Today is my birthday, and I’m going to use that as an excuse to not write much (even though the real culprit is Otis watching ‘Scooby Doo’ in the van and my inability to like, think straight while the silly dialog and laugh track blast into my cranium). Jeepers!!
Here’s some stuff that happened this week:

the forecast 
got ready to hide in the root cellar 
storm skipping past above 
raining just beyond us 
clear skies move in 
Neighbor Marcia’s rain total
Zoinks!!

carrot collection 
Zinnia 
eggokant, tomato, & basuil 
lush high tunnel 
goats at the Neighbors’ 
baby fall radishes 
assistant carpenter 
joists for processing roof 
“Severe Drought” continues 
the field today 
stick bugs : better than grasshoppers 
forest litter collector 
clearer, less smoky skies 
birthday bonfire 
blackberry picking 
watering the crops 
watering the farmer
Inside Box 9
Yikes!!

- Sun Jewel Melon -or-Big Tomatoes w/Eggplant -or- Ground Cherries
- Cabbage – either Red or Green
- Cucumbers
- Zucchinis
- Bag o’ Beans
- Bag o’ Basil
- Bag o’ Broccoli & Side Shoots
- Cherry Tomatoes
- Sunflower Shoots
Happy Birthday! Our have been delicious…thank you