June 24, 2025

My son bought a prickly pear cactus at a yard sale.  Today it has flowers, and they're quite pretty.
 

June 23, 2024

We are starting to have an abundance of bunnies in the yard.
 

June 22, 2024

I found a lightning bug on parsley.
 

June 21, 2024

 

June 20, 2024

This morning definitely looked like summer.
 

June 19, 2024

The squash has quite a few coming on but they're not getting big yet. 
 

June 18, 2024

The fish pond is ready.  The fish seem to like the new shallow area, and it makes it easier to see them.
 

June 17, 2024

On Saturday we got the gardens weeded and tilled.  We haven't had much rain but I guess it's just enough to keep them from getting wilty.
 

June 16, 2024

My niece got married today.
 

June 15, 2024

There was a bright sunspot this evening.
 

June 14, 2024

Some grass is growing in the new patch, but I think it's just what was already around.  I can see some of the new seeds growing though.
 

June 13, 2024

The steps were placed in the pool today.
 

June 12, 2024

We milled out a design for my niece's wedding coming up.  I based it on a photo of the proposal.
 

June 11, 2024

The potatoes are looking good even though it's been dry.
 

June 10, 2024

Somebody's sheep got loose. 
 

June 9, 2024

I took another set of photos of my daughter.  I needed one with this background to match ones I have of the boys.
 

June 8, 2024

I got some mulch done and flowers planted this weekend.
 

June 7, 2024

We got the solar cover back on the pool.
 

June 6, 2024

I've got a couple little tomatoes already.  I lost track of what plants went where, but this looks like the amish paste tomato.
 

June 5, 2024

The blueberries have a lot of berries so we have them covered.
 

June 4, 2024

Some kill deer built a nest in the middle of our new clover field.  We worked around it the other day and now there is a second egg.
 

June 3, 2024

My daughter had an overnight gathering for her college.  I asked her to send a photo of her dorm room so I included that below.  It's awfully small- no wonder there's always students wandering around town.

 

June 2, 2024

 

June 1, 2024

We planted the new clover patch today.  The dirt is really dry right now so raking the seeds in with a chain link fence made a lot of dust.  Rain is coming though.
 

May 31, 2024

 

May 30, 2024

The garlic scapes are out now.  We ate some the other night and they're pretty good cooked in butter.
 

May 29, 2024

I got pumpkins started.  I'm growing 6 different varieties this year.
 

May 28, 2024

The new dirt field has spots like this showing up.  We believe it's from a snapping turtle making a nest, or just thinking about making a nest.
 

May 27, 2024

These are some of the flowers growing in my new field.  Most are dark blue but there are a few other colors showing up as well.
 

May 26, 2024

We started working on getting the pool ready.
 

May 25, 2024

I planted some strawberries and a few are showing life.
 

May 24, 2024

The potatoes are showing up.
 

May 23, 2024

 

May 22, 2024

 

May 21, 2024

Our youngest graduated today!  She was seventh in her class and got extra recognition for being in the top ten. 

May 20, 2024

Today was the senior parade. 
 

May 19, 2024

The field across the street got disced today.  The disc is massive when it is opened.
 

May 18, 2024

We bought seeds and planted corn, peas, and beans today.
 

May 17, 2024

 

May 16, 2024

We got the tomatoes planted and some of the other plants.  They were getting big in the greenhouse and we had to dig deep holes for some of the tomatoes.
 

May 15, 2024

 

May 14, 2024

The baby robins are outgrowing their nest.
 

May 13, 2024

We planted 60 pounds of potatoes.
 

May 12, 2024

I got a few flowers today to get started on my deck planters.
 

May 11, 2024

We had a short hail storm today. 
 

May 10, 2024

I got a new picture of my daughter in the flower field which I really like.  Then in the evening we could see something I never thought I'd get to see- aurora borealis.  It started fairly bright, with streaks of green and glowing areas of red.  At times it was hard to see, or looked like low clouds reflecting city lights, but there were no clouds.  We watched for over an hour.  Many people's photos show it brighter and with a magenta color but what we saw was a little bit dimmer and either bright green or red.  The lines ran up to a point straight above us, looking like a dome.  I adjusted my photos to look very close to what we saw color-wise, and just a little bit brighter.  My son got a time lapse from his drone as well.  Northern lights are supposed to be possible all weekend but it looks like a lot of clouds for the next few days.