Rural Gardening: The Junebugs are Junin' on the June homestead, 1 by Hineni

Hineni wrote:
Hah, I have no breeze here, so no kite flying weather here. I don't recall it being this dismally hot and still last year, but then I was working night shifts and rarely went outside in daylight either, so maybe it was and as usual I forget the bad and remember the good :)

Corn is up past knee high in the neighboring farms - I only wish I knew when they were spraying in advance so I could cover my little veggie gardens! I'll be harvesting probably the last of the broccoli tonight for a stir fry for the neighbors. I've been cooking for them 4-5 nights a week, in exchange for lawn mower repairs and future home and barn repairs from the tornado and straight line winds damage. They'll probably return to board here later in the month - very nice people. It's so rewarding to see my neighbor get her house framed up finally! They have 200 acres but have been living in a 5th wheel trailer for over five years waiting to build. Amazing tenacity we humans have in the face of adversity eh?

Darius, I'm sorry to hear about your cheese loss :( I hope you get your cave built this year and are able to chuckle about that later!

Cajun, I'm sorry to hear of the loss of your friends. It's nearly two years since my husband died and some days I still cannot bear to even look at a person, much less talk to anyone. I do make up for it in the 'up' times though and surely talk my friends ears plumb off when I do get ready to talk (thanks to those of you who frequent these boards who have let me bend an ear more than a time or two or three!!)

There simply are no jobs here that will support my existing expenses, so I'm working on a business plan to open my own business in the arena that I am experienced in. If you're the praying type, I'd appreciate them :) I never was very good at sales, and selling myself I am even less adept at.

Enjoy the rising of the fireflies at night, the burst of activity in your gardens, the rains when they come, and never take any day for granted!

Here's my little piece of joy to contribute - saved this Luna while mowing. It flew off into the woods after a little shooing by me :)