Small Town Snapshot Sunday #10

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I've had tummy troubles this last week and haven't ventured very far outside the house. My daughter says that there's "something" going around. She's had girls at work out with the same troubles. You'd think that since I was stuck inside I'd have gotten things posted during the week, wouldn't you? I just didn't feel up to it. So here's a weeks worth of pictures, the short form.

I had my first zinnia bloom this week. I actually only had a couple come up, so this really stands out in the garden.

Across the alley from me there is a berry thicket. Previous neighbors had planted it years ago. I don't see any berries on it so I'm not sure what they are. Can anyone tell just by looking at this photo?
Here's a nice little veggie crop I picked last week. Leaf lettuce to the left and arugula to the right. After our BBQ I took the left over corn on the cob and cut it off the cob. I cooked the corn together with some string beans and snow peas. The kids had a problem with it (didn't taste like canned) but I thought it was scrumptious. Now, see that little red tomato? It's actually got enough bad spots in it that I didn't eat it, but it was the first red tomato out of the garden. The funny thing is, it came off plant in the next picture.

See the scrawny tomato plant in the middle? It's been sickly, but looks like it's trying to make a comeback. Regardless, it had the first red tomato of the season.

My poor, poor pumpkin patch. I think I'm losing it. I hope my pumpkin survives.

I had a nice surprise this morning. The pretty pink bloom on the moss rose in the playhouse window box.

Isn't that a pretty flower? Just wait till the Princess sees it.

In my last post on Tuesday I said I'd post pictures of the work that my friends had done in my studio. Well, I took the pictures, but I never got them posted. So here they are. This was a lot of work. Any time you're working over your head it's harder to do.

All the way down to the top of the loft. Now I just need to get my son to put up the wallboard.

I've got wasps making their home under the eve of my showerhouse. I need to go to What's That Bug? Insect identification to find out if these are helpful to my garden or not. Last year I killed and chased off some that only the queen would sting and killed bugs harmful to my garden. So I don't want to make the same mistake this year.

I'll try to get out and about more to give you a little more of small town living. I just have so much going on at home and this is what I moved to a small town for, the peace and quiet.