Desiree is not allowing winter to hold her back. She is not afraid to get out there in the snow to play or get things done. We have done all manner of winter activities, including snowshoeing and downhill skiing.
Over the weekend, at her request, we drove to the
mountains to harvest watercress from a snowbound mountain stream. Desiree not only picked watercress from the
chill running water – she waded right in to do so.
Enjoying a temperature of 40 degrees, we spent an
hour or so harvesting green rosettes from the water.
We have gathered watercress previously and Desiree has learned to incorporate the green, peppery-flavored rosettes into some of her Filipino dishes. Desiree has impressed me immensely with her full-on embrace of our north-country lifestyle. There is a mountain girl inside our petite Pacific Islander.
Desiree
Alongside the Creek
Watercress
Desiree
Harvesting in the Creek
—Mitchell
Hegman
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