Month: June 2015
Click to embiggenGoing to be a doozy of a storm
The light outside has gone completely sepia. We can hear thunder rumbling in the distance. Going to be a nice evening.
The green fairly was in Morges
Bean tried absinthe. Scary part? He liked it.
[recipe] Watermelon lemonade
ingredients
8 cups 1-inch cubes of seedless watermelon (from about a 4 1/2 pound watermelon)
1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice (roughly 8 lemons)
3 1/2 cups water
1 cup granulated white sugar
for serving: ice cubes or frozen watermelon cubes
lemon wedges/watermelon wedges for garnish
directions
working in 2 batches, blend watermelon and lemon juice in food processor or blender until smooth. pass through a wire sieve to remove any thick pulp/seeds. transfer to pitcher.
bring 3 1/2 cups water and sugar to boil in medium saucepan over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. add hot syrup to pitcher with watermelon-lemon juice. refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
fill glasses with ice (or frozen watermelon cubes). pour watermelon lemonade over and garnish glasses with lemon wedges.
This wins the Internet for today
As a colleague said earlier today, now is a good time to find a nice country with no extradition treaty with the US. Interestingly, both Russia and Qatar qualify, as do several African countries. Just sayin…
Watching a snail eating is oddly oddly compelling
They’re fascinating creatures. The eye stalks can completely retract into the body. If you look closely, you can see then bite and chew. Totally random pet that turned into a good idea over time.