Veggies

 My vegetables are doing pretty good.  I got tired or fighting my way through the hail netting, so with my husband's help I made a door.  

My beans and broccoli are doing great. I'm afraid the chipmunks and mice ate the corn and peas.  Drat.

Here is my husband's giant pumpkin.  He has a good chance of going over 50lbs this year.  It is certainly off to a good start.

I, on the other hand, am going for the smallest melon prize.  Here is my Minnesota Midget.  I have two and they look great1

I have 3 eggplants.  That really makes me happy.  I decided to close up the greenhouse as it really hasn't been overly warm here.  Since I have done that, they are making good gains. 

The chipmunks planted some sunflowers for me in exchange for eating my corn and peas.  They really do look pretty and the bees like them. 

The bees must be doing pretty good, as the keeper has added several boxes.  There is nothing better than honey from your flowers.

The motorcycle rally is finally over.  Just a few leftover bikes.  I have no flower photos.  What the hail didn't nail the deer and chipmunks ate.  So frustrating.  I have some pretty special company coming this week and I'm pretty excited.

How are your vegetables doing?  How are your flowers?  Any part of the summer you are glad is over?

You can't go back again...

 I made raspberry jam tonight.   It is the first time in several years that I had enough berries.   Long ago my neighbor had an amazing raspberry patch.  He moved and the people that bought the property didn't give the patch any love.  My husband and I were really desperate for some jam so we asked the neighbor if we could pick his berries.   He only visits the cabin twice a year.  He said yes.

Well, it is true.  You can't go home (or in this case, to the neighbor's) again.   The patch was decimated.   Nothing left.  I am heartbroken.   I have some raspberries,  but that patch was legendary.  I bought some raspberries at the store to pair with my sad harvest.  At least  we have jam again. 

We had another hail storm.   It nailed us pretty good.  Luckily I had just harvested the raspberries and cherries.   The veggies were under wraps, so I just lost my flowers. 

We've had lots of fawns to entertain us. We have also had a yearling mountain lion keeping us honest. 

My cherry trees rocked it this year.  Jam and wine is in my future.   

That is it for me.  We've hunckered down as it is Sturgis Rally time.  Life flight we over our cabin 5 times today.  I will never understand.   Do you make jams or jellies?  What is your favorite?