Frustratedearthmother's Journaling Journey

[Mini Horses]

It's been crazy weather! Yesterday, driving home a different route, I saw 3 homes that had no garden this yr. Looked like maybe they had a couple plants but not like a full garden. Close to my farm and I'm thinking it was like mine, just too wet to get one in. A lot of rain and almost every day. Even the farmers were unable to get into a lot of their fields.

Sad for all of us but, felt better about my own not being "just me" not doing. A few others further away had way less than normal. At least some things tho. Yeah, bad year for many gardens.

What do we say? Always next year!!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I was thankful to get what I got from my garden but even so - certainly can't call it a good garden year! I harvested some corn. Not a lot but just enough to make me determined to plant again next year. I should have put in an extra planting - I had time back then - but life got in the way. Had several good pickings from the Purple Dove beans. Love them! Hot peppers are doing well and of course the eggplants that I just harvested. Okra is doing ok too. As usual the stink bugs got the tomatoes despite my new screen house. I'll rework that some before next spring. I need a better way to secure the screen to the frame without actually sewing it on there, lol. Squash bugs got all the squash - I might have harvested one. I never even planted garlic or onions this spring. So yeah - the time that we need to be able to grow and harvest our own goodies - things don't go as planned. Always next near!!

 

[flowerbug]

...Had several good pickings from the Purple Dove beans. Love them!

they are great beans and i'm glad they're working out well for you down there.

Squash bugs got all the squash - I might have harvested one.

boo! hope next year works out better.

I never even planted garlic or onions this spring.

my garlic was lifted late but looks ok so far. i'm curing it indoors, there's just not enough room in the garage for them plus i also had to get the onions in and started to cure so they get the garage space instead. so far it looks like the nicest onion harvest we've had in terms of quality and shape even if they aren't all big that's ok - they will certainly be enjoyed. we eat a lot of onions...

 

[baymule]

It’s hot, hot and more hot. Stand in the shade, do nothing and be dripping wet in a very few minutes. Miserable.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Game day! Last preseason game. Go Texans!

We got rain. Almost 8 inches in 24 hours. The pond is happy! Level had dropped to the lowest I've seen it. Welp - it's not low anymore!

Before:

After:

DH is still making progress on the knee injury. He's walking pretty well this morning. Usually starts out the day stronger and by evening is tired and achy - but I see progress every day.

Had a little goaty action going on. It’ll be a long 5 months waiting for these babies. Hoping it’s a great cross!

Game started- go Texans!

 

[Mini Horses]

We got rain. Almost 8 inches in 24 hours.

....wow!!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

There is a neighborhood uproar, lol. I went out to feed the fish at the pond a couple days ago and noticed something strange in my neighbor's pasture. They've been letting it go wild for years now and it's so thick that you can't normally see 5 feet on the other side of my fence. However, all of a sudden, I could. Walked over there and my jaw about fell offa my face. Devastation has happened! At least 2/3rds of my neighbors overgrown, impenetrable pasture has been bulldozed - and bulldozed badly. It is a mess!

I called my neighbor and asked what the heck was happening out there and she's asked me what I was talking about. The dozer work I said. What dozer work (?) she said. The dozer that has raped and pillaged your property I said. She had absolutely NO idea that anything had gone on back there. Now - my neighbor is about 5 years younger than me - but her husband is about 15 years older than her. She's had vision problems, and he has multiple health issues. They can't deal with this on any level. Neighbor on the other side of me is helping to find out who/how this happened. Another neighbor has a surveying company and knows who owns all the property around here so he's in on the neighborhood drama too. It looks like the property behind hers is the point of origin. We'll try to contact them and find out who is responsible.

Whoever the dozer operator is -is awful at his job. He/she left that property in terrible shape. At the very least they need to clean up the mess they made and replace her fence. Yep - they dozed right through her fence and never even slowed down.

It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

 

[Mini Horses]

Well the bad news -- bad job, fence destroyed.
Good news, it really needed cleared out.

Liability is there, for sure! Keep us updated
A little excitement surprised no one heard it happening.

 

[flowerbug]

@frustratedearthmother be glad they didn't take down your fence!

 

[Mini Horses]

Now, that's a clever thought!!