Monday July 25
Word for the day week month:
peaches
Dad took Josh to Levi's early, while Jewel went to Echo's and I took a walk and picked a few peach and apple drops and picked a few peaches.
These from Jewel:
Back to my camera as I went over to make sure Josh (and I) understood his job as laborer for the block layers. I learned that a laborer keeps the block layers supplied with mortar (aka mud) and blocks, thus increasing the efficiency of the block layers.
Way back in his younger years Dad worked as a laborer (aren't all workers laborers, hmm?) so he had plenty of experience in getting this started for Josh and the layers.
I also learned that a layer of bricks or blocks is called a course. Laying the first course took awhile as everything had to be measured perfectly.
Josh was doing fine, Dad went to work, and I came home to find a peach and a kitten in Brandi's crate. She might be just a little messed up. Jewel returned the kitten to the barn and we all hope it lived Happily Ever After but really who knows?
I picked up Josh around 3:30 and saw much progress!
Evening orchard work.
😞
The peaches are finishing fine but the branch is done.
Tuesday July 26. Dad took Josh to Levi's in the morning,
and around 11:00 I took lunch for him and a few others.
Good to see progress.
Troy and Tyler make this look so easy... but it's definitely not. They're just good at what they do.
Pretty cute audience, imho.
Levi came for awhile.
When I picked Josh up then around 3:00 it was again good to see progress.
Wednesday July 27
Dad took Josh to Levi's in the morning, then Lucy picked up Josh on her way to the lake. Lucy snagged a few px for me at the same time. Thanks Lucy! I enjoy seeing progress!
Lake Day started cloudy but turned sunny; of course it was super humid so water felt great.
That evening we went to Levi's to help set up scaffolding for the next courses.
Gala, left. Reliance, right.
Thursday July 28
Dad took Josh to Levi's and I took an early morning walk.
Brandi was so funny. She wouldn't walk around Dave's garden with me: just sat on the dam and watched me until I walked back up onto the dam.
Back home to more orchard work: still thinning the JonARed tree. I've never seen so many apples on a tree. Idk how that even happens.
This is a CandyKrisp tree and the apples look amazing. Very pretty.
I did some morning errands, ending at Levi's to check out progress and pick up Josh for lunch.
We went to Lucy's awhile then and played with a couple little boys so she could get a start on mowing; then I took Josh back to Levi's.
Over to Levi's in the evening so Dad could help move scaffolding for the layers for Friday.
Comparing a peach from LeviEcho's tree, left, to a peach from our Gala tree. Pretty sure it's a match; taste was identical also.
And peaches keep coming.
Friday July 29
Early morning ride for Jewel, then Jacob & Natalie picked her and Sarah and Josh up for a day at a water park. They had a great day.
Icr what all I did but I know the day absolutely flew by. After a morning walk and orchard work, I probably froze peaches and I think I picked beans too.
Evening walk with Dad.
And that's a wrap for a very busy but safe and blessed week.
