And of course it rained on the day of the fava bean party. The show (harvest) must go on! I cut all the stalks in the morning before the downpours started. There sure is a lot of biomass there.
Fava bean culmination
Author: Catherine
Strange encounters
I walked down to the marina area on Hancock Point and saw some interesting specimens on the side of the road.
Camp – floors continue
Some photos of the newly installed flooring at camp. Bill and Sam are working on the sanding with a rental floor sander. Then Sam will apply several coats of urethane. The camp looks especially nice with all the construction material off the floor.
Bluebird babies
Lesley took me up the trail to check on the bluebird babies. Sure enough, there they are! We estimated five of them.
Sourdough starter continues
Just appreciating my sourdough starter this morning. It is so reliable. I feed it only the night before I’m ready to bake. I add 100 grams of rye flour and 100 grams of water, sometimes a little more.
Yellow on yellow
Something seemed strange about the center of this black-eyed susan. Upon inspection, I saw this strange yellow spider with pink stripes and eyes and weirdly outstretched legs.
Fava invitation
Invitations went out to the fava bean party. Yes, we’re having it again this year after taking a break last year due to the pandemic. The timing is early compared to other harvests, so many things are maturing early this year. Sunday, July 18 at noon.
It will be a small group – I cut the initial guest list roughly in half. It’s a pleasure to have people over to appreciate the lovely fava bean.
Cucumbers
Happiness is seeing a cucumber doing well. Flowering and starting to climb.
Corner Trellis
This corner has been a problem area. Sam dug out the narrow strip between the fence and the trellis, which was overgrown with weeds. Green beans are planted there and seem to be doing well. Inside the trellis will be shady soon as the beans on the right and the cucumbers on the left start to climb and get big. It’s been a challenge to figure out what to plant under there that will take early sun and later shade. Right now I have lettuce, carrots, fennel, celery leaf, and cilantro (just germinating). And some kale left over from last year. This area seems to take more than its share of my time in weeding and watering but it’s looking better this year than it has in the past.
Red Cabbage
I dearly love a nice big red cabbage. For some reason, this year my cabbage seedlings did great. I can’t believe it. I have a cluster of them and they are all big and round. Very exciting. There is very little insect damage, which may be a concern really, but makes them especially beautiful.
