It's that green bean time of year again.

July 30, 2016

My son took apart an old counter from a baler.

July 29, 2016

The boys picked Grandpa's green beans today.

July 28, 2016

We finally got some asparagus to grow this year.  It's kind of dainty and fern-like.

July 27, 2016

July 26, 2016

July 25, 2016

I made a messenger bag from jeans and T-shirts.  I figure it will work well for camping.

July 24, 2016

July 23, 2016

July 22, 2016

July 21, 2016

July 20, 2016

July 19, 2016

We dug some potatoes.  They're still rather small.  We probably haven't got enough rain for them.

July 18, 2016

We found a baby praying mantis.  It was only about 2 inches long.

July 17, 2016

I planted some striped tomatoes this year.  I'm guessing these are them.

July 16, 2016

We've got a baby watermelon in the garden.

July 15, 2016

The empty nest after the finches left.

July 14, 2016

July 13, 2016

My husband put a little pond in my herb garden.

July 12, 2016

We have a pool heater now.  Even though it was hot today, we ran the heater to get the water up to 85, which is a very nice temperature for swimming.

July 11, 2016

July 10, 2016

July 9, 2016

This apple tree almost has more apples than leaves.

July 8, 2016

The baby bird feathers have come in quite a bit in a short amount of time.

July 7, 2016

July 6, 2016

My husband set off a few fireworks tonight.

July 5, 2016

The baby finches have their eyes open now.  Their feathers are coming in too.

July 4, 2016

Our neighbor got our hayfield baled today.  All the hayfields seemed thick this year.

July 3, 2016

We went to the farm for one day to help with hay.  Luckily, the rain stayed just to the south so we were able to get some in.

July 2, 2016

We left a few milkweed for the butterflies.  This one has a caterpillar on it.

July 1, 2016

We found a finch nest right outside a living room window.  The babies must have just hatched, but they seem to be all mouth.