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Haiku Moment: beware

little fuzzy friend

hiding in wait, meal stalking-

beware the flower

beware by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley


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Fall Garden: Frowsy Blowsy

left to its’ own devices

a frowsy blowsy garden

merrily dances,

grabbing partners willy nilly

twisting, winding, climbing, grasping,

a delightful chaos of

weeds and intentions alike,

beautifully melding

into a last-ditch party,

all

unapologetically abundant

unapologetically abundant

by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: plummet

surreal bubbles

pause in peril, waiting to

plummet, soak the earth

plummet by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley


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Apple Time!

Fall is my favorite season. Apple harvest is here! Fresh-from-the-tree apples are so yummy! I wanted to take advantage of the new crops to dehydrate some apples for tasty treats later this winter.

I purchased two boxes of apples (Honeycrisp and Golden) from a friend who is also a farmer. They were harvested the night before I met her to get them. Very fresh!

Wash. Slice. Spread out.

Add to the dehydrator and plug it in. I don’t add anything to keep them from browning. They do great without that step. I keep the peel on as well.

My tiny dehydrator has four small circle trays, but the results are just fine. I don’t have to slice apples for hours to fill it. I get a break, then repeat the next day. (And the next and the next . . . because I have two boxes.)

Cash (left) and Cowboy LOVE apple harvest season! They get the cores. I am currently a favorite person.

Here is batch one. Not all of them, but a pretty bowl full to show you. I store them in gallon zip bags or gallon lidded jars. And later, when I need a snack and taste of summer during the cold dreary days of winter, all I have to do is pop open a container and munch away.

I am so thankful for apples! Happy harvest!


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Haiku Moment: stars

not all bright stars live

sprinkled high above, many

dip their toes in earth

stars by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: wonder

feathered lace wings pose

delicate friend uncamouflaged

wonder in plain sight

wonder by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley, WA


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Haiku Moment: fire

summer fire flames

explode across the landscape

burning with beauty

fire by Angie Quantrell

my summer garden, Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: swirls

welcome, you

tempestuous swirls of a

dress called Spring

swirls by Angie Quantrell

Happy 1st day of spring!


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Haiku Moment: lace decor

you didn’t plan for

winter’s ice fog descending

yet look – lace decor

lace decor by Angie Quantrell

Winter 2026, Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: pumpkin heart

orange on green surprise

heart shows garden trick, fall joy

love me some pumpkins

pumpkin heart by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley