3 Oct
Bryan dismantled the garden last weekend, bringing in the few remaining tomatoes and peppers. You can see how the tomato plans spilled over the edges and covered the grass.
Temperatures are in the high 70s and low 80s by afternoon, but it’s brisk overnight. Perfect weather.
Maybe one more batch of salsa…
5 Sep
Bry snapped this photo outside this morning as I was leaving. The web is anchored from points about six feet apart. It looked incredible covered with dew.
29 Aug
We’ve had such a beautiful, mild summer–and it seems like it’s coming to an early end. After weeks of temperatures in the 80s, we hit the low 90s yesterday. Still, though, all signs point to fall–my very favorite season. I can’t wait!
22 Aug
We found a huge tomato growing in the center of the vine. We noticed it was about the size of Olivia’s head!
She was not intimidated.
19 Aug
One of my favorite things about having a garden again is sharing–or better yet, trading–the proceeds with friends. I took in a basket of tomatoes and some basil into work on Monday. The tomatoes (Brandywines, not Beefsteaks) were gone in five minutes!
I thought the basil would stay fresher in water, so I set the cut branches in a vase. I almost put this “bouquet” on my desk, but I couldn’t decide if it was avant-garde or just plain strange. If you spot this in Living next month though, remember that you saw it here first.
17 Aug
We had these beautiful lilies on the farm where I grew up. We always called them naked ladies, but I’m sure there’s a more formal name. The are all over town this summer–I snapped this photo with my phone as I was walking by our neighbor’s house yesterday. The shot doesn’t do them justice. I love the leafless, stark stems and the shimmery violet in the pink petals.
I’d like to plant these this fall. Does anyone know what they’re called? I’d google it, but something makes me think searching for “naked ladies” isn’t going to be very helpful.
16 Aug
We pulled the first large tomatoes off the vine yesterday. The Nebraska Weddings look great…
But something is clearly wrong the Beefsteak tomatoes. There were three or four more that I just tossed without bringing in because they were so badly mauled. Is it insects? Disease? Bry thinks squirrels are eating them, but we haven’t seen this in action. This is so disappointing!
Any suggestions?
Smith Family Weblog 