The Window Sill Facing East

Our kitchen window faces east. We purposefully designed the kitchen window to be large and wide to allow for natural light to invade the kitchen area.  Normally, I can't enjoy it much.  When I leave the house each morning on the way to work, I can't see anything outside because it is dark.  On the weekends; however, I get an opportunity to see the view out of the kitchen window.  Simple pleasures for a simple couple.

The window sill measures a foot across so that we can place items there.  Sometimes there is a vase with freshly picked flowers.  Other times there is a bowl containing beans that are drying.  It is a great place for fermenting tomato seeds in order to save them for next year.  In addition to the window sill providing a functional, utilitarian role, it also provides aesthetic enjoyment.

Tricia had just made a batch of Mayhaw jelly.  In addition to being delicious jelly, it has a striking color!  I placed a few of the jelly jars on the window sill to let the eastern morning sun filter through the mayhaw jelly.

Mayhaw jelly is made from the fruit collected from mayhaw trees.  Mayhaws grow in low-lying areas around our neck of the woods - bayous and river bottoms.  Growing up, we learned where they grew in the woods and collected them when they ripened.  My mom made (and continues to make) jars and jars of it. 

I stood there and took in the view of the sun shining through the jelly.  There's no artificial colors in this jelly.  It is like a stained glass window that you can eat!

What's on your window sill?