Quick Update

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I apologize for the delay in posting

... we have been busy packing.

And, I have been distracted.

Judith had asked for an update on the straw bale garden experiment.

It is going, and growing, well.

I can definitely see how the plants would benefit from supplemental nitrogen.

Some of the leaves are yellowing, but

I wonder if that is because I reduced my watering 

to every other day ... in order for the bales

to dry out so they can be transported to their new home.

(I donated them to the Oregon County Food Producers and Artisans Co-Op.)

Here are the snapshots I took this morning.

The pumpkins, squashes, and watermelons 

... planted into the sides ...

are doing excellent.

The cantaloupes, jalapenos, and tomatoes

(transplants)

are all flowering, and doing awesome.

The smaller seedlings are not fairing too well

... and, like I said, it may be due to cutting back on their water.

I don't know.

I am sad to not be able to see this experiment through to the harvest

... but I hope someone benefits from it, and enjoys it.

On a different, more exciting note, we are packing.

 

My house is turned upside-down, and is a cluttered mess.

Yes, we are moving back to Texas.

Fort Worth, to be exact.

Where I grew up.

I anticipate another delay in posting ...

I do not have a fancy, smart phone

(only a basic texter)

and I do not like how it mobile blogs.

However, I will have tons of updates on Facebook

... so add me, if you have not already done so.

My final night in Missouri, I treated the girls and my Self

to Benita's Cafe on the Square

in downtown Alton.

Miss Field Lab loved it ... the name won her over.

*big smile*

And here is our final series of sunset shots

... from tonight's walk home.

Goodbye, Missouri ... whew.

Love you all, and hope to see y'all again real soon.

Keep us in your prayers, please.

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