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I planted sunflower seeds which all sprouted, however, they were covered in weeds. I got out in my bug suit and spent 3 hours pulling all the weeds. We’ll see how long it takes for them all to grow back.

It’s been a few weeks and the weeds have taken over the garden. I got back out there in my bug suit in 70 degree weather and delicately picked the weeds away from the peas and beans and squash.

Happy 4th of July!

Look at these pics of trees along the river that beavers have chewed on down at the base of the trees. They take down the biggest healthiest trees as well as any logger. I guess they have to chew constantly to keep their teeth from growing too long and then when they get these huge trees down they eat the tops of the trees which are tender to eat.

Jeff has a riding lawnmower and keeps the yard mowed which helps keep the bugs down. We still have plenty of them but they would be even worse. As you can see we have a yard full of dandelions too. Jeff tries to keep them mowed down so they don’t spread although I don’t see how they could be much worse. The yard is full of them.

Summer solstice is a time of warmth and sunlight. The first pic is taken at 1:30am. You can still see the sunset in the horizon and it’s barely dark at all. Then the 2nd picture is taken at 3:30am. It’s already light out even though the sun doesn’t rise until about 4:15 am. It’s important to have curtains that block out the light if you want to get any sleep at all.

Mosquitos not only are bad outside but they get inside and when you sleep at night you hear them buzzing around you and you wake up with lots of itchy bug bites…so we got some mosquito netting and during bug season we put it up over the bed so we can escape from the mosquitos inside. It works really well in helping us to sleep soundly.

The garden is starting to fill in now.

When I go outside these days to work on the garden I wear my bug suit. It’s also like a sweat suit on a hot summer day but it helps to keep me from getting eaten alive by the mosquitos.

The mosquitos have come out in full force. This mosquito racket has become my right hand. I’m constantly swatting at them. You can see them on all the window screens trying to come in. Even inside the house and the enclosed porch they get in every time we open the doors and we’re always fighting them off.