Transitioning...

A beautiful day in the 70s with very low humidity.

It's going to take awhile for Ronin, Rebel and Seamus to get in a comfortable groove.

Naturally, The Rebel wants Ronin to know that he is in charge and Seamus is his pony.

While they were figuring things out, Janet and I moved all the bedding from Ronin's first stall to the stall next to Seamus.  It worked out well and I'm sure his feet are loving it.  Having company has been great for me.

Rebel has been naughty, but is improving.  He thinks charging Ronin's gate is sending him a strong message about who runs the joint.

After chores I went out to the garden and picked ...

an entire bucket of yellow beans.  So far I have shared them with three people and will blanch the rest tomorrow.

Our San Marzano tomatoes are starting to get big.

I also picked a few cucumbers and

even found some strawberries for my cereal tomorrow morning.  I have been eating the best, huge blueberries for days, given to me by my friend Hanny, who must pick over 75 quarts a year at her daughter and son-in-laws farm.

Gary had Doug N. come up to rototill part of the garden (where the garlic was).  Next year we are going to go small!  Real small.  After harvesting 1100 garlic plants, we are now getting into about 400 onions and a never ending supply of yellow and green beans.  The peppers are big enough to eat and I pickled some beets today.  It's hard to keep up with cucumbers and the yellow squash.  Me must have 50 tomato plants.  This week Gary, Randy, Jen and Scott are going to make dill pickles.  Maybe tomorrow.

By this afternoon the three amigos were having some peaceful moments grazing.

I was told that we had to wait 24 hours until we could use our new showers and this afternoon I finally got cleaned up.  What a nice change.  I love the glass doors.

Gary uses the upstairs shower and he chose to have a shower curtain.  He will initiate it as soon as he finishes moving some mulch.  That bathroom is classic farmhouse.

Janet come up for evening chores and it did not take us very long. I will go out again and check on the ponies later.

Macaroni salad on a bed of greens for dinner.  Simple.

Night all.