Grapevines are laden

I see grape jam in our future! The vegetables and fruits are filling up with sunshine and sweetness and one of the things I love is looking at the sun glowing through neat rows of jelly cooling in my kitchen window!

Gardening Progress

We put the little garden in an unused nook near the back deck in order to actually have a garden.  We have a definite conflict of interest with the deer population.  This year we bowed out of our battles with them and they must find another garden somewhere else to fatten on!

Blueberries!

Blueberries!
Originally uploaded by Svarrer.

Doesn't that look like blueberry muffins to you? Hot and buttery morning love!
Actually, the birds think so too, but we share. They don't share much, they want them all. We'll let them enjoy one bush, we get the other three. The birds will undoubtedly win the mulberries as well, but I have another mulberry in the yard and in a couple of years.....and I will have grapes.
I totally love Summer, everything is bountiful and growing. Squash, zucchini, tomatoes, rhubarb..a little of everything. Our first beans will be in the cookpot tonight.

WoW...

You've probably heard a lot about World of Warcraft and wondered why otherwise sane and normal people spend time playing a game.  I admit..I play too.  It's those moments of pure laughter that takes us outside of daily stuff.  Here's a small sample...