The birds have been getting into our tomatoes.
We are having TERRIBLE luck with our
Amish Paste tomatoes.
They just aren't setting fruit.
And then they FINALLY set a couple.
And they were blushing.
And the birds pecked them.
They are also pecking the cherry toms.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
So......
while we were in town on Tuesday,
we bought a bunch of pinwheels.
And this morning while we were all up
at the farm, Kyle installed them on
our cattle panels to try to discourage them.
Aren't they so cheerful?
They just totally crack me up.
(And right after I took these pictures, Kyle
mowed all the alleys so it looks MUCH better...)
Rod and I went to the farm to drop off the
new electric net fencing we bought for the
chicken pens we are building.
And then we harvested half the potatoes.
These are some I brought home to have for
dinner tonight. I'm making creamed peas
and new potatoes, because.... why not?
We got nearly two 5-gallon pails full.
They are small, but the grasshoppers did a
number on them. All the leaves are gone.
So they aren't going to get any bigger.
I have to teach a double tomorrow.
Rod might go down and dig the rest
on his own in the morning. We'll see.
Otherwise, we'll get them on Monday.
We also harvested a bunch of okra.
And I think Kyle is going to pull the
rest of the onions.
Same problem.
They are looking good, could still get
bigger, but the grasshoppers ate all
the tops off.
So we need to get those out of the ground.
The view out Kyle's front door
because it's SOOOO GREEN!
It's so beautiful out there right now.
We've been getting a thunderstorm
nearly every night this week so everything
just looks so green and beautiful.
Rod dropped me at the house and went into
Hays to get some wood at Home Depot.
And I took a nap.
I was SOOOOO tired.
Teaching the weekend class really takes
it out of me. And I have to do a double.
So I decided I'd better rest up a little.
Saturday morning is farmers market.
And Saturday evening is the ward picnic
at our WaKeeney park / swimming pool.
And then Sunday it's the 4th Sunday so I
get to attend Ward Council for Temple and
Family History, and then we are doing a
blended RS for ALL the sisters in the ward.
And I think I have some ministering
interviews after church.
So it will be a busy day.
And then next week Beth is out of town again.
So I'll be doing doubles.
I just put 4 trays of bananas and 1 tray of
banana peels into the freeze dryer.
I don't know if they will be ready for Saturday.
I hope so.......
(The peels are just going into the food processer
and getting turned into powder for
garden fertilizer. I'm not selling it.)
So....
that's Thursday!
(I started the RS Pres Mtg zoom at 7, but
nobody logged in. They were all planning to
"try" to attend, but there was a gazillion
things going on in their lives this week...)
So, now I'm going to go start dinner.
Not that we will be ready to eat it yet.
Kyle comes home when it's dark.
That's 2 hours away.
But I can get the chicken out and start it
thawing, at least.
And Rod should be home in a few.
Have a lovely evening!
Oh yeah, HAPPY PIONEER DAY!
(Poor Soni, navigating downtown today was
IMPOSSIBLE! All the streets were closed
for the various festivities......)