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But not on this occasion. 'Twas a tad chilly.

The sweet smell of lemon thyme after the rain, instant relaxation

Experimenting with my Sony DT50mm 1.8 lens in our garden

(Thymus)

Sierra Nevada,

Granada,

Spain

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I planted creeping thyme in front of one of my benches and along the stone steps approaching it so that the fragrance of thyme would be released whenever one walked on it. It also provides a carpet of tiny blossoms in the summer and this ethereal scene in the winter.

Edited in PSE7 with a mask and texture from Shadowhouse Creations

Last dinner on holiday with Rick and Rachel. Best restaurant on the island in my opinion. Works on the one menu a day plan. They offer a entree, main and a choice between 2 desserts or a cheese. Very fab. We got lucky with homemade smoked salmon salad, double cooked pork (which was everybit as ohmygod as you want pork to be) with fantastic broad beans and blue cheese.

thyme blossoms

season the chicken with thyme and lemon , place around cloves of garlic and bay leaves , pour oven some leftover Cava . Roast at 190deg for 45 mins per kilo and 30 mins extra . Allow to rest serve with new potatoes with extra thyme

The Noisy Locomotive

Tastes of Wellington West 2013

Thyme & Again

Crowded thyme seedlings - planted really thickly because the seeds were from 2005 - they all sprouted though and now I have some thinning to do.

Vendors from a local herb farm set up at a weekly farmers market nearby. These folks sell dried herbs & spices as well as perennial plants. They also sell cookies and tea made from their herbs.

These lemon thyme cookies are absolutely delicious!!! Especially served with icey lemonade or flavored tea.

Enjoy.

and super tasty in last night's soup

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Coffee out the back at Wild Thyme, Warburton

Recipe can be found here

On my terrace in Italy. I used it often.

This is my thyme plant from last season, I really hope it seeded and has offspring.

Recipe can be found here

Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Grown from seed last year - glad to see it's making it through winter nicely!

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You can just about see the pinky stems.

seasonal fruits with thyme ice cream and tapioca pearls. that thyme made all the difference. loved this dessert and i hardly every get to that point.

Interesting fact of the day: Thyme has antiseptic qualities and is an ingredient used to make Listerine mouthwash!

More interesting facts tomorrow! (or sometime after that)

See it bigger!

The decorative thyme is flowering. The blooms are tiny but very pretty.

Its a great ground cover and its edible....

I love my camera, the macro lens shows you such detail not apparent to the naked eye - this looks like its been hit by tiny tiny hailstones

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