Last Day of June already!

My, my, this summer is flying by!! (Why can't winter go by this fast??--Seriously!!)
Been busy around here keeping up with the mowing, and puttering around in the garden.

Have gotten a few letters from Jared, sent a few as well. Kyle has been working quite a bit and Frolfing. (Frisbee Disc Golfing--Frolf or Frolfing is their term for it.) He joined a league, too. He also joined the Country Club so he can practise golf. (Maybe I will find less and less golf balls in my backyard or pasture now!) ;-) OR hit them with the mower!

Oh, talking about mowers, Sunday I figured I'd better mow some more. So had Patrick sharpen the blade for me. He went to help the neighbors, I managed to hit part of a stump and kill the mower. Sure enough, I'd bent the blade.
I told him to tell the neighbors I needed to borrow their mower now since I'd messed mine up. (Don't think the guy seen the humor in it......) HA HA HA (I was only teasing.....but don't think he thought so!)

So a trip to town and $15 later....the old blade off and the new one on, I was good to go! (With "THE LOOK" from Pat. Ya know, that look that says: Now don't mess THIS one up, too!) I tease him my mess-ups are his job security! :)


I now have at least two roosters in my batch of hens....one tried to crow the other morning. I guess I'd better stop calling them "girls" now! Like they all really care! ;-)
We need to make a bigger chicken tractor, these are outgrowing this smaller one.

We have been rain-free for several days now, good weather for making hay! I'm hoping to get some 'fresh' bales next time I get hay from my hay guy.

Patrick and I picked the last of the neighbors' cherries (with her blessing) the other morning and he made Cherry Jelly while I was at work Monday. Ummmm Ummmm good! He got 8 pints from 1 1/2 gallons of cherries.

I have some Yarrow and Plantain soaking in olive oil for salve making. I need to pick Comfrey, too. I can not find any Chickweed here, so need to go find some. The neighbors' yard used to have plenty in it, but not anymore. (It's a weed-free lawn now.)

Oh, we have been picking Raspberries....the plants are thriving. I got them two summers ago from my mom's old garden (which is now a crop field). I need to get my Rhubarb thinned out....always something to be done!