Too Many Tomatoes

 The humidity finally broke and we had a perfect summer day.  Hot, breezy and low humidity.  Not a cloud in the sky.  There is always some c...

 Yesterday I was chopping down the spent flowers of the six foot high Valerian before it seriously went to seed... The Sunflowers are (so fa...

 Today, while I was sitting in the shade under the apple tree, I heard that vague, but primordial sound that still sort of raises the hairs ...

 Is it ever too hot to do yard work?  Apparently not.  Remember back in April when we opened up our septic to pump the tank?  Well, this sp...

 I actually worked outdoors all day, just taking it easy with beaks to sit under the patio umbrella and sip water.  I got the last of the an...

 I got up and out early this morning to make sure the garden was well watered to deal with this heat wave we're getting.  Three days in ...

 I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I have put T-posts in the corner of this corn bed because I don't know how the variety will reac...