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### 4/23/2016

### 4/10/2016: Garden flowers in bloom
Flower bulbs and seeds planted in the fall have finally paid off this spring. They may not be as spectacular as the stone fruit blossoms in town but I played a bigger role in their success--- me and the bags of manure I purchased.

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### 4/2/2016: Desert Botanical Gardens
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<a href="/images/botgard_fallcactusred.jpg"><img src="/images/botgard_fallcactusred.jpg" width="400"></a>
<figcaption> Close up of cacti with colors.</figcaption>
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Visited the [Desert Botanical Garden](https://www.dbg.org) in Phoenix in the morning before the sun broiled the earth. There was a nice bonding moment with a cactus wren but mostly I spent my time in awe of the fantastic gardening and the beauty of the Sonoran desert.

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<a href="/images/botgard_fallcactusred.jpg"><img src="/images/botgard_cactusbroccolired.jpg" width="400"></a>
<figcaption> A saguaro that looks like a cartoon broccoli.</figcaption>
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### 3/25/2016: Kombu no tsukudani 
Through random encounters with this preserved algae dish, I learned that translucent brown-green squares equals deliciousness. The problem was that I could not find any in my local grocery store. This is completely understandable though as the nearest ocean is 1000 km away and the local cuisine follows more of the green chile and corn tortilla persuasion. Wondering if I could make it myself, I found a recipe for [kombu no tsukudani](http://justbento.com/handbook/johbisai/homemade-shio-kombu-kombu-no-tsukudani) that used ingredients available in Santa Fe (including the kombu). 
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### 4/23/2016

### 4/10/2016: Garden flowers in bloom
Flower bulbs and seeds planted in the fall have finally paid off this spring. They may not be as spectacular as the stone fruit blossoms in town but I played a bigger role in their success--- me and the bags of manure I purchased.

<figure class="third">
	<img src="/images/garden_flowers_yellowtulip.jpg">
	<img src="/images/garden_flowers_purpletulip.jpg">
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	<figcaption>Caption describing these three images.</figcaption>
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### 4/2/2016: Desert Botanical Gardens
<figure>
<a href="/images/botgard_fallcactusred.jpg"><img src="/images/botgard_fallcactusred.jpg" width="400"></a>
<figcaption> Close up of cacti with colors.</figcaption>
</figure>

Visited the [Desert Botanical Garden](https://www.dbg.org) in Phoenix in the morning before the sun broiled the earth. There was a nice bonding moment with a cactus wren but mostly I spent my time in awe of the fantastic gardening and the beauty of the Sonoran desert.

<figure>
<a href="/images/botgard_fallcactusred.jpg"><img src="/images/botgard_cactusbroccolired.jpg" width="400"></a>
<figcaption> A saguaro that looks like a cartoon broccoli.</figcaption>
</figure>



### 3/25/2016: Kombu no tsukudani 
Through random encounters with this preserved algae dish, I learned that translucent brown-green squares equals deliciousness. The problem was that I could not find any in my local grocery store. This is completely understandable though as the nearest ocean is 1000 km away and the local cuisine follows more of the green chile and corn tortilla persuasion. Wondering if I could make it myself, I found a recipe for [kombu no tsukudani](http://justbento.com/handbook/johbisai/homemade-shio-kombu-kombu-no-tsukudani) that used ingredients available in Santa Fe (including the kombu). 

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