Alphabet Hunt Challenge ~ Letter Q

This is my entry in the Alphabet Hunt Challenge by @barbara-orenya. You can read more about the Alphabet Hunt and how to join in HERE!

Here are my six (or so) photos representing the letter Q ...

1. Queen Anne's Lace
My first entry is a collage of the plant Queen Anne's Lace which you may also know as wild carrot. I took three of the photos in my yard and the other two at Little Gunpowder Falls State Park in Baltimore County, Maryland. Queen Anne's Lace can grow as high as four feet. I think it does have a pretty flower but it is even more beautiful if you are able to view it from the underside of the flower.

2. Quiet Time
I made a post recently titled "Quiet Time" and this is one of the photos that I didn't include in that post. It is a baby gunny that my daughter brought in to me for a visit as I was laying down. I guess the baby bunny decided to join me with some quiet time and a nap. I do have to say that I made a mistake in that post and mislabeled the breed of this little sleepy bunny. I mentioned that it is an American Chinchilla when in fact it is a Flemish Giant baby. What can I say ... they are so close in color and I was half asleep at the time! 😉

3. Quarter
Below is a quarter but not just any quarter, it's a Bicentennial quarter. They were issued to commemorate the 200th birthday of America! Coming across one of these is getting harder so I decided to hold onto a couple of them just for sentimental reasons mostly. Can you guess how much this quarter is worth now?! A whopping twenty-five cents ... lol. Unless you are lucky enough to find one with a "S" mintmark then they are worth slightly more at up to fifty cents. I still like the design though and will hold onto the couple that I have for now.

4. Quinoa
I happened to have some quinoa in my pantry. I don't have it for any special diet or anything like that but I do like to have some now and then.

I usually add some taco seasoning after it's finished cooking.

It is a great meat-less alternative and, for me, just something a little different. The edible seeds are a good source of protein, iron and dietary fiber. One thing I like to use my taco seasoned quinoa in is ....

5. Quesadillas
The taco seasoned quinoa works great in a quesadilla and is how I normally eat it. It is simple, easy and taste great. It is also relatively inexpensive as well. The way I make mine is I put a little butter on a flour tortilla and place it butter side down in a hot skillet. I then add some cheddar cheese, the seasoned quinoa, a little more cheddar cheese and some hot sauce or salsa. I like my quesadillas a little browned but you can finish 'em up however you like. I also make quesadillas with chicken, beef and veggies as well. Yum! 😋

6. Quinine

I know what you may be thinking right now! Why is @deerjay showing a bottle of tonic water for this thing known as quinine? Well, tonic water contains quinine and you may have been hearing more about quinine lately with Covid and it possibly helping to combat Covid. Quinine was originally developed to medicinally fight malaria. The amount of quinine in tonic water is small but it is cheap and in my book it can't hurt so I keep a couple of bottles on hand. Tonic water does have a bitter flavor and if you like grapefruit then you will probably like tonic water. Of course you could also mix it with a little gin if you wanted to! 😉

So there you have it and that brings us to the end of this week's edition of #alphabethunt! 🙂
Thank you @barbara-orenya for #alphabethunt!!