HK stops to read a book with a friend.

HK actually stopped to read a book.  There was a little tree frog on the bricks behind him.  

Tree frog on the wall.  He stayed in the same spot all day.

Garden Production

The loganberries are producing quite a lot this year.  I have harvested about 4 lbs of fruit and expect at least that much more in the coming weeks. 

The red currants were hit hard by the birds and the harvest was smaller than usual this year. Unfortunately, I don't think there is enough fruit to make jelly.

A few lovely peas in the sunshine. 

Yummy!!

Everything extra has been blanched and frozen for next winter.

We'll have these for
Christmas dinner!

More Deck Work

The spaces between all the boards had to be sanded prior to painting. HK manufactured a deck scraping tool for the job.

And then started sanding....

and sanding....and sanding....a lot!

Next came the first coat of paint.

It has taken a few days to get it painted.  Hopefully it will be finished this week.

Deck Sanding

Miles and miles of cedar to sand..... 

Looks much better when it's done....and once it dries out from all the rain we've been having it will be painted.

Jam Marathon

Today I turned a flat of these fabulous local berries into.....

.....37 of these!!!

The Garden Progress

The garden is filling in really well despite the cool rainy June weather.  The lettuces and peas are loving the cool moist air. 

Loganberries are starting to make fruit.  Henrik had to build a shelter for them to keep the birds out.  The robins have decimated the cherry tree and the red currants but at least we'll get some of the loganberries for ourselves. 

Future grapes in the making. 

Father's Day Hike Up Mt Aerosmith

A pretty orange flower in the early part of the hike.  After long, we didn't notice flowers any more because our legs and lungs hurt too much.

On the bridge looking at the waterfall.  I was still blissfully ignorant about how far up we still had to climb.

About half way up these pretty little fellows were found at the base of a tree.

At the top of the lookout, the trees are small and lichens abundant. The contrasts are magical. 

A Whiskey Jack came to share our snacks at the top.  They stayed for about 20 minutes and played with us!