It's a picture a day.

Went for a bike ride this (Sunday) morning. The weather was warm with the right touch of humidity, so that i could feel the warmth bathe my skin as i rode. There were many wild roses blooming, bright white, along the trail. The air thick with the perfume, which was intense; almost too much, fogging my head, making my eyes itch and my sinuses clog.


Saturday, i stepped outside and noticed part of the garden fence was down. The deer had broken down the fence and bit off all my newly planted tomatoes; i was furious; throwing things around! I picked up some new plants and any chance of coming out ahead on my tomato investment is gone. The fence has been re-enforced; though as always, if the deer want in, they will get in.



'harry and i went for a walk in the woods behind us and i think i was chased by a baby badger. It was small, gary, and kind of flat looking; hissing at me and then it charged me! I didn't know what it was but did some looking up, and the closest i came up with was a badger, but i'm still not sure. What i found is that we are on the very edge of the badgers natural habitat.


Farther back on Thursday, i had that other job interview. Two positions are open and i would take one of them, over my new job that i haven't started yet. The hours are later evening into night and i would really love to not have to wake up to the alarm clock anymore. Even though the pay is not as good, there are more hours and again; i don't like to get up in the morning.

It's still strange out in the lower 40. The zucchini has one fruit on it's turning brown. The yellow zucchini has stopped producing any kind of fruit. The tomatoes still seem to be just hanging on. I'm getting some cherry types and there is one ripening beefsteak on the vine. The plumb plant has tiny fruit on it. Though they are unrelated species the tomato and zucchini seem to have the same sort of un-wellness. What kind of a year is it, when you don't have too many zucchini and tomatoes?

The corn is in bloom; this is one of the first times i've grown sweet corn, usually i grow heirloom field varieties. As the corn grows will be the test of weather the new fence can hold off deer and raccoons. I'm getting some small pole beans; the bean plants themselves are out growing the seven foot poles they are climbing.

Other then that, peas are about done out, onions are alright, pumpkins vines are starting to bloom, my dill patch is thriving.




dill

While weeding in the garden today, i caught the smell of a pipe or cigar. It must have come some distance because, i'm not aware of my immediate neighbors smoking. For just a seconed, i thought of either one of my grandfathers. Funny how even an unpleasant odor came smell sweet for a moment.