Random Pictures

This is random pictures.

 

This is the goat shed Bob built.  It is two halves so Charley can move each side separately.

 

 

Some of the peppers have started to form.  I think these are Serrano which is a hot pepper.

 

We just can't keep ahead of the weeds.  This is a row of potatoes.  Mom tells the story that when I was a kid, I would take a book to the garden to read while I pulled weeds.  Well, now I've figured out how to pull weeds from a lawn chair. I can't kneel on the ground any more.

 

John and Heather Heska were married at our farm on Saturday.  We mowed a section of the pasture and they put up a tent.  It was a beautiful time.  Because the ring bearer's family was not able to come down from Michigan, out little J filled in as the ring bearer.  He was proud to be asked to be in Mr John's wedding.

 

Today after church, we went exploring.  There is a ferry over the Kentucky River that has been in operation for many years.  There was a sign though, announcing that it would no longer be operating on the weekends.  We will plan to go back on a weekday.

 

There is a barrier across the highway while it is closed.

 

On the columns that are the supports for the cables, there are measurements of flood heights.  The top one you see is from 1978.  Unbelievable.

 

There are some piers in the middle of the river - probably where there used to be a railroad bridge.  There are full-sized trees growing on the tops of those piers.

Well, like I say - random.  A week of mowing and heat and pulling weeds and heat and more mowing.  Oh - but to begin the week, Wilma took a vacation day and came and we spent several hours in the garden.  She is a tremendous help and such a hard worker.  We got tomatoes staked up and she picked green beans.  In the afternoon we went and got the van titled in Kentucky. 

This week for the CSA baskets they had peas, summer squash, eggplant and I don't remember what else.  They are very pleased.

Well - Another week in the Bluegrass.

June 23

It's been a very busy week.  Next Saturday, a family friend is getting married at the farm.  We are happy that John and Heather have chosen our little piece of heaven on earth to celebrate their marriage - but it has meant a lot of work.  I haven't taken many pictures but we have done a lot.

The garden is looking good and starting to produce.  It makes sense though, when the vegetables are growing strongly, so are the weeds.

 

Jackie is picking green beans.

J is practicing his Ninjago moves.

 

On Saturday, we were all there working so of course we all had to stop for a popsicle break.

 

We've been getting a small handful of berries every day.  Blueberries and red raspberries.  We have gotten 2 berries like this - the picture-perfect ones that fancy chefs use.  Hopefully we'll eventually have a whole patch producing like this.

 

Another very hot, very busy week in the Bluegrass.

VBS and First CSA basket

We had several things this week.  J attended VBS.  The church did a phenomenal job.  There was this signpost at the front entrance.  The foyer had been made into a small town with the General Store, Dirt Clod Chapel, Sheriff's Office, etc.  The program is tonight. 

 

We got the title changed on the truck this week and got our Kentucky driver's licenses.  Does that make us official Kentucky residents?

This is the church

 

C&J put out their first basket for their CSA customers.  Lettuce, snow peas, onions, summer squash, eggs, mint, and oregano.  It looked really beautiful.

 

And on Saturday, Jackie worked on the flower beds in front of the house.  It looks beautiful.

 

Well, that's another week in the Bluegrass.

Wow!!! It's been a whole week

It's been a whole week.  We've been so busy, I didn't even realize it.

John picked strawberries.  He got one really BIG one!  We had Belgian waffles for supper with strawberries and whipped cream.

 

We planted our next batch of cucumbers and some lettuce.  Then put mulch around it.  This really does a good job of keeping the weeds down.

The broccoli developed, and (probably) because of the heat went very quickly.  Charley & Jackie got it all picked and then replanted these rows.

We got weeds pulled around this batch of potatoes and onions and then hilled the potatoes and mulched around the onions.

The blueberries are turning blue.  And we got weeds around the bushes pulled and mulched.

 

 

I was going to do a complete blog on a day in the life of a farm-boy.  Earlier J had been digging in the dirt.  At one point this afternoon, J took the camera and started taking pictures.  I think he did an amazing job.

 

 

The first batch of onions is really pretty. (taken by J)

 

A part of trying to not use chemicals is picking bugs off the potatoes and drown them in a bucket of water.  Who but a 5 year-old would take a picture of dead bugs in a bucket of water.  (taken by J)

And Grandpa picking the bugs and drowning them.  (taken by J)

And what better activity could there be for a boy than playing in the water with a sailboat made from a board that he had used the electric drill to put a long screw for a mast.

 

And then the first raised bed is still growing.

 

We are looking forward to getting our raised beds #2 and #3 planted this week. 

Sunday, June 2

Wilma and I had a great visit with Mom and family in Iowa.  It surely would have been nice to have Mary there also.

 

 

Iowa was beautiful but they are having flooding issues and I don't know how a lot of the fields that aren't yet planted will be able to dry out in time to get planted this year.  We didn't see any home damage, but there is a lot of standing water in the fields and the rivers are very high.

 

Resting up today and doing miscellaneous to get ready for the next week of work on the farm.