Good Food and Maybe A Good Bird

At the Botanical Garden

In the greenhouse at night, the atmosphere is unexpectedly spooky. 
We were invited to a reception with refreshments and a tour given by a staff expert.

Several tables with food and beverages were set up in the greenhouse.

One caterer offered Kailua pork and pineapple salsa. My favorite!

I enjoyed hearing about the vanilla plant from the tour guide. They are hard to cultivate!
He mentioned that an earlier plant had set one vanilla pod, but it died in a power failure.
Later, a visitor to the garden stole the replacement plant!!

In Our Kitchen

Cheeseburgers!

Len is baking bread again.

Thanksgiving Wrap-up

Curried chicken (from Thanksgiving leftovers).

Maybe a Good Bird?

We saw this snowy owl in 2014 when these beautiful birds spread through Michigan, outside their
usual range. This winter they again seem to be heading further south than usual. We hope they will be here!

Photos © 2025 mae sander. 

Shared with Deb at Readerbuzz and Eileen at Viewing Nature.