too much basil?

Early Tuesday morning I was working in the yard when a school bus stopped in front of our house. . . a noisy yellow school bus. . . in front of my house, imagine that?

So, the bus doors folded back and the driver called out to me, Your garden. . . It's amazing!
No children in the bus, only the bus driver and her assistant, so we had a pleasant chat,
"I gave away all my squash yesterday. . .come back on Friday, there should be more. . "

The bus driver described a neighborhood in her hometown in Alabama-one house had a lush front yard vegetable garden. . .
"the folks just put out a little can-you picked what you wanted and dropped loose change in the can."
hmmm, nice idea- not very practical in my neighborhood, but we'll see. . . .

There's so much basil in my garden, a bounty of basil-wish you could see it and take some home! So, I'm sharing my basil. . . and I'm making basil pesto. I've been researching and collecting pesto recipes and finally settled on Caroline's Pesto with a few adaptations. It's easy- I combine all the following ingredients in the bowl of my food processor:
3 cups fresh basil, packed
3/4 cup fresh parsley
2/3 cup toasted walnuts
4 or 5 large cloves fresh garlic
1/2 cup olive oil
2/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 tsp salt, pepper to taste

Blend til smooth, add a little more olive oil if pesto is too dry. We add basil pesto to warm pasta, on french bread, spread on sandwitches. Enjoy!