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Time flies...

California again...

Well, I am officially in California again. This week of orientation has gone very slowly. The worst part about it is adjusting to a new school. This one is much bigger and it's more difficult to get used to. I'm sure as soon as classes start on Monday though, I'll be fine.

Last week my family came over for the last time before I left. It was a nice get-together and I especially enjoyed taking pictures of my adorable niece. :)

Martha and I took a picture too.

The weather here is a little different from where I was before in California. I am in the desert now, so it is very dry and hot. Oh my goodness, and the WIND!! :D I'm excited about this school year though. :)

Life in general

Whew, it's good to be back on blog! Every now and then I take a long break from blogging, not on purpose but because I just don't have time for it.

I'm back though!

Lately, I've been thinking more about college. It is right around the corner again: I'm leaving next Monday and won't be back until Christmas break! :-( So I'm starting to pack boxes and my bags to take to California.

In the meantime however, I've been keeping busy with events and just normal living around my house.

We had a small bridal shower for Martha the other week. That was nice.

As it gets closer and closer to Autumn, I find myself working in the rain a lot more... :)

Before it started getting really chilly, every Sunday afternoon was "pool time at Martha's house." I think this picture is so funny!

And one Sunday afternoon, Katie drove over Martha's well... :-)

In the church nursery with my niece.

Tabitha

That's about it for now. I will keep updating my blog as it gets closer to my departure...

Until then!~

Growing season

It's growing season here at Orchard Country Produce and we are feeling it!

Picking apples, peaches, pears, plums, EVERYTHING! It's just all coming in at the same time.

I finally got around to taking some pictures of all these fruits and vegetables.

Asian Pears


HUGE heirloom tomatoes. This particular one is a pink brandywine.

Getting ready to pick peaches.

Castleton plums

Whoooooooooo!

Some of these trees were so loaded that the branches were snapping...:(

My favorite alien-looking vegetable to pick: Kohlrabi

Lemon Cucumbers

That is pretty much what I have been up to! :-) I'll post more later.

RAIN!

What a beautiful sight!!!

Dry as a bone...

I don't know if it can be called a drought, but I know that the ground is dry as a bone and we are in desperate need of some rain.

We have been irrigating everything within reach of the wells. Our back yard though, has clearly gone down the tubes.

It's pretty obvious that we haven't been watering that! :D

We decided to put up this black shroud. It is meant for the greenhouse: it is used to drape over it and it is supposed to to deflect the sunlight. Since we don't use it in the greenhouse, my dad thought it might work over celery and lettuce which we just planted.

These poor beans...

On Thursday when I was at market, it was 116 degrees. Today it was 104. People around the area are calling it "the wave." Whatever it is, I hope it goes away soon so that our crops don't completely "bite the dust." :D

It's Summertime

It's summertime for sure...