Amphigory

One night it was hot and muggy and rain was on the way. All the amphibians decided it was date night and got out and got busy.

This is a ringed salamander and quite rare to see these days.

This is one of many feisty frogs.

Very large and heavy toad.

Under Pressure

Last week our water alarm went off in the basement. Water was coming from our 16 year old 32 gallon pressure tank. We drained it and released the pressure in the house. I decided to use up the rest of the auto epoxy and fiberglass we had to repair the UTV. It was dry in 10 minutes and holding pressure. So we applied faux cork and then a truck strap to hold the patch. It worked for three days when the plumber could come out.

After he removed the tank we found a 2nd pin hole under the strap. The tank was rusted from the inside and needed to be replaced. But the auto epoxy with hardener and fiberglass worked. It smelled and we had to open windows until the smell left. But we were able to use the tank till it could be replaced.

October Harvest 2018

These are purple hull peas I planted in August ready to harvest green and dry. Very nutty taste, fast growing bush pea that can handle poor soil. I got about 5 pound of green fresh peas and dry beans for next year grown on a 20 ft by 4 ft plot. I bought a vintage pea sheller that needed a lot of cleanup but works for the green peas not so well for the dry pods.

Puff is here helping with the harvest.

Surprise self sowing tomatillos found in and among the beans.