We are officially entering a heat wave… it has been in the nineties with high humidity, and that wilts me, for sure. I work a bit in the mornings- this morning I did the mowing, then it was off to the store. But it was so hot that it was difficult to keep my mind […]
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Rural Report
The corn and soybeans in the fields are looking quite good after our recent soaking rains. The flowers are finally starting to look like something- the dry and hot days had taken a toll on them and they had gone on hold for awhile. Now, though, the blooms are all in nice clumps that look […]
Sow In Hope
There is a Bible verse that mentions “sowing in hope”, and isn’t that the way of the gardener? It isn’t that we don’t try to hedge the odds as much as possible through planting according to our best information… we just like to gamble a little because you never know when sowing in hope leads […]
Rural Observations
This week I traveled from mid-Ohio to mid-Indiana, and there is quite a bit of rural landscape to be enjoyed along such a route. I keep track of how the farm crops are doing since I live in the midst of corn and soybean country here. As might be expected, even with the rain we […]
July ’07 State of the Garden
Lavender Walk I have been gardening, not blogging, and this was one of my resolutions for 2007. So far so good. It has been hot here, but we received some rain earlier this month; a huge downpour on the Fourth, which as a lady at Curve’s said “We will take what ever comes and not […]
The Long Hot Summer
hasedProverbs 25:14 Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of gifts he does not give. My Summer Prediction I’m predicting it…. for my area, anyway. Ohio was hard hit by thunderstorms in some areas, but again the rain passed us by. The proverbs illustration reminds me to tighten up my promises […]
