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Turnips have sprouted!  Probably a 90% germination rate.  It hurts my soul to have to thin them, but they grow larger with more space around them.

Planted 2nd patch of green beans.  First patch sprouted.

Saw fireflies for the first time tonight.  Their small twinkly lights are a joy to see.  Some stay low to the ground and some fly as high as our tallest tree across the road by the pasture.  Only the males have their lights to flash to entice the ladies to come up and dance.  They…

I love this time of evening:  the birds are flitting off to their night perches, the sun is down, the sunset has faded, the air is cool and refreshing, the fireflies are flashing about, — all is peaceful and quiet.  I take a minute to sit in the lawn chair by the burn pit, breathe…

Picked our first pea pods today for the stir-fry for dinner.  Peas plants will climb the fence and produce for a long time and grow to be 12 feet long.  That’s why they are planted by the fence!

Am also setting out red potato this year. Someone gave me a bunch of seed potato and I have room so want to see if there is any difference in production, storability, and taste.