Oy, what a day it's been! Our high of the day was reached at about 4:30 pm! 32C/89F, with the humidex putting us at 36C/97F. We're not going to be cooling down much, even overnight, either. At least there's a wind, and on the weather radar, it looks like we'll at least get some rain … Continue reading Growing things, wins and losses
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Morning company
I had some company while doing my rounds this morning. Beep Beep also joined me, emerging from somewhere beyond our driveway. We have been having plenty of rain during the night, which is making things really beautiful. Like the berries on this self-sown asparagus along the eastern fence line. So beautiful! The Re-Farmer
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Chokecherries, ready to freeze
The chokecherries I picked this morning are all done for now. Nice to see my colander so full of berries! All clean and ready to pick over. I got all the stems (of course, I found one I missed after I took this photo!) and the ones that were damages or whatever. I filled two … Continue reading Chokecherries, ready to freeze
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Chokecherries
This morning, I grabbed a bucket and checked out the chokecherry trees. After my last visit with them, I thought I might be too late for the one tree; either they would be over ripe, or the birds would have got them by now. Happily, there were plenty of perfectly ripe (very dusty!) berries! I … Continue reading Chokecherries
