Chili rubbed pork tenderloin. Potatoes from my garden. #cooking #gardening

Carne asada bowl. Potatoes, peppers, and tomatoes from my garden. #gardening #cooking

Sweet Heat Glazed Salmon. Fingerling potatoes from my garden. #gardening #cooking

Potatoes from the second half of one potato tower. #gardening

Tomatoes are looking good. Less leaf curl this year, and the stalks aren't so thick. Better pH management and reduced fertilizer has helped. Looking forward to a good crop soon! #hydroponics #gardening

Seems "functional," if you are a dog. #dogs

My first potatoes. 2 to 3 layers in one tower. Russian Banana and Red Gypsy varies. Soil had good moisture (not too dry/wet). #gardening

We our celebrating our daughter's 24th B-day today. She requested a pineapple upside down cake. Always relieved when it is successfully flipped out of the cast iron skillet. #Baking

Albondigas al Chipotle (Chipotle Meatballs ) and Elotes #cooking

First sunflower bloom of the season #gardening

Teriyaki Chicken Salad #cooking

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Asian chicken salad #cooking

I built a bird dust bath, filled with 50/50 play sand and pulverized soil, topped with a sprinkle of wood ash and diatomaceous earth. It's been a popular addition to the birdie paradise in my garden. #garden #birds

Water lily #kayaking

First year growing birdhouse gourds. The vines were slow to start, but they are now growing quickly. The flowers are short lived. Looking forward to seeing the first gourd develop. #gardening

Happy potatoes. First year using towers. Very happy with the durability and productivity; much better than the sacks. Need to start looking for more potato recipes. Looks like we might get a ton of potatoes to eat! #gardening.

I had to redo the fertilized water in the hydroponic tank after +12 inches of rain overfilled the tank. Tomatoes are looking good. Glad to see several green tomatoes on the Super Sweet 100 cherry tomato plant. #hydroponics #dogs #gardening

Spinach stuffed puff pastry and #Iowasweetcorn FTW! #cooking

My first peas! #gardening

Bird family #3 building a nest in our magnolia tree birdhouse. #birds

First morning glory flowers of the season. Plants are all volunteers from seeds planted 15+ years ago. #gardening

Korean Beef Lettuce wraps. Yummy on a too hot day! #cooking

My version of the Stetson Chopped Salad. #salad #cooking

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Success! My first crop of French Breakfast Radishes, grown in my deck planter. #gardening

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Happy Father's Day! Miss you, dad. #dad

Scout checking out the Woodland Pinedrops near our campsite. Fascinating plants. They lack chlorophyll, so they live off the fungus feeding on pine trees. #dogs #Oregon

Enjoyed a lovely paddle on Lake Paulina in Oregon, with a bonus view from the top of Paulina Peak. #kayaking #oregon