School’s out and the Library Reading Program is on. Samantha and I went down to Central Library for their kick-off and got lots of cool swag. She has a busy month of STEM Camp and Archery, but we planned some overnights to finish up her piano book and prepare for our 2nd Jojo’s Academy of Music (JAM) recital.
We’re going to be busy, too. New Harmony has their annual Antiques Market on June 8-9. This year they’ve added a cruise-in on the 8th, and a Firefly Festival on the 7th-8th. The Festival sounds intriguing; it takes place along the bank of the Wabash River and we are promised we will see thousands of fireflies light up the sky. Question: Do they eat mosquitoes? because that sounds like a human blood fest for the skeeters. If the weather co-operates, we’ll take Goldie and camp nearby, so I’m going to be drenched in Off! anyway.
The wonderful WC Handy Blues and BBQ Festival is scheduled for June 12-15, with great live music every evening, and all day on Friday and Saturday. This fest has often been affected by weather events and we’ve not gone for a couple of years, so I’m hoping we can attend a couple of concerts.
That same week, on June 13, Emma graduates from Trevor Day School in NYC. She will be speaking, and I will be tuned in on zoom, no doubt crying my eyes out. My eyes are brimming over even as I write this. She continues to amaze me with her accomplishments.
There’s Fathers Day on the 16th, don’t forget. Summer Solstice on June 20 marks the Real Beginning of Summer and should be celebrated. I’m still on-call for Jury Duty and have been ordered to check in for a possible trial on the 21st, so I’ve left the following week open, just in case.
Right Now, we’re enjoying watching the Bird Families of all kinds as our resident cardinals, wrens, chickadees, and turkeys pass on their knowledge to their youngsters, teaching them how to take care of themselves. Two fawns have grown quite a bit since we first spotted them grazing in the meadow. There are three eggs in one of our three bluebird boxes and we’re watching carefully to see when they are hatched and then fledged. It makes me so happy to think we’ve been a part of keeping our feathered friends thriving.
Not my friends! are the dang chiggers, and there’s a bumper crop of them this year –even Casey is complaining! They have creatively found dark niches in my nether regions to stir up my itch response and I am at their mercy, especially at night. Wish the birds would eat the pesky mites…
Despite the perils of biting insects, the gardens keep me going, always needing something, though I might maybe have finished planting for now possibly. Click on over to the garden blog to see how it’s all growing.
Hope you Enjoy these last few weeks of Spring! Don’t forget the Bug Spray!!
Peace
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Chiggers–I hate them too. We’ve had a buggy spring thanks to all the rain. Here’s a cheer for Off–hope it works.
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Nothing stops chiggers! The only help is to rub a benadryl gel on the bites when the itching starts — usually after you’ve started scratching. They are a menace! Our ticks are fertile this year, as well, but so far I’ve been clear.
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