As always, the sun comes out up here and sitting at the computer turns into something you used to do when you couldn’t play outside. Here are a few pictures to prove that I’m not just slacking . . .
This delicious salad is simply sautéed shrimp over avocado quarters which is then covered with a fresh mango relish. The relish has diced mango, red pepper, jalapeno, sweet Vidalia onion and cilantro gently stirred with a drizzle of olive oil and lime. It incorporates the three F’s of summer food - fresh, fast and fabulous!
Another easy salad we’ve enjoyed is made with cold salmon chunks on a bed of freshly picked arugula, avocado and cucumbers and then drizzled with a fruity vinaigrette.
Summer is breathtaking up here, wondrous things start popping out of the ground and incredible wildlife appears in our backyard. It’s nothing to see a Bald Eagle or an Osprey with a talon-clenched fish fly over your house or your car on the way to work. Two of my neighbors have had black bears in their yard! I believe pictures say it better than I can, so I’m adding a little slide show.
Happy Summer everybody. I’ll try not to stay away, but I can’t make any promises. (I’m still reading your blogs, though, so I’m keeping up)
The deep red in those tomatoes practically jumps off the screen!
Salads are easy to photograph – such bright colors.
YUMMMMMM! Especially after a week of camp food! I know what I am making for lunch!! Shrimp, avacado & mango, exactly what my stomach needs! Thanks Vickie!
Camp food is fun to eat for awhile, but I start missing fresh stuff pretty quickly. Thanks for reading, Link!
love your salads – now send me some…hahahahaha
You wouldn’t laugh if I did that, Christo.
That shrimp salad is amazing looking! I’m glad you are enjoying summer so much!
Thanks – the salad was delicious. And when you wait this long for summer, you eat it with a spoon, Chris!
Good to here from you Vickie and I really enjoyed the slide show, especially the deer.
The baby deer are so precious. I love watching them romp and nurse – especially twins. This particular photo came from my neighbor Reni. I have several, but hers is so much cuter!
Spectacular food and photos. My favorite is the glass of wine with the riding mower in action. Beautiful lilacs. Precious baby deer….great post.
Yeah, well, it isn’t all work around here.
Thanks!
Gorgeous pictures! Did you ever think that winter would end? I sure didn’t. And just about the time the weather got nice, I left and am visiting my daughter & family in CA! I’ll be here a month, but I’m sure my gardener will take care of things so I have stuff to can when I get home! Have a great summer, Vickie!
I didn’t think it would ever get warm, Karen. Now it’s all about a month behind, so it will be interesting to see what makes it. Luckily I have bed covers on the new garden boxes, thanks to my gardener. Have a beautiful summer!
Loved the slideshow, Vickie, and those salads!!! They are perfect meals on a warm summer day. I think we will actually get some nice weather for the next few weeks.
Thanks, Cathy! Here’s to some hot summer days!
Delicious Vickie! It’s the time of year in Florida where you do anything you can to stay inside and stay cool, LOL. Enjoy your summer days
. . . and that’s why they head up here.
Beautiful salads Vickie. No wonder you are so inspired to make such gorgeous dishes living in such a wonderful place.
Thanks, Karen. It is inspiring and hard to stay indoors!
Thanks for reading!
Your photos are always so lovely’ It is a pleasure to visit here. You’ve created a lovely spot for your readers and I always enjoy the time I spend here. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary
What a nice comment, Mary! Thanks for stopping by and giving me a read. Have a wonderful Independence Day!