Size Matters

I have begun a subscription with Misfits, mainly to be sure there are always fresh fruit and fresh vegetables in the house.  My first delivery was yesterday, and it was so much fun unpacking the box.  Lettuce, squashes, limes, nectarines, tomatoes (SCORE!), a mango, and something I had to go to Facebook for help with:

Of course, once I was told these are golden beets, it made sense.  The problem, though, is that I don't like beets unless they're pickled.  Really don't like.  Facebook friends suggested simply roasting them, which I did today.  Turns out I can eat them like that!  As they got cold, they began to have that nasty dirt taste I've never been able to get past.  But I learned something and expanded my palate a wee bit.

Other than the beets, today's main news is this visitor.  He hung around the deck most of the morning and into the afternoon.

They look big in flight, but up close they're even larger than you'd think.  Sort of like not realizing how big a traffic light is until you see one on the ground.