The First Harvest

I have really never been a gardener, that was always mom that had the green thumb. I could do a tomato plant or two and of course last year had the wild pumpkins.....but this year I ventured out and actually put in pumpkin seeds, cucumber seeds, the usual tomato plants and pepper plants. I have picked a few tomatos but just found this morning that I have cucumbers! So I had to take pictures of course!

Here they are the first of many cucumbers

We are going to have tons of pumpkins as well and hopefully more tomatos and some peppers.

I know I know...pretty sad that the first picked cucumbers are such a thrill huh? Yeah well the simple things in life I guess!

When The Fish Arent Biting!

And your sitting on the water with not much to do (too choppy to knit!) these are the ever so dumb pictures that get taken!

But wait.....just as I am taking these boring pictures my line begins to bounce and yes I have a fish on my hook. Hurry up, put down the camera in a safe place (after all David is driving the boat....you know what I mean Mikey!) and bring that fish in! It was a nice northern that we actually kept. OK ok so it bit on my hook and David pulled it in...minor details...it's still my catch! AND we even turned the water on in the live well this time. You see, the last time we were out I caught a very nice perch that got put in the live well but someone (and it wasn't me) didn't put water in it...needless to say fish have to have water to survive! And that's a REAL fish story.

The camper is gone from our lot. Sold it on Ebay for a very good price. Was a bit sad to see it go as it served us well, but it looks much nicer without it there.

We again had our momma doe and her two fawns and what seems to be maybe last year's button buck scampering in our pond. They run, play and hop like a cat or a dog. Very fun to watch.

Stay cool and out of the humidity!

It Is Way Too Hot!

Will this heat ever quit? And we are headed for the northland this weekend where it is even hotter than here.

Saw this butterfly attempting to get nectar out of the oriole feeder. I chased him around trying to get a 'perfect shot'. He (or she) really did pose quit nicely.

And here are our neighbors and friends Chrissy and Brent. Brent is a machinist-does great work-and has gotten this old car running. He purchased it at an auction (I think). The original owner has passed and the wife has cancer. The last time it was driven was in a parade that Brent is taking it to this weekend in honor of the original owner and for the wife. It will be quite touching I am sure. By the way, that's Peeko trailing along behind wondering why he doesn't get a ride!

Stay cool and do a rain dance as we need rain badly here.

Where In The HECK Did These Come From?

So I have this friend who is a year older than I (that would be you Karen). She has always told me what each milestone age is like (30-40 etc) and has always been pretty accurate.

HOWEVER she neglected....totally neglected...to warn me about the wobbly skin under the arms. I HATE it, it just appeared out of no where after the big 50. I can see it wobble when I do anything. Yuck yuck yuck. I refuse to wear sleeves in this heat...NO so wobble if it must but I don't have to like it.

I guess I should have known it was coming as my mom had the wobbles as well. Oh I am so turning into my mother. Ah well, that's a good thing I say.

So, the rest of you that are younger than I...beware of the big 50 underarm wobble...it WILL come your way.

The Week In The Northland

We just returned from a great week at the cabin/our soon to be home. It was hard to come back we love it so much up there.

This morning there was a doe and her two spotted fawns in our backyard drinking out of the pond (or as our new friend Richard would call it 'the tank') and feasting on the clover. They would have made a great picture but we didn't want to spook them.

I did get a few other pictures however. When you have taken pictures of almost everything you have to look for unique 'views' of ordinary things.

Like in our woods, these daisies whose stems are entwined

Or these daisies that are among some interesting foliage

Our friend Jan (who loves to take pictures) called to let me know that there was a ditch full of blooming Lillies of the Valley. I have never seen so many at once much less in one spot.

And our first 'dinner party'

Our friends Mikey and Jan and their Cajun/Work Camper friends Debbie and Richard (very nice people with wonderful southern charm...oh yes and Mikey and Jan and nice as well....haha). We fit 6 people around our small table in our small eating area and it was wonderful! Of course David cooked which is always good.

Our first time on the water in our boat in over a year!

It was a foggy morning but very relaxing.

This big guy appeared out of the fog.

And you cant pass a newly opening lily pad without getting a picture!

Another stone was placed

My aunt Etta and uncle Roger came with this memorial. It was done by a 'Nicollet-ite' who makes them for a living. He was a friend of mom's and when Etta asked him if he could do something for her this is what he came up with. It was his contribution he said to mom and to Etta. Very nice i think. It sits, with the other rocks, by her tree.

As I said, a wonderful week in the north woods.