First Hummer of the Year

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Cruising in for a sugary sip.

Saw the oriole there, later, but didn't get him snapped.

Wow but it's been warm. Kinda had one week of spring, two days of snow, another week of spring, then...

BAM!

It's summer.

Ethan has been mowing like crazy. First over at DeFords, where he got a fairly spectacular sunburn.

Then around our house.

Ethan's mowing leaves me freer to work in the garden. As does everyone finishing their math. Trevor completed his reading today and grammar will be done tomorrow. Little, by little...

Yesterday I put in some Swiss chard (bright lights) and also planted the tomatoes and peppers. The tomatoes ended up being quite a project because of blight considerations, application of mulch, and reordering nearby day-lilies in a clever, diagonal protective barrier from the fungal-bearing soil.

Today I had Nolan go out and dig up a section for his pumpkin patch. He did most of it but I helped a bit with the hard grass at the end of the bed. Then I told him we'd have to keep an eye out for eggs of the vine borer....."Huh?" 

Life is always more complicated then you think it will be.

Today I was able to dig up a small section for kohlrabi and then a larger and MUCH grassier area for the beans. Got them planted so it's taking shape. Much more to do, however. Mostly to finish up some new projects and clear away litter and regrown weeds from last year.

Guess that's all for now. Loren and I are leaving soon to go see Iron Man while the kids pig out on frozen pizza and an Ice Age (3) they haven't seen yet.

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