In our family summer means work. Lots of work. Before the wedding there was a lot of electrical work on the pivots. Sitting atop is quite the view and so much more comfortable than standing on the rungs of the spans hours of that cuts the bottom of a foot in half. Thankfully the guys were able to get the pivot moving before it was hot and desperate.
This lady is learning about sunburns this summer. She refuses to listen to the counsel to cover completely. This is from getting water down rows standing in the field all day long.
After a long day work the walk home is a relief.
Millie and Bruce are the tool bearers. Thy cart tools back and forth from farm to home and whatever needs to be fixed. Merle was on this duty too but then he got hurt so Millie and Bruce have been the main go- getters.
There is pride and relief in finally getting the water down the rows. The kids had to really this year to get the water through. Thankfully after a month the water flows freely all the way to the end of the rows. The corn has now tasseled and is setting ears. We are pleased the kids are able to do so much together. This was especially tedious this year but life takes work and doing the job completely is absolutely necessary.
We got a baby backpack for Jake. He loves being able to see and be part of whatever is going on.
When Addie was here she packed him up and told him to be quiet they were going to work. She told me I babied him too much. She is probably right. I've been working to make him more independent feeding himself, playing more, and doing things on his own.
My lillies have been pretty this year. I love having flowers around the yard.
One day Addie was out on the road and a neighbor stopped and asked if she would take their ducks. So now we have 6 ducks. They love the water we give them. We have plans to take them to a pond nearby.
A friend has allowed us to pick her raspberries they have been so nice. We have made over 14 quarts of jam. The kids will eat all we can pick.
More wildflowers. The yarrow make nice additions to bouquets. And my one remaining daisy, unfortunately the prime bouquet flowers failed to come up so we have no homegrown flowers to share this year. The roses are gathering steam for a fall show the heat is not their friend.
The latest planted corn was knee high by the fourth of July. That was the old adage that it had to be that tall to make a crop. We met that. It is now shoulder high.
From a distance you can't see the weeds in my garden. This year we have potatoes, squash, zucchini, tomatoes, peas, beats, peppers, cantaloupe, watermelons, and pumpkins. We are excited to enjoy what we grow. The garden effort has been minimal at best some years are like that I guess. Jake however is doing well.
The summer is full of work but we enjoy the fruits of our labor and learn there are in fact worse things in life than school etc. Thankfully no catastrophic breakdowns. Reed, Bruce, Millie, and Afton are managing very well. Life moves quickly. The younger kids are learning to be more self-reliant to take care of what they want to happen. Lessons have come slowly but we are making progress. Almost a month from these pictures and its good to know how far we've come. Seasoned gardeners have told me for years that each year is a new adventure even with the wisdom of previous success that doesn't guarantee this year will be trouble free. I feel that. 24 years of parenting and I'm still needing reminders and lots of grace to get the job done. We are blessed.
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