There are many ways to grow and many things to harvest. From strawberries, to tomatoes, wild berries and family memories, new achievements and steadily working toward a long term goal.
Summer never really hit the greater Portland Oregon area until the beginning of September so the tomatoes are just getting ripe, but we have a huge crop. My zucchini grew enough to satisfy; we got a few artichokes, and a bunch of hot peppers. Strawberries came out our ears and from down the road we picked 25 pounds of wild blackberries. I planted the corn and green beans to early so next year I'll take a clue from my more experienced neighbors and wait until they plant.
Summer never really hit the greater Portland Oregon area until the beginning of September so the tomatoes are just getting ripe, but we have a huge crop. My zucchini grew enough to satisfy; we got a few artichokes, and a bunch of hot peppers. Strawberries came out our ears and from down the road we picked 25 pounds of wild blackberries. I planted the corn and green beans to early so next year I'll take a clue from my more experienced neighbors and wait until they plant.
In other areas of growth and harvest I sent my manuscript for a novel I worked on over the last
year to my writing group and got great feedback (now to prune and trim the
story). I also got a nice blog up and running and delved into the world of
twitter to connect with other writers and agents.
As a family we harvested up a few warms days to spend on the
boat at a nearby lake and out on Columbia River (avoiding the salmon fishermen)
so we could tube and swim.
All in all a productive and satisfying summer.
Now, how about you? What you are harvesting….in any sense of the word.
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| Scappoose Bay and Mt. St. Helens, sunset |
I'm not ready to count my harvest yet -- still holding out for a few more warm days -- in every sense of the word. But go you! what a productive year this has been for you.
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