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A very rare variety. Sources say...was grown during the Red River settlements in Manitoba, previous to 1850's. Shown to be useful as a soup and shelling pea.
I collected these seeds back in May (2007). I sowed some today for Fall/Spring harvest.
It's interesting how these seeds are wrinkled and square-like as opposed to the Snow Pea seeds that I also collected.
(Pisum sativum) Family: Papilionaceae
My peas appear to be doing well under their hooped row cover. Snow peas are closest to the camera with sugar snap peas further down the row. There are about 10' (3m) of peas in a double row in this raised bed. Looks like I will have to weed soon ...
Photo taken May 3, 2010
More flash practice in Kim's garden. Playing with some multi-flash setups. In most of these I used a snooted Promaster at 1/16th power for the main with the Sunpak dialed down to 1/64th for some fill. It was before sunset but the shutter speed killed all of the ambient light.
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Of all the photos taken this summer, this is my favourite yacht.
14 metre, solid mahogany, built by Cantieri di Loano in 1964. 2 x 100hp Iveco diesels replaced 18 months ago, just 110 hours on the clocks. Owned last 10 years by the man who showed me over her, beautifully built down below but would benefit from a new galley.
Owner has only motored her in the med with his pals, she doesn't even have a jib and the boom is tied off, she would be the ideal northern european motorsailor.... owner has recently repayed the deck... she needs for nothing.
And she's for sale... and I have his telephone number if anyone wants it. 90,000 euros but I'm sure in this economy he'd come down.
So far in my dreams I've sailed the west coast of Scotland, up to North Cape and done the Baltics.
I'm smitten, poor but rich in dreams.
Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) 'Noel Sutton'. Gorgeous "flaking" (I think is the term for the darker striping that develops) on these light blue flowers. Some of the longest stems (>1 ft.) I've grown!
Sunset light from the left side and reflected sunset light from the right.
having a well deserved morning off, assessing what weeks of neglect have done to the garden: noticed the purple peas were still clutching last night's raindrops and scrambled out with the macro lens. apologies for blurred areas or dodgy focus - not enough coffee in the system just yet...
more peas please. final version. Painting by Nick Treadway 2008 cleavage courtesy of Arlen Roche
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In these parts this wild flower is commonly called wild sweet pea, however, none of my wildflower books call it that. It is definitely from the pea family but usually named vetch or peavine. This one was growing under Gambles Oak trees at an altitude of 7,900 feet. I purposely opened up to f4.5 to get a shallow dof and put the focus in the middle of the cluster. I'm not sure that works artistically, but it is still a beautiful little blossom.