I was off to the gym this morning and when I returned, it was to a mind exercise. I had to trick the dogs into going into the upper pasture that is now secure so they would be with the sheep. They’d so much rather be close to the house. So I felt that I had exercised both the body and the brain.
Then it was time to read email and download the grocery freebie. Our grocery store offers a free item every Friday. It can only be downloaded on Friday. Often it is something we don’t use, so I pick it up and it is always welcome in the food collection basket at the church. Some of the items are things the grandchildren will enjoy – like the gummy bears.
By then it was lunchtime. So that accomplished, I went to the grocery store and bought some petunias for the front yard as well as the few groceries. Petunias always look so happy. I will try to get them planted Monday, because it is forecast to be in the 90s for Saturday and Sunday. So I’ll leave them in the shade until I plant them.
Does heat encourage you to take a siesta? We did and then it was time to feed animals again. I am not complaining about the heat, but I do go just a bit slower. The weather is certainly not typical as June is often a very rainy month. These are August type days. So I just keep watering and try to keep up with the most important things and my sewing/quilting has to take a back seat, just as the plants did during the winter.
The pond is drying up, but I still love being on the deck taking all this in. The last two days, this scene has been a place of tranquility for me. The temperatures have been good, with just the slightest bit of breeze as I sat on the deck and took this in. It is so peaceful in a world that isn’t.
Mother duck did a great setting job and today she was off the nest just long enough to show me these 5 cuties.
I got a bit carried away planting lettuce this spring. It’s the first time I actually planted enough and then I planted too much.
And once again, there is a tomato jungle. I only put in 12 plants and then the volunteers started coming up like crazy. I have a difficult time throwing them out, and the next thing I know is there a jungle in there.
Here is some Swiss chard, celery, and walking onions.
In the front are watermelons, then individual sized cantaloupe. Further back, are the zucchinis. On the other side of this row we will be planting winter broccoli and cauliflower and cabbage. Across the back are currently some potatoes, that will be coming out soon to make way for the beets and carrots.
Sunbonnet Sue #1 is quilted and ready for binding.
Surveillance cameras were on our shopping expedition today. We looked at several, but did not make a decision. We still need to figure out if our modem will reach to the barn which is about 150 feet away. The barn is where we need the cameras. Reading the pros and cons of people who have purchased them is educational as I am learning about things I would not have thought to ask. If any of you has a system that works outside, I’d love to hear about it.
Knitting again: It’s not much, but here is my second cast on for these socks. I miscounted the first time. I now have a cast on and one row knitted. It’s a start and all I need is more time. I like this yarn as it goes through the wash and dryer with all the other clothes – no special care and yet it is 75% wool.
Right inside the back door is the fertilizer and seed that we use in the hoop house. It is kept there during the summer because the hoop house is too humid to keep it in there and we don’t like to run through the house to get it when needed.
Look at the reception party! The whole gang turned out. Anytime they see me, they think grain or treats of some sort. But then, there might be a reason for that.
What a relief it is to have the sheep wearing their nice new coats. It is a project with which I need help. We are getting better at this. With the crook, they are held at the neck, then the coat is slipped over the head and the crook adjusted to over the coat. Then each hind leg is picked up and put through the strap. That sounded easy, didn’t it. And it would be if the sheep wasn’t struggling so hard to get away and back to her friends. Only with Ava is this easy because she wants to please me and be with me.
