GREETINGS
Yesterdays pickings from the garden
I would not be surprised if this is the hottest summer on record. Lots of thunderstorms with sharp lightning come with this weather. It sure is miserable. I do look forward to fall with its warm days and cool nights.The chickens have survived with plenty of water frozen peas and watermelon. The sheep don’t venture out of the barn much and the cats seem to gravitate to the upstairs where it is hot!
FREEZING VEGGIES
I am stocking up this summer and getting a good supply of string beans from the garden. I have planted them at two different times and plan to plant a third crop today. Peppers from The Farm Stand are going into the freezer too.
Too hot to dry herbs when it gets cooler I will get to them.
THE HEAT
We seem to be so lucky here. We have been getting enough rain the last couple of weeks although some comes in down pours which happened last night. My friend Susan lives some 50 or so miles away and she is in a severe drought condition my friend Debbie lies less than 20 miles away and has water restrictions and a burnt lawn. Usually my downstairs is cool even when the upstairs is stifling but not so now the downstairs is almost as hot as the upstairs. Fans are going and it cools it off some.
MOURNING DOVES
Two teenage Mourning Doves are living in my side yard. I was surprised to see them having never seen baby doves before. I know that we have Mourning Doves they can be heard and seen at the feeders in the winter. I love their sound and the parents have been spending lots of time in the Pussy Willow tree. It seems that they use Blue Jay nests and there was one in the willow. I am so grateful the neighborhood cats have not gotten them.
THE FRONT PORCH
I hardly use this beautiful front porch. This year I am trying to use it more.
Many thanks for reading my blog of this hot and humid day. Carole
Whispering Pines Farm 