Hot, Hot

Clarinda, IA 92º  Heat can't seem to go away.  All over the Midwest it is cooking.

When we left West Branch, MI we filled our fresh water tank, but didn't use a lot of it as we ate out mostly from there on.  I drained the 30 some gallon tank into buckets and poured it on some small trees, flowers and bushes.  Will see if this Michigan water helps.  Have not been watering the lawn, but have been buying water for tomato plants and a few outside flowers.

Here are a couple pictures of 3 of our tomato plants that are planted right up next to the north side of the shop which provides shade from direct sun.  First photo was taken last of June and second photo taken yesterday.  Had to prop up the plants and cages with some scrap lumber and tie the tomatoes up with the foam-covered wire thingies.

Have been watering the tomatoes each day, have some fairly good sized tomatoes on them   Phyllis bought 4 tomatoes the other day from a vendor that was also selling sweet corn - $5 for the 4 tomatoes.  Sure hope these start turning pretty soon.

Finally got the hedge trimmed that runs all the way across our back yard.  (This photo was taken when still had couple spots to do).  Note the desert looking grass by it.

 We have been riding trikes a few miles early in morning when relatively cool.  Here is picture of the corn field right by the airport.  It is much taller and greener than much that we saw in northern Missouri and southern Illinois, but it sure needs rain now to fill out the kernels of corn.  





 

This photo shows a lot of birds-foot trefoil blooming by the older hangers at the field.

Finally got around to taking off the bug guts splattered on the front of the trailer.  The front sits to the west, southwest which is the worst as far as the late afternoon sun baking those little innards onto the fiberglass.  Even though "The Solution" is a good product it took several applications and a lot of elbow grease to get them removed.  Worked on it this morning when the sun was still in the east.

     Getting ready for company Wednesday of friends/neighbors from our Kenwood RV Park overnight and the next day one of Phyllis' classmates arrives from Florida to stay with us  for their 50th Clarinda High School Class Reunion -- Class of 1962.  Think they have some events planned for Friday, Saturday and Sunday and have a pretty good percentage of living classmates coming.

All for now. Lynn