk.

Mmmmmmmm. Ripping off the leaves, dipping them in the hollandaise sauce and scraping off the meat with my teeth.

Yum. Yum yum yum yum yum.

Oh, and may I just add: What may have taken me 30 or so minutes to find the exact photo I wanted among the many diversions that are flickr, took mere seconds using their new Explore option. I swear, it's right up there on my golden list with compost worms and artichoke.

Bravo flickr!

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