What a week...

Just got home from a training session with the United Association of Union Plumbers in Ann Arbor, great time, great people and a great opportunity to learn more about the trade and educate them about our products at the same time. Finally starting to feel better now, on the mend from a staph infection I acquired after I shaved off my goatee of two years (for the training session by the way!!!)...OOOOOOUCH!!! Never again will it leave my face, it belongs to ME, ME, ME!!! So now I'm on two types of antibiotics, a topical ointment, using hot compresses and an occasional vicatin or two, all of which have helped me through this ordeal!!! 8-)

I'll close with some pictures...but not of my poor, sore face...YUCK!!!

They only use the lower roost to jump up to the higher roost...now that didn't work out very well did it???

Chick "cam"

Watermelon "no more"...

 

Syncronized "grass rolling"...

Cloudy sunrise...

Peeking through...

Fresh picks of the day...

Introducing...Siamese Chick Squash's...

Eleventh generation farm, read on...

You gotta check this link out, it will make you respect farmer's and their heritage even more than you probably already do, albeit a bit of a sad story...check it out...PLEASE!!!

Went to a garden party, to reminisce with my old friends...

We just got back from a three hour adventure to our garden (not a three hour tour on the S.S. Minnow)..hehehehe..and whew, what a productive morning!!! Extremely exhausting due to the heat, but very productive!!! We cleaned out the dead leaves and branches in "tomato forest" and did some weeding too so that the fresh air and sunlight can get to the tomato's once again...

It is so hard to believe that just two months ago, our veggies were "just" starting to break ground, and now, it is so lush and green!!! Fortunately, we have only had to water once from our well since early June. Mother Nature has been very kind to our little homestead's garden and for that we feel blessed to have had another successful season so far. We were even able to pick corn today, so tonight we will be eating fresh again, thanks to Jan's garden!!!

Until later...R Dean

June 8th picture of the garden...

August 1st picture of the garden...

Purple Cherokee heirloom's...can't wait to taste one of these bad boys on a slab of cow with a big thick onion!!!

BIGGGGGG...Summer Squash!!!

Papa Zuch and Jr. hangin' out together!!!

Basket of beans and assorted tomato's...the yellow one's are Pear's (see the resemblence to a Pear in their shape)....very tasty!!!

SEVENTEEN CUKES...HOLY COW!!!

Ten ears, two zuch's and three squash...

Ya'll be cool now yah hear...Peace!!!