breakfast of gardeners

this morning I was on the computer, inside. getting aggravated and tired of feeling cooped up. I planned to do some sort of strength training, but wasn't getting anywhere with that.
so I went for a walk.
and it was cold.

THE AIR WAS CHILLY, PEOPLE.

this is unusual for a savannah september.
I walked around the neighborhood texting thomas poems about feeling reborn, and laughing with happiness at pinecones and leaves.

something about this new chilliness, and pleasant weather, has me so ridiculously inspired.
I ended up working on the yard, weeding out a bunch of crap and trimming plants with my novice paper
scissors, and sweeping up the patio.

it was amazing, and I felt alive like nothing else.

I also felt like I was becoming my mom. but that's what they warn you about.

then I got hungry for breakfast and felt like eating some plants. and this is what I ate.

my advice to you is to try raw spinach AND raw zucchini in a shake. because you can't taste it, that's why. and because the whole things turns out green but that's fun to drink.
put some fruit and herbs and stevia or honey in there, and you will not taste a salad in your glass. promise. I used an entire raw zucchini in this shake, fearful but also excited, and it totally worked. you would never have known in was in there.

another note: freeze your herbs! it works.
just freeze the leaves of whatever you grew or bought, and tear or chop them as needed.

anyway, here is what I used. it was awesome, and you can vary the fruit or herbs as you choose.

 

[including but absolutely not ever limited to]

zucchini

spinach

plums

figs

mint

stevia

water

ice

I hope you are brave enough to give it a go,
and I hope you love it.