Day One Hundred Seventy Two 2012

"Summer is a promissory note signed in June,
its long days spent and gone before you know it,
and due to be repaid next January."
- Hal Borland

Day Two Hundred Thirty Four 2011

A few weeks ago, I buried three or four miniature pumpkins left over from last Fall. I just laid them on the ground and piled some dirt and mulch over them. Some of them have sprouted vines. I know they don't look like much, but I'm hoping maybe they'll produce a pumpkin or two. That would be awesome. We'll see.

Day One Hundred Eighty Six 2011

Into the woods. It's so nice to know that kids today, big and small, can still be entertained by the simple things--such as swinging like monkeys on a sturdy vine hanging from a tall tree discovered on a family walk on the fourth of July. Grandson Elijah was anxious to go back there today and have at it again. Son in law Kerry and niece Julia had a blast swinging on it, too. Plus, there was some fierce competition playing corn hole in the back yard. It was a fun afternoon hanging with peeps, and for a little while, the Mario Brothers were no where in sight.