The tall stems behind me are Jerusalem Artichoke. I’m growing it in a big garbage bin as an experiment. Shiso and ‘Black Brandywine’ tomato is off to the side. Man, I can’t wait for those suckers to ripen. The Brandywine flavor merged with the depth and richness of a black tomato… that can’t not be good.
Gayla Trail
Gayla is a writer, photographer, and former graphic designer with a background in the Fine Arts, cultural criticism, and ecology. She is the author, photographer, and designer of best-selling books on gardening, cooking, and preserving.
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14 thoughts on “Self Portrait on My Thirty-Fifth Birthday (Rooftop Farmer)”
Your aura is showing. :)
Happy birthday, and thanks for all that you share with all of us.
A very Happy Birthday to you!
It looks like a halo around your head. You must be an Angel! Happy birthday Angel! Have a great weekend!
Happy Birthday!
Beautiful light in that photo.
I turned 35 this year as well – I hope you’re enjoying your 30s as much as I am. :)
Happy Birthday!!
… from the Shibaguyz and the Shibaboyz
Happy Birthday! What a lovely shot.
Happy birthday! Groovy shot!
You’re exactly one day younger than I am! Happy Birthday and thanks for all the blogging.
Jenn: My b-day is actually July 31.
Jen: Yes the 30s are much better than the 20s.
happy birthday! i thought this was a retro shot of you at 15 when i first saw it. :)
Happy Birthday, Gayla! Your book is one of my favorite books in the whole wide world, and definitely my favorite gardening book! :)
Thank you for helping make the world a beautiful, better place.
Happy( belated) Birthday !
Happy Late Birthday!! :D Awesome pic by the way!
Happy birthday to you! Just wanted to take this occasion to thank you for the book, for this site, and for the good you add to the world. It’s a lot!
Your aura is showing. :)
Happy birthday, and thanks for all that you share with all of us.
A very Happy Birthday to you!
It looks like a halo around your head. You must be an Angel! Happy birthday Angel! Have a great weekend!
Happy Birthday!
Beautiful light in that photo.
I turned 35 this year as well – I hope you’re enjoying your 30s as much as I am. :)
Happy Birthday!!
… from the Shibaguyz and the Shibaboyz
Happy Birthday! What a lovely shot.
Happy birthday! Groovy shot!
You’re exactly one day younger than I am! Happy Birthday and thanks for all the blogging.
Jenn: My b-day is actually July 31.
Jen: Yes the 30s are much better than the 20s.
happy birthday! i thought this was a retro shot of you at 15 when i first saw it. :)
Happy Birthday, Gayla! Your book is one of my favorite books in the whole wide world, and definitely my favorite gardening book! :)
Thank you for helping make the world a beautiful, better place.
Happy( belated) Birthday !
Happy Late Birthday!! :D Awesome pic by the way!
Happy birthday to you! Just wanted to take this occasion to thank you for the book, for this site, and for the good you add to the world. It’s a lot!
(frequent reader, very infrequent poster)–
Rachel