Sunday, June 23, 2024

2024, June 17-23

Welcome summer! The heat, not so much.

On Monday, Dad and Eliza walked to the library and back. On the way home, they heard a noise that sounded a lot like a cell phone coming from a telephone pole. Turns out it was a local woodpecker. If you look closely at the photos below, you can see him. 


On Tuesday, Eliza and Landon had a belt advancement at Rise. Sadly, this also marked Landon's last day, as he and his coaches have decided that he is done. We're still a little bewildered about it, to be honest. He has also decided he doesn't want to work at Splash Summit and has started applying to work at other businesses closer to home. 









After TKD, we spent some time in the front yard. The weather has really started heating up, but the late afternoon/early evening breezes and shade are nice. 

Mike also caught this nice sunset. 

We have seen quite a few flowers in bloom. Here are some milkweed blooms. 

Eliza went on a trail ride with BUH on Wednesday. 


Murphy and her colt have come out to be seen more lately. Mike got a couple of pictures while out on a walk.

He also noticed some of the fruits of our garden. More to follow. 

He saw some more dramatic skies north of the north field. 


The thistles are doing their thing. 

And so is the garden. Mike got some closeups of the cukes, tomatoes, peppers, and squash.






Fergus has gone back to staying out at night and sleeping all day in the office. 

When he comes in at the crack of dawn, he will take a little time to say hi. Here he is experiencing a post-breakfast blep. 

Here are another couple of pictures of Murph and her colt. They seem more willing to approach lately. 


Even the cacti are blooming, as Mike caught on a walk on Sunday. 

He also saw a chamomile plant. He may have to ask these neighbors if he can harvest some for tea.

 The hot weather has encouraged us to stay indoors during the day and only come out once things cool (relatively). One exception was Sunday, when Eliza and Hallie (and a bunch of other Springville residents) went down to Bartholomew Park. For Hallie, it got to be a bit too hot for comfort. 

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