neighbors – Page 2 – Ruth E. Hendricks

“Above the Fold” on Valentine’s Day

Long time friends and neighbors, the Skrinjars were featured in the newspaper today.

Our children went to school together years ago.

This morning they brought the copy of the newspaper to my house so when I got home from shooting a lovely Valentine’s Day wedding, their story was on the front page of the LIVING section, above the fold!

I took the accompanying photograph of them when they invited Steve and me to a Pirates Game last September.

Today on Valentine’s Day is an article by Rex Rutoski titledMarried to My Best Friend (Valentine’s pals: Longtime spouses weigh in on matters of the heart)

Congratulations to Dick and Barbara! xxoo Ruth

You can read the Sweets to the Suite post about the Dessert Cart with the fancy desserts at the game.

February 14, 2015February 15, 2015 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: above the fold, Baseball, friends, friendship, journalism, love, neighbors, newspaper, Pittsburgh Photography, PNC Park, Rex Rutkoski, sweethearts, Valentine's Day 9 Comments

I Focused on the Beets PLUS a Guest Photo of My Brother’s Garlic

Our neighbor got his weekly delivery of Community Supported Agriculture of Southwestern Pennsylvania and since his wife’s away so tonight he brought up all of this bounty from local farms.

I’ve been photographing lots of ingredients lately so this one keeps with the theme.

Roasted beets on the list of things to do

and I see myself trying the method of microwaving the spaghetti squash the way I’ve seen Erika do it in her kitchen.

Splits open so easily.

Not sure about that enormous zucchini. The peppers are just beautiful as are those yellow tomatoes. Mmmmm. Inspirational.

And the guest photograph by Roberta, who made Garlic Mashed Potatoes with the leftover roasted garlic.

(organic garlic grown by my brother David in Okanogan WA)

September 25, 2014 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: autumn, beets, Community Supported Agriculture of Southwestern PA, cooking and eating, food, garlic, guest blog, ingredients, kitchen, neighbors, photography, postaday, vegetables 6 Comments

Little Green Apples

It’s an iPhone photo story and the bowl of peelings didn’t come out. This was last Thursday.

Recipe for a summer afternoon.

Generous neighbors with an apple tree laden with fruit- a couple of boxes waiting to be filled. (We filled one.)

A friend to help pick, peel, core and slice.

The crust was butter, flour and salt, a few tablespoons of ice water- mixed up in the food processor, rolled out.

Four open face pie/tarts and one quart of applesauce that looks almost green to me.

We took one of the pies down to the owners of the apple tree and were they ever surprised. I brought one out to Ohio for the family. Along with the applesauce.

Small apples, tart and sweet, firm flesh and delicious. A sprinkle of lemon, dots of butter and light on the cinnamon. A bit raggedy looking but tasty.

August 20, 2012 by Ruth Categories: Baking, PhotographyTags: apple pie, apple tart, apples, applesauce, food, iPhone photography, neighbors, postaday, summer 15 Comments

Barred Owl – Niceville Florida- Guest Post

from my friend Shuey in Niceville, Florida. He emailed this photo to me and I asked if I he’d allow me to post it and he said yes! I thought it was exceptionally cool to see an owl closeup. The site he sent said ” sometimes the Barred Owl sounds crazed”

Nice shot and thanks for guest blogging!

“This was my 3rd try at getting some pics of one of our neighbors – a Barred Owl. It’s half of a nesting pair who live in the woods behind our house and this one likes to rest in some trees next to our house in mid to late afternoon on nice days. They can be heard in the mornings, about an hour before dawn hooting behind the house. The first time I heard them I thought they were dogs and another time I heard a commotion and think it may have gotten a small cat . . . hopefully not someone’s pet.

It was very tolerant today and let me move around below him for quite a while before moving off to another nearby tree. This is their nesting season and hopefully I’ll be able to see some young owls in early April.

If you want to hear one, go to this site, and scroll down to the Barred Owl, then click on the arrow in the center of the video picture.
http://doloresmonet.hubpages.com/hub/OwlsoftheUS-AWhosWhoofOwlsOwlCallsIdentificationandCulturalSigificance

March 12, 2012March 11, 2012 by Ruth Categories: Guest Blog, PhotographyTags: Barred Owl, bird, Florida, guest blog, nature, nature photography, neighbors, nesting owls, Niceville FL, owl, photography, postaday, travel, video, wildlife 29 Comments

Giant Spider in the Neighbors’ Garden

We were talking outside as I had just photographed an item (stay tuned) in my neighbors’ driveway and as I was heading home. We were still chatting and I started to photograph a little grasshopper sitting on top of one of their daisies (might be a different species but similar in appearance).

The conversation went like this-

J said- Look at the spider-

R- what spider?

J-the big spider-

R-where is it?

J-the big black and yellow spider—– right there under the flower

R I don’t see it.

R———- OH MY- I see it now –that spider is ENORMOUS-

Steve I might need a new glasses prescription. How did I miss this giant spider? It is considered harmless to humans according to the information on this type of spider but I would not want it crawling on me. Click here for more info on the

Argiope aurantia commonly known as the Black and Yellow Garden Spider-

September 22, 2011 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: 70-200mm lens, argiope aurantia, flowers, garden, garden spider, neighbors, Pittsburgh, postaday2011 13 Comments

Quesada from Spain

My next door neighbor’s parents are visiting from Spain. They brought a Quesada wrapped in a cool paper that listed all the ingredients.. It is a dessert that has a bit of lemon peel in it. Dense and delicious. I was invited to have a piece. Butter, eggs, sugar, flour, lemon zest, a pinch of cinnamon. Tastes reminiscent of a simple custard of childhood but different texture. It is made like this so it could be carried in a knapsack and last a long time, not spoil. Here is a photo of it.

June 3, 2011June 3, 2011 by Ruth Categories: Cooking and EatingTags: cooking and eating, family, neighbors, postaday2011, Quesada, Spanish Dessert 4 Comments

Albóndigas de Pescado in Pittsburgh

You feel fortunate when you receive an invitation to dine in someone’s home. It doesn’t happen that often these days. Sharing a meal and conversation is the best. But when your new neighbors entertain their parents who are visiting Pittsburgh from Spain and the mother cooks for the meal, you are really lucky. The menu was fish balls! Albondigas de Pescado ( I hope I spelled it correctly). Delicious! Rice and green salad, a crusty bread, Spanish wine, followed by pie with whipped cream. Oh my. You wish your grade school Spanish was more than two sentences. And a house next door that has sat empty for at least five years, no lights on all this time, has new life and new friends and it feels good to be home.

Joaquin's mother prepares lunch. — Need scratch and sniff for this photo, too.

September 28, 2010September 27, 2010 by Ruth Categories: Cooking and EatingTags: Albondigas de Pescado, cooking, kitchen, neighborhood, neighbors, photo of the day, photoblog, Pittsburgh, Spain 7 Comments

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