Good to Be Back

We're back from our trip, and back to farming. Fortunately, at this point, the farming mostly consists of sitting around with cold beers.

Everything has grown up a lot. Here's what the beans looked like a couple of days ago.



The melons are quite happy. The cantelopes are showing the characteristic netting.



And the honeydews are growning fat.



And the watermelons are positively reptilian.



The corn is fully tassled.



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Weather Note
After some more moderate weather, it hotted up again the end of last week. We had a few days of 103-104, so when yesterday registered 90 in the shade, we were exuberant.
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As soon as we got back, I had to start processing my share of the tomatillos. I made a big bowl of green salsa from these.



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What We're Eating

Green salsa

10 tomatillos
1 jalapeno
1 serrano
1/4 onion
clove or two of garlic
salt
lime juice
cilantro

Boil the tomatillos for about 5 mins. They turn a more olive green.
Drop them in the blender with the other ingredients and pulse until smooth.

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Of course, a lot of the produce doesn't even make it to the kitchen. Yesterday, we picked and ate this:



Mmmmm


The heat makes the cold tub even more critical. The tub itself gets hot enough to warm a small amount of water. The view from the tub is lovely.



Looking up from the tub is even more magical.