Wedding day 57 years ago

It was 57 years ago when
we said 'I do'. We have
acquired a lot during that
time. Three daughters,
fifteen grandchildren, and
thirteen great grandchildren
make our lives happy. We
enjoy visiting with all of them.

A whole nest full of birds.

We have a bird that insists on building its nest under
the front of the trailer on top of the hitch. They crowd
so many into the nest that they hang over
the edge. I think there are 4 in there now.
They all have feathers so I expect them to fly away
at any time. They build a nest in April and again in June
or July. This is the second brood this year.

Too much fruit and veggies!

This is what happened to the artichokes because we couldn't eat all of them.



We have so many apricots that they look like grapes on the tree.



The peaches are in full swing. I hope to dry some of these.

The grape tomatoes are going to out do themselves. We will have to start eating these.

Pa picked the squash yesterday. What am I going to do with all of them?

He pulled out all but 4 of each kind.

Feast or famine! Wish some of these could get ripe in the winter!

Getting rid of all the hoses

Every time it was watering time, the hoses had to be
dragged around. It was work. Then they all had to
be put back.











So Pa got the bright idea to put a drip system in the
orchard. He hasn't thought about putting one in the
garden yet. Thats next.













He worked hard stringing plastic tubing around the
orchard and installing the drippers, shut-offs, and
extensions.

I don't know how he knew where
everything went .
Then came the test to see how many leaks
he had and if it would actually work.













IT WORKS! YAY!

A work project

Most of the flowers were planted

here.

And some of them were planted

here.

Pa brought out his portable

hole digger. It worked great

except when he hit a root.

We still have 36 plants

to find a spot to put

them in. I think I

need to take a

little time to figure

out where to put

them.

Pa really got ambitious

and started raking

leaves. He used a pitch

fork to load them

into the wheel barrow.

The rest of the yard

will have to wait for

another day

Work in the heat

How can I get these from here

over to here in the heat?

I think I will wait til morning.

What we do all day

We spend most of the extra time watching and feeding the birds.

Sometimes even the cat gets bored.