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June has sprung (This was started 15 days ago!!). I’m not doing much, seeing as the weather started the month as cool (chilly) and rainy, then became warmer, but super dry. The garden is coming along.

Roses out front are popping like corn.

The other small flowers have also come back and are blooming well. More each day.

Some of the garden plantings are going great, while others are really just getting their momentum started.

For example, I have been harvesting spinach for weeks. I use it every day, and haven’t had to buy any this month at all.

This is after a harvest or two. Usually a two gallon bag at a time.

This cold frame has been ravished a few times too. Oh, and those are basil plants in the center. Almost thriving.

The potato plants may finally have stopped getting taller, and are thinking of falling over.

Inside the greenhouse tent, growing is taking off spectacularly.

Yep, an almost pickable cucumber. And others right behind it too.

Look closely, and you can see the tomato plants are producing now too. May see some color change in next 2 weeks.

A few of these. —- Yeah, I see the leaf damage. Rather see that than spray with death spray too much.

The outside garden beds are also getting their groove on. Yes, the tomato plants have a few small fruit. Peppers, are growing now and blossoming. Vining plants are finally growing.

Strawberry plants surrounding the tomato bed, with carrots to the left back.

Have had a few bowls of berries now. This day, I put them with some spinach, and some sliced almonds and balsamic vinegar, and called it lunch. Yummy.

Not everything in the garden beds is tasty…

Yep, little tomatoes hidden in there. Plants are almost as tall as I (okay, I’m short, but that is still over 5 foot tall!!!!!)

Unusual grouping of fruit. Can’t wait to see this ripen.

The squash plants are giving it a go now. No fruit yet, but some blossoms. Hope they come through.

Other plantings are also looking better. Even if I am now needing to water every other day, after watching it all getting soaked for weeks.

Flowers are popping.

And a few more red roses around the out building.

Plus the flowers by the garage are filling out their beds too.

Even the plant on the right that I think is boring, is “blooming”.

This is a self watering planter of sunflowers and other flowers that is on the deck. It is sending roots out searching for more water!!! Looks like one of those barfing pumpkins you see at Halloween.

Oh, I did miss one “harvest”. It was from today as I was weeding. Didn’t mean to pull these out, but will be happy to consume them later.

The “strange” onion on the left is actually garlic. Planted individual cloves last fall, and one clove is now 6-8 cloves.. Not bad..

Normally I give an update on how I’m doing and what else is happening. Well, I’m doing so-so and not much is happening. I did spend time outside with my metal detector and a shovel to try and find the water shutoff main in the yard, and the property stakes.

I had to call the dig-Ohio guys to come out and mark the water lines for me. That made it easy to find the shutoff. Turns out, it is on the opposite side of the driveway from the house. So the lines must go under the concrete. All the other houses around me, have the shutoff on the logical side of their driveways. Explains why I could find the silly thing.

Finding the property stakes wasn’t that bad. I knew approximately where the ones out back had to be. Once I found the easiest one, I could measure across and find the next. The ones out front were also not to hard. I knew there was an easement off the road, and guessed it was 25 feet from center of the street. Used that knowledge, and the depth of the property and that it was pretty much square to the road to put down a couple of painted crosses. I was within 6-8 inches on one, and about a foot on the other. The stakes were covered by about 2 inches of soil, and are rebar with a cap on them that shows the company’s name that did the survey.

Oh, where is Kitty?

She is either sleeping (this is “HER” bed/bedroom), or bird-squirrel watching.

I’ve nicknamed this squirrel, Blondie. I think that white fluffy tail is fantastic.

That’s about it from this desk for now. Be sure to like and comment. And more importantly, be sure to

Enjoy Life.