Back on the Tractor Again

Posted on by Julia

June 5, 2026

On May 25, 2026, we had a break in the rain. It didn’t start raining until the late evening.

This allowed Bruce to get back on the tractor. He had placed large branches in several piles around Pine Tree Two. These piles needed to be dealt with. Bruce sorted the piles into too large to chip, too crooked to chip, and just right to chip. He cut the too crooked to chip branches into sections that were chippable. Using the front loader bucket on the tractor, Bruce picked up the chippable branches and dumped them on the chipping pile. The large branches, he moved to the pile of large branches.

Bruce raked up the pine bark into a pile next to the broken trunk of Pine Tree Two.

Walking to See Work
Large Branches on Chipping Pile
Larger Branches Moved
Potato Bed
Kiwi
Aspagus
Rhubarb Remains

On May 26, 2026, it rained during the morning, but let up in the afternoon.

Bruce moved the last pile of roots from Pine Tree One using the tractor. I took some pictures of the garden and picked sugar snap peas.

Alpine Strawberry
Beans
Saturn Peach
Bell Pepper
Jalapeño Peppers
Quart of Sugar Snap

It rained all most all day on May 27, 2026. During a break, I took a picture of the pink lemonade blueberries.

Yep, it’s a thing. Most blueberries start green, swell up, turn pink, reddish pink, reddish blue, and then blue. The pink lemonade blueberries never become blue, they start green, swell up, turn pink, and then reddish pink. The reddish pink means the blueberries are ripe.

May 28, 2026, more rain on and off all day.

The moon shone through the clouds; a contrail chained the moon.

22 thoughts on “Back on the Tractor Again”

  2. Do the pink lemonade blueberries taste differently? I enjoy seeing the pictures of your plants starting to produce – the peach and the peppers. Bruce is getting good use out of that tractor!

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    1. Yes, they do taste different. They sort of have a light blueberry flavor with a lemonade flavor. They are sweeter than regular blueberries.

      Bruce loves his tractor.

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    1. Thanks! Potted plants can be hard to keep alive. They need more watering.

      The Japanese beatles are here 😬; I hope my garden will live through them. I’ve got traps out and I am knocking them into soapy water.

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  4. I think it’s hilarious that Bruce is having tractor withdrawal pains. Can you at least put a photo up on the wall so he has something to look at and pine over on rainy days? Garden’s looking good!

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    1. He looks out the sliding glass door, sees the tractor, and pines over it.

      Thanks. The Japanese Beatles started their attack. We’ve put out traps in hopes of luring them off the plants.

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I am a retired software solutions architect. I have been married to my husband, Bruce, for over forty years. We went full-time RVing for 3.5 years and saw much of the United States. We bought a ranch house on a hill in the middle of five acres. We are working on creating our homestead. I love cooking and enjoy sharing recipes. I am also an artist and I’ll share my current projects. Reading is my favorite hobby.