been working...

a trip to the doctor and cleared to go...

so we have been working in the yard today...

all the rain and critters are doing some damage in the flower beds...

so spent this morning in the side yard...

pulling and cutting back...

praying mantis babies are eating quite a bit...

picked the first green pepper...

some things are doing ok and hanging on, though...

there was a lot more than that...

had to cut the lilies way back...

fungus...

the second batch of green beans is just under the surface and should pop through by tomorrow...

back side of the garden...

the goal today was clean up...

and...

air flow and more sunlight to dry things up and kill off the fungus...

the plants are far from perfect this year...

a cleared area to allow air flow back in here...

and we trimmed some small trees and the rose of sharon, too...

baby watermelon...

they will probably all come on at the same time...

so will be giving them away if they make...

hope you are having a good weekend...

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let's take a drive...

there are open places on the prairie even with the crops in and up...

the corn tends to hide things...

and there are fun things in this small town that people do that just make you grin...

and of course, there is corn...

miles and miles of corn...

but not all the land is tilled and planted, as much as it seems like it is sometimes...

we do have spaces for fun...

that old scoreboard was the last improvement that I did as president of the little league many years ago...

but the new leaders have moved on and kept it going...

and this year they are adding roofs on the dugouts...

the 4x4s replaced a chain link fence and the roofs are going on now...

and they have had a sign like this...

(if not this one)

for as long as I can remember...

there is a state highway, quaint brick streets, old country roads and everything in between within a couple miles of our home...

the dam holds back the town's lake...

our water supply used to come from there, but now comes from way up north...

piped in underground...

from a huge underground lake...

and there are places that some people reserve for preservation...

this area has all original prairie plants that would have covered the ground 100 or more years ago...

we have serious people and then those who have a sense of humor...

(yes, its a mailbox)

we have professionals who work out of town, around town, retired folks winding down their years and a whole lot of farmers...

and when someone is grateful, they let you know it...

like one of our little cafes here...

its their customer appreciation week...

and there is a new special every day just to say thanks for keeping your business at home...

and we are not so different from any little town around America...

we love living in our home town...

and we love those who protect us from anyone who wound want to take that away...

prayers for all the men and women who wear a uniform and their families...

and thank you for keeping us safe every single day...

these small towns are worth fighting for...

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some of the best shots from the last few days...

not getting much done around here at all...

and I have no idea why...

just plain don't feel like doing anything much...

waiting for inspiration to hit me...

and so far, it just isn't happening...

but I have been walking the dog and taking pics of whatever I come across...

I do have a cold, so that may be the reason for the blahs...

it could be the mind summer blahs...

tired of rain, bugs and weeds...

but never do I get tired of this...

this was our sunset last night...

so, I will just keep looking for what treasures God has placed out there...

and keep shooting them...

got an appointment with the surgeon on Friday...

cancelled the one for next Wednesday...

(he was supposed to take the stitches out then)

but, those are already out...

I healed up and the skin grew over them, again...

wanted the guys to pull them on Friday and they wouldn't...

by Monday, it was too late...

so had Craig cut them out and then all the top skin came with them...

but that's all healed up now, too...

so, will have the doctor check on it...

and make sure cuz I can't see it...

and check one of the places where he burnt off a tag mole...

it was burnt really bad and I have had pus working out of it...

so...healing up is boring...

being good is boring...

but I am doing my best...

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have a fun day...

and play!

from the garden...

it sorta looks like fall, doesn't it?

the green bean plants were tired...

but we did get five pickings off of them...

Craig and I headed out yesterday morning to pull the green bean plants and plant another crop of them...

didn't take us long at all...

I have never planted 2 crops of them before and hoping they have time to make before fall happens...

those tired old planters that someone was going to throw away have sure come in handy...

and this container garden is working for me...

so might just find time to spruce those planters up before next year...

that's a baby watermelon!

we found 2 of them yesterday morning...

grown in a container, they have reached the ground...

peppers are coming along...

and there are several on each plant now, with more to follow...

in containers...

the tomatoes are doing good, considering all the cooler nights we have had the past month...

the tomato plants are as tall as Craig...

wasn't too bad of a day...

not hot, but a little sticky out there...

half way cloudy all day, but no rain...

not until after dark...

we got some morning glories growing in the corn behind us...

and one single sun flower...

that's facing north...

(the wrong way)

so there you go, as promised...

a view of the garden...

I know my beds and garden aren't looking so good this year...

too much rain and not able to get into them to get things done...

and just forget about transplanted anything or rearranging..

too darn muddy for that...

heard we are going to have a really warm winter...

would be nice to have some warmer days and not as much snow...

maybe we can get caught up them...

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have a fun day and do something special for yourself...

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