Good Morning!
Today’s tasks include, but are not limited to:
Mowing the hay field that is my yard
Tucking in the last of the Marigolds and Cosmos in the garden beds
Watering what needs watering in said garden - and beyond
Picking more salad greens and spinach for me and the chickens - some Strawberries, too :)
Dog/Mule/Chicken/Racoon/Barn chores (’Stew’ is self-sufficient on pasture, now)
The ‘Canada Circus Train’ left yesterday about 10am. Two trucks, two trailers, one Side-by-Side, one UTV, 8 men, about a dozen DOGS and everything they ALL need to enjoy a week in Canada hunting Black Bear with the dogs and fishing for world-record Walleye and Northern Pike. Got a call at 9pm last night that they were bunked in at our cabin and in the morning when the others show up (I think 19 total are going?) they’re heading North, around Lake Superior and then further into the wilderness. About another 6 hours north of where they are right now. Beau has been planning this trip for months, down to the smallest detail. I know they’ll have a good time. (They are well north and east of the wildfires.)
I haven't been able to set foot in the new garden patch for several days. I had planned to mulch and cage my tomato plants but that's not happening until the rain stops and the ground dries out enough to walk on it without sinking to my ankles.
Howard is home from the vet. He's missing a few bits now but none the worse otherwise.
The garden is in but things are very slow this year. Here in the first week of June we are in the low to mid 40’s in the morning and barely reach 60 by afternoon. Cabbage and broccoli are about he only things that are thriving. Moose have been visiting the yard.
The cloud cover finally gave some rain this week but we are still a bit on the dry side. Low temps, dark cloudy days, and dry. I hope this isn’t the dreaded 50 degree summer. One of the great things about the interior is that summer is usually glorious. Oh well, at least we are not on fire!
Gonna have to start burning car tires and driving the diesel eveywhere so we can get some of that global warming I keep hearing about!