Mid Summer

 While I usually think of Harvest as being well into the autumn, around here it is in the middle of the summer.  Today the harvesters built a castle for our view.

 This morning I awoke to this scene of a tractor fleet (they all match), but no signs of people anywhere. It was an unusual sight, seeing that most of the tractors were already loaded with hay bales.

 

I was told that these are old maple trees on the lawn. They aren't the kind that produce the famous syrup.

                                      
I have been keeping water on the lawn all day. Actually in most places out here the water is free, but it is the electric pump in the well-house that costs the money. The fire department recommends keeping the area around the house green. I see a couple of dry patches in the photo so I will be busy setting the sprinklers in the right spots today. SInce we do not have the expense of a vacation in summer, the watering of the grass is our special treat. It makes us feel we are living in a resort!

My gate is so flimsy and light-weight I can carry it with one hand and plop it in a new location. The view of the farmers at work through the garden gate makes the gate look pretty good ;-)

While working on a post about how to avoid "rashness" or being rash, I gave up. I thought it sounded too rash. But, I might divulge some of it. I need to think about it a little longer, first. That's the first rule about avoiding rashness.

The lightweight gate reminds me of the people taunting the builders in Nehemiah: "A little fox can break that weak wall down."  If a squirrel runs over the gate, I'm certain the whole thing will fall over. But it was worth the spray paint to get a pretty thing in the yard. And, as I said in the previous post, Mr. S. enjoyed finding all his little repair things to put it together. 

I hope you all are enjoying your garden area this year.