heaven and earth

we finally saw the comet:



we've had a hell of a time laying eyes on it, between inconvenient clouds, much taller trees than we thought, and looking in the wrong part of the sky.

i've got a good crop of saffron this year. now all i have to do is harvest and dry it on time.



i think the phone's colors are a bit too saturated; i don't think the stamens are quite that eye-poppingly red.