Last year, I made some effort (not thoroughly successful) to capture state-of-the-garden pictures every month, including panoramas stitched together on Photoshop, in order to get the whole view of what's happening. So here's a little recap of the garden in 2023! early March April May June August It appears that I missed July, and either didn't take or didn't save this project in September, although we didn't have a killing frost very late into the season - we were still harvesting a few things in October. As much as I loved the lettuce that was growing in the tunnel, and getting an early start on a few things, I'm not a fan of plastic anywhere, especially in my garden, so I am looking at options - cold boxes with old windows, etc. I'm planning to start my 2024 garden this month - pea planting, planning, and seed starting in March! What are you planting?
My dad belongs to a group of buglers that performs Taps for military funerals. BFJ took the day off to watch the boys so that I could go with my dad to a service today. I wanted to get some pictures of him in his Army uniform. You can see the VFW Honor Guard in the background; they were a nice group of fellows, and said they usually attend between one and four services a week. They asked my dad if a beautiful escort was standard issue. Isn't that sweet :) While I was there, I took the opportunity to find the headstone of BFJ's maternal grandparents. As it turned out, they were only yards away, so I got some pictures of them for my genealogy files. There were incredible views all around, a fitting place to lay our veterans to rest. 
Yes, that is sweet. Imagining how proud your Dad must have been to have you there with him, too. A lot of love, honor and respect going on around here.
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I agree with Karen....your dad was surely so proud to have you with him!
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Karen that is an amazing photo of your Dad.....what an awesome opportunity that must have been! :)
ReplyDeleteThat picture of your dad is wonderful! Taking pictures for your genealogy files is also really neat; I have dabbled in research along those lines myself. Have a good day!
ReplyDeleteGreat picture of your dad with the Honor Guard in the background! Please tell him and his friends thank you for me. I don't have anyone who served in the military, but I do appreciate the honor they are giving our heroes.
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