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Monday, September 14, 2015

July 10: garden before all star game

Keith Farley added 4 new photos.

Due to the likelihood that the All-Star games about to take place in Cincinnati will prevent us from parking easily, I opted to make my way to the garden again this evening...before things get crazy beginning tomorrow. I'm including a few pictures below that will provide at least some idea regarding the ongoing process.

'Several eggplant, all or most bearing fruit...several with 5 to 6 inch fruit as well.'

'The largest tomato plant so far, currently measuring between 6 and 7 feet high. I picked several small, ripe tomatoes from this plant this evening...I expect it's about to burst forth vigorously with fruit.'

'Several other tomato plants growing in cages. Each cage measures approximately 5 feet tall... Thus, each of these plants is between five and 6 feet tall...nearly all of them heavy with fruit. Assuming we get some sun in the near future, I expect I'll be half buried beneath tomatoes...'

July 7: survey info

Keith Farley

July 7

After waiting for and occasionally prodding the surveyor I hired to establish the information needed to determine the exact placement of our new house in the existing location, a month and a half went by. At the end of that timeframe, we knew little more than we did beforehand. He seemed to make a point of dealing only with the most basic information...never enough to determine the most critical measurements. I finally opted to dismiss that surveyor and to hire another. The new surveyor arrived on site about one week after I hired him and within only a few days he provided us the totality of information we needed first thing this morning.

Barbara and I made our way to the site by noon and, given the newly acquired information from the survey, we again planted flags at the locations of specific points of the anticipated house. It certainly appears as though we'll have a relatively clear path in the development of the basement portion of the house. In any case, we're most pleased to have received such great news!

July 14: big storm

Barbara Houghton shared Keith Farley's photo.

July 14

Keith's picture of the storm damage to our tomatoes yesterday. Within a half block behind here on Grandview, a neighbor's house was really hurt by a falling tree.

June 24 and July 5: garden bounty and growth

Keith Farley added 7 new photos.

June 24

Made my way back to the garden this afternoon. I
harvested and found homes for 8 or 9 squash. Most of the eggplant have developed flowers. Nearly all the tomato plants measure four feet or greater high...with most plants having developed fruit. I'll upload a few photos showing what I found today.

'So far, the yellow squash have outproduced the zucchini by a four to one margin.'

'I believe I count eight in today's harvest. Still having four others I harvested a few days back, I made a point of finding homes for.'

'One of seven or eight eggplant, most of which have already produced blossoms. Fruit to arrive in the not distant future.'

'Focused on four squash plants which are flanked by a variety of peppers just behind them...which can hardly bee seen.'

May 5: changes to the plan1

April 29: Pictures of demo from Keith

From: Keith Farley <artworkinform@gmail.com>

Subject: House

Date: April 29, 2015 at 9:38:38 PM EDT

To: Barbara Houghton <barbarahoughton2@me.com>