Diary 6/30/13

It was hot day. Not as hot as some parts of the west, but still pretty hot here. I did some weeding early, three of the five rows of corn that needed help. Then moved on to other activities. I did get quite a few things watered. It never was unbearably hot, so I think I am starting to get used to these temperatures which is good considering the fact that it is supposed to be hotter over the next two days. Then thunderstorms are in the prediction which at this point means fires. Oh dear~ The berries are coming on. We are able to pick more than we want to eat so I will start freezing them to make jam. These wild dewberries are delicious, a pain to pick, but delicious!

Diary 6/29/13

Up early

loading the logs onto trailer and dump truck to take to the mill. There they will turn into 12'x12' or 10'x10' uprights and horizon pieces for the initial H framing to begin the building. From here on out the hope is to take logs down and bring "cants" back. Just depends on how busy the miller is and how hot it really gets over the next few weeks. At some point a higher restriction level for fires will kick in and that will limit when milling can occur. No big deadline, so it is all progress.

Diary 6/26/13

Framed up the Romas that grew to 7 feet tall last year. Have a head start on them for now, but I still know I will be going higher. The greenhouses gt a makeover on Tuesday with Allen and I attacking the aisles and beds. Looks alot better. Still needs the finish weeding, the little guys that are trying to come up already. Lots of squash, cucumbers, and green beans soon. There are a handful of cherry tomatoes to pick tomorrow and then on to greater quantities soon. In fact, I have too many cherry tomato plants!

Diary 6/25/13

This is the "Love" rose. I bought it as part of a three rose deal. I received Love, Honor, and Cherish together. Love has always had nice red blooms stuffed with petals. Cherish is an unusual rose with white on the underside of the petals and a pinky red inside. We get lots of flowers from it each year. Honor is a peachy pink rose with tinges of yellow inside. It hasn't been the strongest of the three, but it hasn't died. I try not to read anything into the fact~

Diary 6/24/13

This young buck deer has been hanging about the garden and orchard. I keep for

getting about him, and then he jumps up from some corner where he has been resting, trots a little ways away and then usually starts eating, not afraid of me at all.  He has some ridiculously small nubbins where one day some sort of antlers are going to show.  I have nicknamed him Dufus, and I think he is beginning to know his name.

Diary 6/23/13

Wanted to share a few pictures from a visit to the Owen Rose Gardens in Eugene that I visited yesterday.  There was an amazing display of perennials,also, so crazy full of blooms.

160 year old cherry tree

Diary 6/22/13

Hope everyone enjoyed their Summer Solstice. Now the full moon! The closest it will be this year at only some 220,000 miles away. It will be 13% larger and 30% brighter. Not here, however, as it is overcast and we are in for a heavy soaking according to our meteorologist gal. Good thing I thought it was big last night and took a picture from my daughter's backyard in Eugene!. Ate our first cherry tomato tonight. I picked a handful of green beans, and we will have our first cucumber in a couple days. Woohoo!