June bugs, June blogs; it would appear both are rare around here. Time to do something about the latter; you can keep the former, if you have them. I don't miss those big, buzzy beetles from my California childhood!
I'll start with a garden update. Everything is growing well and looking promising, with the exception of the beets and carrots. (I'm pretty sure the beets sprouted decently but got eaten by something. The carrots didn't germinate well, but there are some.) The other plants from seeds (bush beans, snow peas, and Long White Palermo zucchini) are burgeoning but not yet blooming. The starts we planted are blooming and setting fruit; I think our first harvest will be burpless cucumbers. 😍
Next, an assorted animal update. Because it's been so dry, the seed Rick sowed in the middle pasture and the grass he mowed in the upper pasture have done nothing, so all the sheep and horses are feeding exclusively on the hay we picked up at the end of May. We need to source and store a lot more hay to get us through until next spring, but Rick has been busy with too many other things to do that yet. Bryan the solo lamb enjoys annoying his dam and the other two ewes in his group. The bigger group of ewes knocked over the hay feeder in the wooded lot (no doubt trying to get every blade of hay) necessitating a rebuild; they were not sure the new-old structure was trustworthy. Deer keep frequenting our property, but I haven't seen any more fawns – until this morning while driving down our hill to an appointment. Same twins? Last Sabbath, Rick and I took the dogs for a walk for the first time since my surgery. Poppy, as always, was an Energizer Bunny; Leo got overheated even though it was a lovely day with a cooling breeze. The next day they were enjoying the morning sun together; I was tickled to catch the shot of Poppy using Leo as a pillow. Tomorrow evening I'm going to take Poppy to agility and see how that goes; I know she'll enjoy going back!
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It's not a done deal yet, but crossing fingers that my mom will indeed be moved – at least out of her house and up to Lincoln, if not into her apartment – by the end of the month. There have been numerous postponements, but the U-Haul U-Boxes are supposed to be picked up tomorrow, and the new departure date (my BIL is flying down and driving Mom up in her car) is Sunday, the 29th.
Rick and I celebrated our 41st wedding anniversary earlier this month with a day trip to the coast. We had a lovely time; I'll share my photos of our day in a separate post. I'll close with this photo of a recent sunrise:
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