There’s a small creek I drive past every morning on the way to work. Last week I noticed there was a of mass white ground cover everywhere along the banks that looked like a bed of small white flowers. Curious, as usual, I decided check it out over the weekend with Aida and the camera. We were walking along the banks of the creek, me casually taking pictures, Aida stopping every five feet to munch on grass, when we reached an open area, that smelled a bit funky – skunky to be exact.  Really skunky. I turned directly to my side and right by my feet where two holes – skunk size holes. I panicked, turned around and ran screaming bloody murder out of the brush, Aida in tow looking super confused and traumatized. Thankfully we didn’t get sprayed, my camera made it out okay and there wasn’t anyone around to witness the embarrassing screaming and flailing. Aida was covered in mud and needed a bath, but it could have been way worse.

I also made this cake. It was way less eventful…

This cake is very lemony and dense like a pound cake, but has a little sugar crunch at the top. I thought it went perfect with a few fresh blackberries and a cup of tea.

I had a dark pan, and my cake baked a little unevenly. Next time I will use a lighter pan or drop the oven temperature slightly.

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