Monday, September 29, 2008

Bigger than baseballs



Dad and I cut back the Wisteria vine last fall, on the south side of the house. The vine that grows 20' in a few weeks time. We have worked at keeping it cut down this summer which opened up the side yard to sun. Lots of sun! Gardens like sunshine and we planted a couple of tomato plants in there. I grew, successful, peas and cilatro against the cement wall. We had fresh lettuce and spinach from the side garden and it was there, I tried (unsuccessfully) to grow and harvest from the hot bed. sigh . . . it snowed and snowed and wouldn't warm up and I had to pull the plug . . . but maybe next winter.

Look at these tomatoes! This is what we grew in the south garden this summer. The tomatoes prospered and we enjoyed them (especially me!)

Now the vines are begining to die back but I have a volunteer tomato on the ground with twice as many tomatoes waiting to ripen. The vines are still green and growing. I am going to save seed from this hardy tomato. I'll grow them next year! Someday I hope to have vine ripened tomatoes twelve months of the year!

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Missed some of this . . .


What a crazy summer; seems as tho it just got here and now it has got up and went!
I have been doing some sorting, organizing and filing some of the thousands of digital photos I have.

Here is one that I enjoy from summer of 07 . . . an inquisitive, brave little girl. She has a fascination with fish, I think. Comes by that naturally tho!

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Better than Gramps'!



Still in Iowa, we found this swinging bridge and couldn't resist! It is so long, they had tie-down cables to keep it safe in a strong wind. Thank goodness you children weren't along as you probably would have bounced me clean off!

It has been too long


















but I've been away. So just to put something in, I'll post a picture or two from our vacation . . . yep, we've been to the Dells and rode the Ducks!