Nuggets Along the Trail: 7-13-11 Ben’s Garden Report

Over the years, we've always compared our family life to a wagon train heading west. Just as everyone had to do his part to get to Oregon years ago, so everyone in our family must do his/her part to make our journey through life successful. If somebody climbs in the wagon and lets the others do the work, we just don't make any progress. We all have to pull our weight and work together. Along the trail we find lots of pebbles that make for a smooth ride and some bigger rocks that jar us a little; we hit the occasional pothole that can slow us down. But if we purpose to search diligently, there are countless gold nuggets and precious gemstones along the way as well. This journal is an attempt to preserve some of those precious moments for our children, and our children's children, as together we travel this trail called life.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

7-13-11 Ben’s Garden Report

I have been picking off all the the strawberry blossoms.

Onions.

I have picked lots of yellow beans.

My field corn has ears now.

My sweet corn is getting big.

These are green beans. I have picked a lot of them.

One of my tomatoes is turning red.

The purple peppers are turning purple.

The soybeans are blooming.

My tree doesn’t make much shade yet.

My potatoes are blooming.

Jewel grew some field corn but I take care of them.

Here’s my whole garden

Nasty corn is covering up all the other plants.

2 comments:

AnonymousJuly 14, 2011 at 9:36 PM
Benjamin - your garden looks great! You have more peppers on that one plant than I have in all 13 pepper plants in my garden!

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The WhitakersJuly 15, 2011 at 4:23 AM
Ben your garden looks great! You are quite the farmer! I have never seen a purple pepper before. Do they taste the same? Keep up the good work! The Whitakers :)
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Good intentions produce little.
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Carelessness hurts.
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Shortcuts usually aren't.
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