If you squint you can see it...

 

...it's tiny but it's my first...

 

...I've tried growing them before with no success,  this is my first artichoke.  June was a bit cool, but with the fantastic weather we've had in the past couple of weeks, the garden has exploded...

 

 

...the yellow zucchini...

 

 

...peas...

 

 

...and sweet corn have all taken off.

 

 

...puppy keeping cool.

 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

Summer

Summer has arrived...

 

...finally after what seemed like a month of cool and rainy weather...

 

 

...summer has arrived...

 

and the temperature hit the mid thirties in Langley today.  The shady trails didn't seem much cooler so Nellie and my run was more like a walk today... 

 

 

 

 

... I plan to spend the rest of day in the shade with a good book and cold beverage or two.  I hope you are enjoying the weekend.  Happy Canada Day.  

 

 



A Perfect Day...

...sometimes the most unplanned days can turn out to be perfect.  Today was one of them.  We woke early to a warm, sunny day and took our horses to the park for a ride before it got too hot.

We are lucky enough to live in south Langley where there are beautiful parks and countryside on our doorstep...

My horse Bud on the trails

Puppy anyone...

...today for the first time in weeks, the sun came out...

 

 

...I was finally able to trade in the wellies for sneakers and  shorts.  I have to admit I have not spent very much time in the garden in the last couple of rainy cold weeks, so today I went out to catch up on weeding and maintenance...

The "Klutz" Gene...

...My mother's side of the family all have it and I certainly inherited it.  Each morning the first thing I do when I get out of bed is go to the barn and feed the horses...

 

 

...in my pyjamas.  Winter or summer.  The weather right now is cold and rainy so this morning I was wearing my boots... 

The Potato Experiment

 

Every year I experiment with something new in my veggie garden with varying degrees of success.  This year it was my potato patch.

Snapped from the Bird Blind...

 

 

 

...okay so it's not really a bird blind (or hide) but rather the dilapidated hot tub gazebo we inherited with the house...