Notes From the Buffer Zone: Slow Summer Days

This week we have been working on clearing some of the sediment out of the pond so that the water will be clearer. I think we will need to do another treatment after the rains subside. It is a process of adding something called flocculent and then catching all the sediment that clumps up in quilting padding as it flows to the pump. This means keeping an ear/eye out for when the water can no longer move through the padding and having to jump up and change it. It's a good time to sit and read or knit or work outside. The work isn't hard, it's just a little messy and you have to be there.

Here is a little goldfinch friend who comes to eat the cone flower (echinacea) seeds. He's a little early for these flowers I think.

In summer, we love to eat simple salads and lots of fruit. I make a smoothie almost every day for lunch. Of course we have LOADS of cucumbers. We have given sack fulls to all our neighbors and we still have more!

The half sour pickles came out delicious!

But sometimes, the healthy eating gets pushed aside. This week we made s'mores. I was so craving them. And they were great--even without the campfire--haha.

I've been working on knitting a pair of little rabbits. The second one is almost done. All he needs are his legs and tail. Then I will knit each of them a sweater. This is a sweet summer project because there is no long heavy fabric to deal with. Christopher Rabbit Pattern