What’s goin’ on…

Hey, kids! It’s busy here at the Acres, but no excuses for not keeping in touch. Casey finished up painting the porch ceiling and we got it put back together just in time for the storms. We watched a couple of morning storms from there and it’s thrilling, but the middle-of-the-night events were windier and laden with lightning. There have been no serious tree-falls, just lots of branches and leaves strewn about. Casey had just been commenting that he hadn’t had to mow during the drought, but the vegetation has bounded back with a vengeance. The humidity has arrived and unpacked its bags for the summer, so here we go with the sweating. It’s Summertime, love.

The Edible Garden plants have jumped up, as well. Those three tomato plants that were so shocked during their transplant are suffering from blossom end rot. I don’t think it’s my watering, though it’s hard to tell now that we’ve gotten drenched, so I’m going to add some calcium. I’m glad that I bought three more of the better boys as back-up, but they are still pretty small.

We harvested the first tomatoes on Wednesday and the yellow squash and zucchini have put out a half-dozen or so fruits. We pulled one cucumber off today and it looks kind of puny. The hummingbirds and bees are loving the scarlet runner bean blooms. I’ll need to start harvesting the green beans once it dries out a bit, and there are a dozen sweet bell peppers growing strong.

My scheme to attract bees is working! The anise hyssop is in bloom and the bees have noticed. I put a bee house nearby and there’s some mud beneath the windvane for them to leave some cocoons.

Do you have big plans for the 4th? We do! We’ll drive to Nashville that morning and settle in for three days of the North American Irish Dance Championships, starring Emma and Eliza, of course. Emma dances on Wednesday, Eliza on Friday. The Jrs. are meeting up with us on Wednesday. I will get to meet a lot of people I’ve only seen on Instagram and hug some old friends again, too. Verry excited.

Have a great holiday celebration! Stay safe!

Peace