Petunia integrifolia

Petunia integrifolia or Petunia violacea. This could also be a hybrid Petunia spp. These grow wild in our backyard and around the neighborhood, though they originated in South America. The leaves are a light green. The pale center contrasts with other pictures on the web.

Sabato di Pesto

A September Saturday was the perfect time to buy some pine nuts at Sahadi's and harvest the basil in the backyard. As for our other crops, the tomatoes fell to blight; and the squashes and sunflowers fell to the squirrels. But the pesto turned out great.
20 cups of basil = 10 batches!
There were 10 jars in all.

Downed Trees on Clinton

Our street was spared, but around the corner on Clinton, two trees in a row both came down in the tornado of 2010. Since this photo was taken, the stumps have been sawed to the ground.