An al fresco bento featuring an edible bunny (to take part in this month's B.O.M.B. challenge!) and springy Italian flavors. Hopping at the chance to use the new magewappa box again, I've filled it here with white roughy in a Genoese-inspired pine nut, green pea, scallion and basil pesto sauce.
The fish sits atop butter lettuce and is surrounded by juicy mini heirloom tomatoes. The huge-eared bunny (hmmm, or is it a jerboa?) is fashioned from a Trader Joe's arancini (a yummy Italian cheese filled, rice wrapped treat) with endive "ears"!
On the other side of the divider, carrot "linguine", snap peas, and scallions; atop the lemon slice is a tiny sprig of oregano from my garden. This plant has tremendous life force, coming up early and exultantly each spring to provide spicy, healthful herbal accents until frost!
Baby ginkgo leaves emerging:
Sakura blossoms!
Early pink tulip after an afternoon rain shower:
Just now, an enormous flock of shiny black birds with indigo-blue heads swept down for seeds in our front yard. The feathery whoosh of a hundred wings seemed to reach inside the house with a sound loud yet gentle...first time I've seen these beautiful birds. Sorry they flew away when I came outside, oh so gingerly, with my camera!