Yesterday morning I made it over to my garden in the morning to work for a few hours staking up cucumbers, pulling weeds and chatting with the eccentric old man who has the plot next to mine. As you can see one of my sunflowers is in full bloom.
Yesterday my friends Leeanne, Chris and I decided to drive up to the White Mountains in NH to do some hiking. Naturally I selected on of my 4,000 footers for us to climb. Mount Osceola is rated as a moderate hike, so it was a great start back into the challenging climbs in the White Mountains.
The hike took us 3.5 hours round trip, and the view from the top was amazing – you could see all the way to Mt. Washington off in the north. I can’t wait to get back up there and check a few more mountains off my list – only 45 more to go!
Ok, bees aren’t exactly horrifying. These bumbly beauties were quite friendly and adorable buzzing around some crazy pink flowers at the community garden. These flowers are part of a “sensory garden” that a teacher from one of the local schools has set up for her students. What is rather horrifying, is the craziness in my plot: Read the rest of this entry »
Pretty flowers that will turn into delicious veggies. From left to right: Tomatillo, cucumber, sugar pumpkin. The summer crops are mostly in place and super excited about all this humid 85+ degree weather we’ve been having. I cannot say I share their excitement, but I am excited to eat them later this summer.
I was looking forward to a slow summer at the office, so I could dedicate my time to some long term projects that I don’t have time for during our busy season. Unfortunately my boss quit, and until they hire his replacement (if ever?), I will be covering some of his previous work load. I am excited about working on projects for other areas of mtvU – here’s to hoping I can get it all done!
They’re good for your heart, or something. I love the days when I can just show up at my garden and take home some food. It makes all the sweaty, sore-back, weed-pulling, stake-hammering, replanting-cause-a-seedling-got-bit-or-died days all worthwhile. Today I grabbed some english peas (above), almost all the rest of the broccoli raab as it’s bolting, some leaf lettuce and belgium endive. Happy weekend!
