Meanwhile....

Remember last week when I said I lost a Teddy Bear in the Flash Flood?

I found him! 

1/4 of a mile from where he was perched on a large old oak log.

If only he could talk! Did he travel through one of the culverts? Or wash around it?

In the winter, this is a snowmobile crossing.

In the very top left of the photo[below]...Charlie stands on the bank of the creek while I fetch the Teddy Bear.

So there!

All toys have been recovered!

Next. The dreaded Japanese Beetle. 

I really dislike them. Every morning, I wander my flower and veggie garden with a bucket of soapy water and knock these buggers into the mix. I'd love to spray them with a soap/water sprayer, but I don't have an empty sprayer available...yet.

I may purchase one next time I get to town.

Nasty little things.

But I admit, they are sort of pretty in a way.

I think they are busy making more beetles here...ewwwwww......

Then on to the garden afterwards while Rich mowed a section of the yard.

Green beans!

Yellow beans!

I picked them and got some ready for freezing and dehydrating along with potatoes I am dehydrating.

Why potatoes?

From March to June potatoes were scarce in the store. So I purchased some from another gardener and will see how dehydration works out. After all, they will come in handy in soups and stews.

I also gathered Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, [I wanted to add Thyme...you know, that SONG is in my head now!] and Basil leaves to dehydrate.

The onions are almost ready and they too will get cut up and dehydrated.