Our Garden Throughout the Season

Here is a collection of photos from our garden taken all during the summer.

Early harvest: radishes.

A mix of salad greens.

Heather, Cole, and I made a toad abode to help keep down the pesky bugs that were eating up our veggies.

There's a toad in there, but he didn't stay long.

Bean pole teepee before it became overrun with bean vines.

Beets - sweet as candy.

I think this is a pumpkin blossom. I can't remember. All those squash type blossoms look the same to me.

Gotta throw in a few shots of the Golden Glows.

A later shot of the teepee.

I just like the color of this corn leaf.

Pea blossom.

It's really getting covered now.

Acorn squash. My first time growing it.

Jalapeno peppers.  Wayne's idea.

Can you tell, I'm just fascinated with the corn plants?

Can't pass up a photo op with the beanpole teepee.

Wayne, checking out the tomatoes and peppers.

Another photo op.

Woohoo! Carrots!

We've had a lot of pollinators doing their job, helping us out. Look at this little honey bee - his legs are just loaded with pollen.

 Peas, we hardly had any to cook because the kids just munch them up raw, right out in the garden.

 One of Heather's "Jack-be-Little" pumpkins. They only get large enough to fit in the palm of your hand.

 I just love my teepee.

 These potato pictures were taken this morning.

 Cole normally stays as far from the garden as he can get. He doesn't like vegetables, and he's afraid of being put to work, but he did enjoy digging for these buried treasures.

Peas, carrots, potatoes...I'm thinking stew.

Refridgerator Pickles

For the past couple of summers, Wayne has been really wanting to make pickles from our own cucumbers.  We had trouble with our garden in the past, and did not get many cukes.

This summer, things have been doing quite well, and since Wayne has been my right hand man in the garden, I figured he deserved to make some pickles. He did the job almost all himself, with me hovering around in the kitchen offering advice. I had bought a seasoning packet at Agway, so it was easy. Slicing the cucumbers.

 Stirring the spices.

 I poured the hot liquid into the jar and we waited 24 hours, as the instructions said to do. Then we all had some with lunch the next day. Better than store bought.

Blackberries

Wild blackberries are ripening up in the corner of the hayfield.

 It's turning out to be a good summer for them.

 Wane would have had this container full, if he hadn't eaten so many.

 I thought he would want to make a pie, but instead, he made blackberry milkshakes for the whole family.

You'll have to take my word for it - they were really good!

Scenes From the C+W

On the day after Glover Day, there were lots of aunts, uncles and cousins around to visit the C+W.

 I'm not sure what kind of shady deal is going on here, but no one is making eye contact.

 Estelle liked handling the money.

 Pies were a big hit!

Soccer Camp

Wayne and Cole both took part in the Northern Vermont Soccer school this summer. Cole had Katie as a coach.

 I never saw Lizzy until the very last day.

Busy summer.

Glover Day

I got very few photos on Glover Day because I was chained to the kids arts and crafts table. It was fun, but I missed seeing all the runners come in.  Here are the few photos I did manage to get.

 I think Estelle looks exactly like Thomas in this picture. The kids are lined up for the start of the 2k.

 And they're off!  Estelle, running in sandals, stayed at least one length ahead of Heather and myself the whole way, until the finish line was in sight and then she bolted while Heather covered her ears against Bread and Puppet and the cheering crowd.

 Cole and Wayne vanished when the race started, but Julie, using my camera got this shot of Cole in the homestretch.

 Some tree branch boats courtesy of yours truly at the arts and crafts table.

Glover Day Photos and Results

Glover Day finish line photos and some of the race results are posted on the Glover Recreation site. Click here.

It was a fun day what with Glover Day and then Aimee's baby shower afterwards. It  was great to see everyone. Thanks to all the aunts and uncles and cousins who visited the C+W. The kids were pleased with your patronage. A blog post of that will come sometime when I can get to some better-working internet.