The Longest Day.

Saturday 21st June

The longest day.
4 years since I started my present job.
5 years since I stopped smoking.
37 years since I passed my driving test.

Life moves on............................................


Rising at 8-00am to a pleasant sunny morning here in oklahomegrownvegland....



.............with no breeze to cool a happy gardener.


9-30am
This mornings task before it gets to hot........



.................weeding, lots of it.


And pruning suckers from the tomato plants.



Now you see it........................



.....and now you don't.


Determinate tomato plants don't need any pruning, they grow to their size and stop. But Indeterminate varieties are true vines and will grow and grow. Without pruning they end up a tangled mess. Nipping off the suckers as shown above helps to keep the plant in check and channel it's growing efforts into producing better sized and healthier fruit.


A reminder from my wife that Alvin must return to the vets for the rest of his shots at 11-30am.



Transport awaits.....................



.......the unsuspecting patient.


Home for 12-30pm, Hey I missed breakfast !!!
So it will have to be lunch................


............of home made Spinach Pizza, low fat milk and a Navel Orange. African Blue Basil from the garden enhances the eating pleasure with it's pleasant aroma.



Lunchtime reading.


I met co-author Dr Zhang earlier this year at the Earthday meeting. An informative conversation with a polite and knowledgeable man.


A quick check around the property and I decide I must mow while the ground is at least partially dry. The grass is long and I may not get another chance over the weekend.
Herbie is called into action................


.
........and we spend a few hours together knocking things back into shape......



.....at the back.......



...and the front of the house


The line between the ending of the dead end road to the house and the start of the garden............



....becomes vaguer every year.


Long may this continue to happen.


6-30pm
Preparing, cooking, eating.....



Beef Kebabs.



Homemade "No Bake" Cheesecake.


11-00pm
To relax. To bed.