The grandson’s visit was a treat. The weather was perfect, with the sun shining, and for a bit we sat on the deck and visited with our daughter while they went into the pasture to visit with the pond, the geese and the new ducklings. (tragically, there are now only three). Then I took them (they are nearly 12 and 13+). up to the barn so they could help catch sheep and read number tags. They had a lot of fun doing that. Of course whenever we have to catch sheep, it is a circus which the boys enjoyed. The Cormos don’t mind, but the Shetlands do not want to be caught.
The tomatoes took some time, because they haven’t had all the attention they needed, but they now are standing straight without suckers. The cucumbers are trying to take more space than I have allowed them, so they need at least every other day attention. The rest of the plants in the hoop house are doing what they are supposed to do, except for the beans which need to be replanted. I’m not sure why they didn’t want to grow.
Later today, the fence was electrified and the dogs tested it. No, they didn’t get shocked as they are smarter than that, but they pushed over a weak fence post. It is now repaired and time will tell how long it will take them to figure out a new way to go visit neighbors.
The garden is watered and has the added attraction of slug bait, since the slugs have eaten all the squash and pumpkin plants. Sometimes It is difficult to keep up with everything that needs doing.
Linking up to Elm Street OMG with the Winter woodland paper pieced fox.
Washington state quilters to finish the Sparkling snowmen
What a wonderful day this was! This great blue heron was waiting his turn at the bit of water left in the pond.
Then John showed up to put the posts in the ground for the blueberry netting, but we messed up. He thought I had the poles and I thought he was bringing them. So instead he brought the lumber for a room he is closing off in the barn.
Our daughter and two grandsons came over to visit and have fun. They loved finding these tiny frogs as we were cleaning branches etc out of the pasture.
For lunch today we had a red, white, and blue potato salad. The blue are potatoes from the garden this spring. Red peppers were in the freezer from last years harvest and the white was tofu. It was good and there will be enough for another meal.
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.