The rain has continued this spring and early summer, ending the drought here in Iowa. Our flowers and hostas are huge from the rain, bigger than they have ever been. So are the weeds, of course. A mama robin was nesting on the side of our house, on top of an internet box. She raised her chicks, and now we have a new batch of baby robins in our big pine tree by the rock garden.

The crops are the same as when we moved in, in 2018, corn to the south and surrounded by beans to the west, north and east. We don’t mind that because the beans are a lower growing crop and give up a much better view of our surroundings. All other years we have lived here we have been surrounded by corn.

The garden is doing really well, again because of all the rain. This year we planted tomatoes, bell peppers and zucchini. We also planted kohlrabi, but some critter was able slip the fence around them and eat it all.

I have to say this summer is, so far, so good.