Blueberry, Peach, and Tomato Harvest and Next Day Flooding

On June 6, Bruce and I picked blueberries. Butterflies flittered through the back field. A variegated fritillary landed next to us while we picked blueberries. The pink blueberries are from the pink lemonade blueberry plant. One of the flat aka Saturn peaches was ripe. The cherry tomatoes have large numbers of green tomatoes on the […]

Back on the Tractor Again

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 […]

Not Doing a Lot

June 5, 2026 Between May 20th and May 24th, I made an effort to stop pushing myself too hard. I walked around the yard a couple of times each day in between rainstorms to get my walking in. It started raining in May 21 and rained on and off until May 24. Here are some […]

Resting after Overdoing It and Big News, We Sold Cliff the Big Red Truck

May 24, 2026 On May 16, since I stupidly overdid the day before, I spent all day resting with only one walk outside. Bruce took advantage of the cooler temperature to finish the cleanup of Pine Tree Two. He came in and got a shower. Afterwards, Bruce wanted me to see all the work he […]

Planting More Fruit Trees

May 20, 2026 On May 7, we had a delivery of two more fruit trees. One was another Japanese persimmon and the other was a fig. I really wasn’t up to planting them. Bruce said he’d plant them under my direction. I needed to do some more walking anyway. On May 8, we planted the […]

Cutting off Trees Reaching for the Power Lines

May 14, 2026 Bruce had been talking about cutting off the trees reaching for the power line before they became entangled in the power lines. I wish I had taken a before picture. It doesn’t look that impressive just seeing the after picture. On May 4, Bruce took his electric pole saw and cut several […]

Walking Around the Back Field

May 13, 2026 It had been long enough that I can’t remember what I did on May 2, other than walking around the back field. I was so busy I didn’t have time to take pictures of my work to jog my memory. Some of the blueberry plants have ripening berries.

Finished Filling the New Garden Bed

May 9, 2026 On April 27, Bruce and I planted another Japanese persimmon. The blue measuring wheel is next to the stick that will become a tree, if all goes well. In the new garden bed, I finished putting the layer of Bama Dirt Pro Mix over the Lowe’s topsoil layer. Bruce stopped by and […]

House Walking Tour of Sheffield, AL

May 8, 2026 Saturday, April 25, was the last walking tour of Sheffield, AL for 2026. Since we enjoyed the business tour so much, we decided to go to the house tour. We enjoyed seeing the various homes and hearing stories about them. Andrew Jackson camped in the area on his way back from the […]

Planting More Trees

May 8, 2026 Update on May 8 to correct type of tree planted On April 21, the gas company came out and marked the gas pipe. It runs on the south side of the driveway veering away from from the driveway at at the circle to connect to the meter. We talked to the gas […]