A pleasant holiday

 

It was cool and cloudy yesterday, but mostly dry. We enjoyed having my brother Dave over for lunch, as we gently crawl out of our social isolation cocoon. 

John helped make the scalloped potatoes. Perfectly even slices, of course.

Roasted asparagus with a feta and mint vinaigrette...

And the ham was delicious. My pie baking skills are uneven, but this was one of the better ones.

The real highlight was some pleasant family conversation around the table for the first time since Christmas 2019. Is that possible? In some strange way, now it feels like an entire year never happened. 

Today is National Dandelion Day. I've always thought it a pity that Dandelions are one of the most disliked weeds. And if you look closely at it, it really is a beautiful flower. The first dandelion salad was a big deal on the farm, after a winter of eating canned, dried and frozen food. 

It's rich in vitamins, too, and animals know that. I loved watching my horse hoover up dandelion flowers as fast as she could. 

In other news I finally saw a brown bunny in the yard, just in time for Easter. They were everywhere last summer and simply disappeared over the winter. Where?  A rabbit mystery. Welcome back, there's plenty to eat here.