Hello Farmgirls!
Summer is trying to come to an end here in Alaska, but the weather isn’t cooperating. I’m finding some conflicting feelings come with the unexpectedly warm and dry days. We’ve enjoyed so much outside play with very little prep. The ability to get three kids outside without warm layers or rain gear is amazing! It’s too dry for mosquitoes to hatch. The lawn is growing super slowly so not as much upkeep on that front. Heat loving Alaskans have had a great time this summer.
Opal on a not-so-smoky day berry picking in the mountains.
Love your blog.
Here to in Northwestern Wisconsin, the garden I have been growing for the last umpteen years has flourished more than normal…my first planting of broccoli went straight to seed, the second which I planted later grew huge heads. We have had an overabundance of rain, more bad storms than usual, and flowers both wild and domestic that have bloomed with exquisite color…having had a garden most of my life (76 Years) first in Illinois and now here at the homestead in Wisconsin I find this year has been extraordinary in wildlife, woodlands and fields. and climate change has had a dramatic effect and we are going to have to find a way to deal with these changing effects.
my eggplant just started producing which is strange. flowers galore but no produce until now. its been a strange summer for our garden in Louisiana
Hi Alex. Yes you have a bountiful year this year. I believe wholeheartedly in what God does and I believe he has a way of taking the bad things (to us it seems bad) and making them into good things for all, because we don’t see the future as he does and we don’t see the big picture as he does and it is his creation and I don’t think he will destroy it again without being able to make it beautiful again. I think fires are a way of getting rid of some of the bad things that are happening maybe undetected by us but he knows. Faith in the goodness of God and his Will be done on earth. No matter what we have to endure, we do survive as a people. Some will be lost as that is a given fact but we know there is another life after this one to look forward to. God blesses us with so much and we are thankful for all that he does. Enjoy this year and be prepared for what may come next year. I didn’t have very good tomatoes this year and my friends also said they were not having a good crop of them either. So we do what we can when we can and hope for the best or better soon. God bless you and your family. I do so enjoy your blog.
Hope you receive some more rain. Our weather here in New York has gotten a little cooler. We did have a hot summer. There were many 90 degree temperatures. Looking forward to some cool,clear Fall weather.
Marilyn
Years ago I believed the Scientists who were bringing out their theories of climate change. They had significant proof
and yet so many people thought they were too radical!
I cannot believe that today even with all the growing evidence, some people refuse to even consider the pos-
ability! FEAR and avoidance is what must drive them.
Rural Central Kansas has experienced way more rain &
flooding and lots of humidity. So different than our typical
hot, dry summers. Sadly, the weeds have grown prolifically
and I’ve battled them all summer. However, I have a pink
geranium that is magnificent-the largest I have ever grown!!
Love your blog. Keep up the good work.
Here in Georgia, it has been in the 90s every afternoon for . . . months. Since June. We haven’t had rain in weeks, either. According to the Farmers’ Almanac, no rain this week coming. Bowhunting season has started, but because of the complete lack of cold, the deer aren’t moving. Our fresh food comes from a farm about half-an-hour north of us and they are having to reseed the carrots and spinach because of the heat. Lots of tomatoes, though! Long after tomatoes would be done here. I am still drying and canning, just in case. It’s an odd juxtaposition – the leaves are falling off the trees, but we’re still in shorts and tank tops.