Weed Garden

The first year we moved to Rochester, we thought it would be fun to plant a garden. We picked out one corner of the yard and got it ready. We planted corn, tomatoes, green beans, carrots, squash, and zuccini. One cornstalk grew; supplying us with one ear of corn about 3 inches long. Other than that we had several green bean plants that grew. It was highly unsatisfying. So, since then we had given up on the garden. So this year when we saw our neighbors working in their garden, we went out to talk to them. Then we noticed that our former garden was now growing great (although nothing was edible). In particular we had an enormous weed in the corner that was six feet tall. Needless to say, it was kind of embarrassing to see what a mess that corner of the yard turned into without any attention. So, this week, Caleb got to go cut and mow it all down and now it looks like the rest of the yard. So for now, no more garden for us. But our neighbors always have tons and tons of tomatoes that they give to Caleb (which is a lot easier than growing our own). Next time we decide to do a garden, we will have to prepare the area a little better if we hope to get much of a result.

Lilac Festival

 Each year in Rochester, they have a lilac festival at Highland Park during the month of May. The park has hundreds of lilac bushes, in hundreds of different types. So for the first time since we have lived here, we decided to go. (It is funny it took us so long to go because the park is only about 5 minutes from our house. But work schedules in the past have been inconvenient.) First we went on a Friday night. There were food vendors, music on stage, a magician, game booths, a craft scetion, and all sorts of other people selling things. Then as you went into the hilly part of the park there were the lilac bushes. As you walk through the bushes you can smell the beautiful fragrance drifting by on the breeze. There are so many different colors and sizes of the flowers. It was so pretty. A week later we went back to take some more pictures and took Sadie and Sylvester with us. They had a fun time sniffing around and exploring the park.

Crazy Books

So I read books every once in a while. There are only two kinds of books I can read mystery books and car books. I just finished reading this mystery book called The Hour Game. After I got done I was thinking that I need buy a gun for protection. You see in this book the murder would randomly stalk a person. He would then research the person and find out very thing he could about that person and their family. That made me wonder if anyone was stalking me and if so how would I protect my family and myself. I think I need to take a break from mystery books but if I do that then I won’t read. So what is a man to do?