summer

it has been hot and humid for days and tonight it became summer, officially.

i invested in a grill today, the smokey joe (pictured), and headed over to timmy's aka the dirty knees collective. the garden (that kind of dirty knees) that he has created in the past few weeks is really a most glorious sight. pictures to come. i planned on taking some tonight, but by the time i assembled smokey joe and tried to get him hot and ready, the downpour was upon us.

grilling out transported to the porch for a summertime feast. i enjoyed a cold porter while a more experienced griller got joe hot and ready for cooking (i hate that i can't seem to get that part down..) menu, in order of grilling: onions, peppers, zucchini, sausage, buns, corn. there are few things better than grilled zucchini. cut longways, drizzle olive oil, liberally s & p, grill till marked, flip, mark, eat. sweet and juicy (i love that i got that part down..)

it felt amazing to get wet in the rain, to eat grilled vegetables outside with mosquitoes, jenna and friends, to imagine enjoying the harvest that will come from that garden. it is summer and cooking and eating outside is so much more fun than in l'hospital!