We continue to do lots of yard work. I had to buy more cherry tomato plants, as the potted one I had re-potted looks horrid. It’s looking wilted and its leaves are turning white. What’s that about? And, the Rose-A-Sharon bush we’ve had in the front yard for decades completely died over the winter. So sad. There were some years that those white with magenta centers blooms would cover the entire bush. But, thanks anyway to neighbor Hojo for yanking it out.
On Friday I took Ron to Windfall cemetery so he could see the several crocks I had filled for Decoration Day. They all looked good, and we got our first sight of field corn pushing up out of the ground. Hooray! A return to “normal”??? We then tripped down Coolbaugh Hill, saw the buffalo, and went on to call on Judy and David Bristol. I bought 2 beautiful wooden crates that David makes – which I’ll use in this year’s Grange booth for the fair – if, in fact, there is a Troy Fair. Judy and David were doing pretty good – David has an upcoming surgery.
The leaves are finally coming out nicely on the oak tree in our front yard. It gives us so much shade to sit underneath on those hot, humid days.
Those gorgeous azalea bushes are now out in full bloom. Neighbor Tracy Hojonowski has two that are beautiful. She’s offered me to pick some of her rhubarb which I’ll do tomorrow. Just enough for strawberry/rhubarb jam (for the bazaar – if there is one...) and some to give to Ron’s sister Bernita for pies etc. How nice it was for Hojo for the gathering at his farm for the 2020 FFA grads (Canton). Tom is their advisor and does a lot for the organization’s continued success, especially supporting the kids in all their projects.
How wonderful for Shirley Young to be back home after spending several months at the Bradford County Manor. Her family hosted a “drive-thru” birthday party for her last Saturday, (Shirley turned 80 on the 29th) and it turned out great! We took the truck so Palin could attend and we delivered a gorgeous bright pink and purple pot of petunias that Shirley could see easily from her picture window, or while sitting on the porch.
It is now June, the meteorological start of summer. June 20th is actually the first day of summer – longest daylight hours of the year, and then they start getting shorter. Certainly nothing I want to hear. June is named for the Roman goddess Juno, patron of marriage and women. Full Strawberry Moon is the traditional name that pays homage to the sweetest of our ground fruits. June’s moon is also called the Full Rose Moon. In early June, 1752, Ben Franklin with the help of his son William, a silk kite, and a key, performed an experiment during a thunderstorm proving that lightening is electrical.