Taking a Break

April and I are headed down to Sunriver with the extended family for a week's worth of vacation. April's Mom, Liz, is going to take care of the watering, cat feeding and chicken feeding duties. She gets three eggs a day as partial payment.

I mowed and weeded the corn last night after work in preparation of being gone a week. The corn is a mixed bag right now, but in retrospect it does look like it's going to be "knee high by July." I did add some organic plant food in hopes of kicking it in the butt a little to urge it on.

Something doesn't need urging is our volunteer sunflower in the middle of the front middle bed. I swear the thing grew three to four feet more just since last Sunday. Here's a parting shot of me standing next to it with my kitty, Bo.