Just pictures today

When we went to get Dr. Pepper in Dublin, I kept seeing these giant bundles of pink flowers on the side of the road. And I wondered why can't I have any of these in my yard? I mean, I know I kill everything in my yard but these are growing in dusty rocks on the side of country roads that haven't seen rain in weeks.

Does anyone know what they are?



Unfair.

Here's the salsa being made from tonight (recipe posted prior):



Onions, peppers, cilantro in my $20 food processor. Next to the thrift store bread machine, it's been one of my best purchases. Especially since I jacked the arm up and standing around grating cheese makes me want to lop off my arm and lob it into the trash.



The tomatoes before anything gets added. They were in the food processor first.



Yum.



After I grate the Costco-sized brick of cheese, it looks like a little cheese Bundt cake.



When I think of going veg again, it's always a scene like this that reaffirms that, yes, I can do it.