The goodness of the earth is reaching for the sky!

   God's Bounty is gloriously growing!  We've had the perfect combination of sun, warmth, rain and....hard work.  Saturdays, of late, have been reserved for gardening and the work is paying off.  Donna and I tried our hands at using the tiller and slowly  made a difference down the wide-spaced rows.  It was almost pleasurable to see the grass and weeds  tilled under leaving deep, rich soil.  We took turns tilling with Donna finally taking that job over.  I grabbed the hoe and began the chore of 'hilling' the beans and peas while adding a little fertilizer to the mix.  We were both tired and sunburned by the end of that day and the following week brought a lot of growth.  The next Saturday was even better.  Gene joined us and because the pole beans were sending their long tendrils every which way, we added panels and twine and posts so they could commence climbing.  Gene staked the tomatoes and we all spent time tilling and weeding and fertilizing that which had not yet been done. 
   The change in  the garden in just a week's time is amazing.  Cucumber plants are spreading and butternut squash plants have shot out of the ground.  The corn is 2 feet high and the peas and burgundy beans are blossoming.  Speaking of blossoms, the potatoes plants are also blooming and there are gorgeous yellow blossoms on the squash and plants -and there are also tiny squash growing too. There are very small tomatoes displacing the little yellow blooms and the onions are thickening and taking on that braided look near the bulb.  It's truly gorgeous!
   We've enjoyed it on the supper table too.  Radish are coming out of our ears and we make a bee-line for the lettuce and spinach almost every evening.  It's such a joy to have fresh, fresh, fresh food......grown by your own hand. As a matter-of-fact, we're having grilled chicken in a lush salad for dinner tonight.  Won't you join us?  Both at the table and in the garden........

2 Samuel 23:4 (NIV)

He is like the light of morning at sunrise
    on a cloudless morning,
like the brightness after rain
    that brings grass from the earth.’