Butternut Squash
The squash just keeps on growing and producing, even without rain. Sally counted over 45 more and picked many. The stuff is growing through the fence and out into the yard. Squash bugs have now shown up. I'm glad they held off as long as they did. Now we'll have to wait 2 or more years to plant squash again.Mow
Mostly weeds had grown up in the road and needed to be cut. But the grass in the low area of the road and the other side of the pond was high and thick. A challenge to cut. Later I changed out the blades, though they were not as dull as I expected.
Bacteria Treatment
With temperatures certainly to cool soon, I wanted to treat the pond one more time with the bacteria that is supposed to eat the muck on the bottom, and hopefully reduce nutrients for weeds. I put two packets in the Ben Gay Spring tank and 20 into the pond. No water was coming in or going out of the pond -- it was as low as I have ever seen it. Log in Pond
This tree trunk was lodged in the upper end of the pond. I was afraid that a big rain might wash into the pond, lodge it against the culverts, and block the water flow doing who knows what damage. I had tried before to move it, but couldn't lift up the end. With the water lower I was able to get a stick under the end. Then I went and got a rope and was able to pull it up the bank using the 4Runner and low 4WD. I was just able to swing it parallel to the inlet, but hopefully high enough to stay out of the water. Once it dries out I'll cut it up for fire wood.Deer Scrape
I didn't see any deer this trip, but found two scrapes like the one shown here on a small sycamore. This was also down by the pond. The other was up closer to the house.Thistle
I found two thistles blooming. I took a shovel, dug them up, and stuffed them head first into bird seed bag for later burning.
Gate
The gate between our place and Jeff's, down by where the creeks cross the road, has been barely hanging on since the April floods. They washed debris and even willow logs Carroll Electric left by the creeks. (They cut a big willow because the power line to Jeff's was overhead.) I cleaned out the debris and got the gate sitting back on the upper hinge.
