So it's August 11th...a bit over three months and the garden has gone from start to peak. Odd sort of summer...long heat wave after a late start with lots and lots of rain. Haven't done much active gardening. Put netting over the blackberries...a bit too late to keep the birds off. We picked about two cups of berries. Tonight I took a bike ride in perfect weather. The lawns were emerald green, the evening sky azure blue and a fragrant breeze coming off the fields. The peak of summer I would say. With the heat wave over we can take up being out doors again. And I have four new chickens. My last flock of six were one by one harvested by a neighborhood predator. So my new flock is not so free ranging. Four banties, with one rooster in the mix. Life is back to balanced..
