We are having some pretty
warm weather in these parts, but it wouldn’t be Minnesota without some heat,
humidity, and biting insects. Today we
are in the low 90’s and the deer-flies are a particular nuisance. I’m alternating working outside with indoor
chores. Kevin and Kurt left for boy scout camp
this morning with the troop. I know they
will have a great time; otherwise they wouldn’t keep going back every year,
right?
Below you will see a field that's just green. Those are the sunflowers on the left
and just a few are blooming now. We will
be back next week with an updated photo… I’m thinking the whole field will be
blooming by then… we’ll see. We’ve never
grown sunflowers like this before and are hoping our combine can harvest them
for us.
Black oil sunflower seeds
aren’t just for the birds to eat; the pigs, chickens, and goats all enjoy
sunflower seeds. Maybe I should look into how practical it would be to press them for oil. Sunflower oil would be a nice addition to the goat-milk soap.
The garden is becoming quite
jungle-like. We’ve had ample rain and
with the warm weather, everything is thriving.
The peas are about done but now the beans are coming on. There are still just a few tomatoes ripening,
so I am looking forward to some quantity from them. I’m just a couple of days away from cucumbers
too.
My sister Carolyn was up this
weekend and we stopped by Righteous Oaks farm to drop off a couple of things
and see how the little pigs are doing.
Here is a picture that Carolyn got with her phone. The little guy just wouldn’t stop moving and
the rest of the litter wouldn’t come out of the long grass for a photo op, so
this is the best I have. Cute though, almost as cute a goat kid! I love the stripes!