Summer!

The sun is shining, it's warm, the birds are singing, breezes blow, kids are playing outside as school has ended. It is finally summer. Having spent a couple of days at Portage, we are home today and back in the routine of planting. Today was tomato day. The huge tomatoes that were inside were tied up today on stakes and moved outside to harden off a bit. You will see a picture of two tomatoes ripening. That plant suffered a major injury to it's main stem while being moved. If you look carefully you can see where Dr. Gary used a band-aid in hopes of saving it. Whether this surgery will work remains a topic for the future. Also included here is one of the many pots of flowers that Gary has created to enhance the yard. A few pictures from our stay at Portage finish out today's offering. The lake

was like glass with the clouds reflected in the water. Glorious day! The only drawback at home today is that two of our neighbors have decided to hot top their yards at the same time. There are rollers, trucks, lots of equipment everywhere to disturb

the peace. Time to go back to the lake!