Progress Report...

Unfortunately, this will be a weekly update with no pictures to share. Things have been so busy, I haven't been able to get out there and snap some pictures. Everything is coming along as planned, for the most part. The project has encountered one small set back, but nothing earth shattering. The herb garden had to be abandoned. Long story short, the septic system has some issues and it looks like a contractor might need to dig a few trenches smack in the middle of there. Since everything planted was fairly small, I told my landlord it would be no problem replanting everything over in the main site. I was able to salvage a few of the plants but for most of the other stuff planted there, it made sense to head to the nursery and get new plants. As of this evening, all has been replanted or replaced and none of my future meals should have anything significant missing.

One of the biggest reasons for being so busy these past few days is Kevin Jr's transmission repair and replace. I know everyone is hoping I report the truck is screaming up some dirt road right now as I type this update. The reality is we spent the past few evenings after both of us finished work putting things back together. Today was when we got the super-humanly, oversize transfer case mated up to the transmission and then connected all of the other stuff necessary to get the truck moving. After all of this, it sat there and did nothing. Needless to say, we were both extremely disappointed. I'm not well versed in the type of transfer case in this truck but I think it might have a busted chain. If it has to come back out, it just might destroy both of us mentally. We beat ourselves silly the past couple of evenings putting it in. It weighs about five hundred pounds and the weight is not balanced very well due to the odd shape. Oh well, we'll work on it tomorrow after work and see where that leads us.

The one thing that is unique about the growing season this year is how cool it's been. This weekend, the third one of the month of May, had high temperatures in the sixties with rain. Not exactly the best thing to get corn, melons, and tomatoes convinced that this is their time to flourish. As I was rototilling late Saturday afternoon, you could see the unsettled weather coming in from the West. In a matter of a half an hour, the sky turned dark gray and the rain beat down for thirty minutes. At this point, I don't know if anyone is sure we are going to get any Spring like weather or not. My hope is Summer doesn't drop on us very hard. So far, all of these plants think a high temperature of seventy five degrees is as warm as it ever gets. If we get the Summer thrown at us full bore in early June with hundred plus degree days, they are in for a rude awakening.

I will try to get out in the evenings this upcoming week and snap a few update photos to post.