<h4>You're browser does not support iFrames - here is an exerpt of the content</h4> <a href="http://veggies-only.blogspot.com/2010/07/peas-and-beans.html">Click here to read the article in full</a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCw9QtoPZUI/AAAAAAAADnA/9lQHNNlM5TA/s1600/DSC07719.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488829403193369922" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCw9QtoPZUI/AAAAAAAADnA/9lQHNNlM5TA/s400/DSC07719.JPG" /></a> One of the most relaxing pastimes in the Summer months is to sit down and quietly shell peas or beans.<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCw9BYcnjxI/AAAAAAAADm4/rXdOPjhxS2M/s1600/DSC07712.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488829139809439506" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCw9BYcnjxI/AAAAAAAADm4/rXdOPjhxS2M/s400/DSC07712.JPG" /></a> Many of my <strong><em>Hurst Greenshaft</em></strong> peas were ready for picking so I went down with a trug and picked a crop of peas.<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCw8wBOTBaI/AAAAAAAADmw/tfdKZezo9Gc/s1600/DSC07714.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488828841517581730" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCw8wBOTBaI/AAAAAAAADmw/tfdKZezo9Gc/s400/DSC07714.JPG" /></a> Just a few pods had been invaded by <strong><em>the dreaded pea moth</em></strong>. They lay their eggs in the tiny pods when they are still in flower and then the larvae develops inside the pod as it grows. Not a bad infestation here but I was on the lookout while shelling peas.<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCw8hxlg_KI/AAAAAAAADmo/zBcT4dOOzSw/s1600/DSC07717.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488828596801830050" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCw8hxlg_KI/AAAAAAAADmo/zBcT4dOOzSw/s400/DSC07717.JPG" /></a> Whilst sitting down happily shelling peas I was struck by their symmetrical beauty. I was also thinking about the old sayings ' it's just like shelling peas' or 'those children are just like peas in a pod'.<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCw8UhufjdI/AAAAAAAADmg/Cb0arJXE5tw/s1600/DSC07718.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488828369206218194" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCw8UhufjdI/AAAAAAAADmg/Cb0arJXE5tw/s400/DSC07718.JPG" /></a> Beautifully arranged inside the pod, this sight is a work of art.<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCw8C0Y7lBI/AAAAAAAADmY/_ZHbHA89zn8/s1600/DSC07720.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488828064978408466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCw8C0Y7lBI/AAAAAAAADmY/_ZHbHA89zn8/s400/DSC07720.JPG" /></a> Boiled for 5 minutes, fresh mint. Perfection!<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCw7vHStZ7I/AAAAAAAADmQ/10OZRkkQlGI/s1600/DSC07722.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488827726455203762" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCw7vHStZ7I/AAAAAAAADmQ/10OZRkkQlGI/s400/DSC07722.JPG" /></a> Meanwhile elsewhere on the patch these runner beans <strong><em>Saint George</em></strong> are just flowering. Just a bit too late to support our English team eh?<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCw7dTdeWoI/AAAAAAAADmI/A-v4JRXwpFQ/s1600/DSC07723.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488827420483934850" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CAbxtOKD8Tc/TCw7dTdeWoI/AAAAAAAADmI/A-v4JRXwpFQ/s400/DSC07723.JPG" /></a> Actually I think this white is a very pale shade of pink. Just in case you think that Matron is going soft, I must also point out that these are <strong><em>not </em></strong>flowers! Matron does not do flowers. These are runner beans!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28615441-7241775546721709388?l=veggies-only.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
