Barkley Speaks!

Julie Ann reading up on bug info

Anni having fun at the top the slide.

Today the sun peeked itself out of the clouds. Barkley had a great time taking us for a walk. He was very excited to finally get to the trail after a week's worth of rain. I'll let him tell you about it.

Barkley: "Woof, woof, woof (I saw a squirrel, squirrel, squirrel!), Wag, wag, wag (another dog, and another, and another), Grrrrrr! (Bicyclist in tight spandex pants coming too close to Anni.) We saw lots of salmon jumping in the river and a very inquisitive hummingbird.

It was a good day for quality gardening time. We cut back the peas today to make more room for the pumpkins. We also set up a ripening tray for the tomatoes in the kitchen window. We used the trays from the seedlings. The weather forcast did a reversal on itself from a few days ago and is now predicting another week of sun. See my tomatoes smile! We harvested another bunch's worth of baby carrots and a couple more squash.

Tonight for dinner we made a crockpot full of tomatillo veggie stew with pork. It was full of goodness from our garden, CSA basket, and the farmer's market. We served it up with a salad full of our Black Kir heirloom tomatoes. They're rapidly becoming the family favorites!