Saturday, July 29, 2017

July Gardens


Squash.  It's almost finished bearing but we've gotten enough to put several packs in the freezer.




These are the green beans with a container of tomatoes in the front.  We really didn't plant enough this year, but it was such a busy summer that it was all we had time to pick and can.






We have most of the tomatoes in the raised beds and a few in containers.  They've all had tomato blight and blossom end rot.  They look awful but they're bearing fairly well.  It's not the best year but it's not the worst, either.



Cantaloupes and watermelons
There are lots of good looking cantaloupes hiding in those vines and a couple of tiny watermelons.  The herbs are in the very front, overrun by the vines. I think we cut the cilantro too aggressively and it died, but the rest is thriving.




Corn, okra, pumpkins, and more green beans
This is the garden that is outside the fence. You can see the cardboard that we laid down as a weed barrier.  It's helped a lot. We have more okra that we can possible use.  Mark and Cindy have been picking some, and we've given most of it away to other people.  The corn did very well.  We had plenty for us and to share.  There are some kershaw melons but we haven't seen any pumpkins yet.

Saturday, July 8, 2017

June 2017


This little boy turned 2 months old on June 1.  He is growing so quickly!



We got to spend some time with Catherine.  She is delightful! 



The kids got their dad one of the DNA test kits for Father's Day.  He's been wanting to do that.  The results aren't in yet.  ðŸ˜ŠðŸ˜Š




Abram loves holding Thomas.  I'm not certain the feeling is mutual.






Sam spent a week with us.  It was great to spend that much time with him.  He turned 10 this month. That's so hard to believe.


This creature spent a couple of days here before he went back to Virginia with Sam.  He scared me every time I walked into the room.


Sam met his new cousin.  



Jonas helped his grandpa dig potatoes.


Catherine turned 10 months old.  We are still amazed by the miracle of this child!