.. Yes. Yes. It has been very dry here in so cal. You were just spreading the coffee grounds so you probably already know that the worms just dig it when you mulch with coffee grounds. If you've left a thick layer of coffee grounds you'll find worms in there in just a few weeks. I like to mulch with grass clippings on top of the coffee grounds to mitigate the coffee ground crusting. I too get the big bags of coffee grounds on the way home from work but my back is complaining. I like the little bags because they are easier to spread in tight little spaces. I love the big bag splat too though. We have a lovely misty rain right now. I removed the covers off my too dry bins this morning. The rain is so light it won't wash any compost away in the bins. The hard dry soil is slowly drinking it in. Just perfect. Damn. The grass will be wet. I guess it's one more day I can't mow. I hope you're getting the same down south. ..

I don't have any pictures, but when we were up to our community garden yesterday I noticed ours were beautiful like yours. I always thought they were white.

Nice article! I have lots of different butterfly gingers (hedychium), globbas, and a shampoo ginger. I didn't know they were edible. I also have a lot of Turmeric (curcuma longa) growing in my garden now. I planted the whole front border of one side with Turmeric a few yrs ago. It has returned reliably so far after winter dormancy. I also grow grocery store ginger (Zingiber officinale) which does pretty well here and is hardy.

What an odd looking shark, Lucille! Almost creepy. Regarding sharks, here's a fun article from National Geographic, showing the size of a few shark species in relation to humans. Click HERE for National Geo.