The View From My Front Steps (10 minutes ago)

8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him:

9 "I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you

10 and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth.

11 I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth."
12 And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:

13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,

15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.

16 Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."

Saturday Morning at the Farmer's Market

I didn't think to take the camera with us this morning to capture it, but Saturday morning at the Farmer's Market is one of my favorite family outings. I get inspiration from the variety of colors, the diversity of people and the freshness of the food.



Our mission this morning was to find fruit. Currently there are lots of peaches and blackberries, two of our favorites as well as humungous watermelons. While we passed on the blackberries this week, the peaches and melons were a must have.




Inspiration hit me somewhere between the baby bokchoy ($1 for 5) and the chinese eggplant. A few minutes later I had ginger root, bean sprouts and mushrooms. Sunday will be a nice day for stir fried vegetables.

Further inspiration came in a 4oz container of fresh goat cheese with garlic and chives. The mounds of tomatoes had been calling me from the time I stepped from the van and now they had a purpose. Can you see it? Farm fresh tomatoes, goat cheese and basil (straight from my patio garden) all atop a lightly toasted foccacia roll. Lunch was served.



Does summer get any better than this?