I want to blame the lack
of an update on the weather being wonderful and spending time outside, but that
isn't quite true. I have spent some time outside planting a few things
though. I made a small container garden this year and have lots of lettuce and some
peas right now and hopefully in another few weeks I'll have tomatoes and
peppers (although the pepper plant is being overrun by the tomatoes).
Here
is when I first started these back at the end of April
These were peas and
beans which I planned on thinning later, but only two pea plants came up so I
guess it saved me some time and effort. Or they just knew I would never
actually get around to that and took care of it for me.
And here is what those
pots are looking like today. They are a little crowded and sort of over-grown,
but I'm just impressed that I was able to grow anything.
I swear there is a pepper plant in there somewhere.
This summer has brought
about another big change around here. His name is Champ (came with the name
Chief, but mom can't always remember that one) and occasionally he gets called
Chance.
He is part boxer, part
pitbull and 100% into chewing things up. It hasn't been too bad, but the few
items he has taken an interest in exploring the flavor of have met their match.
Some of these items include a chair seat that is now a frame of rags and wood
that was used in packaging for construction material. It is splintered and
useless, but at least it is just the packaging. He started as a pet for my
sister, but when her husband didn't like him much he was passed on to my
parents. He is also not a fan of men. It took a few days for him to warm up to
my dad and when the neighbor stopped over you would have thought we were under
attack and he was our main defender. His bark is much larger than his bite. He
will not consider getting close enough to be spit on if he is barking at
you.
Of course when we are
interested in him unleashing his primal killer instinct on small rodents in the
yard he finds them slightly interesting and has fun chasing them, but
apparently he is a firm believer in catch and release. In all he is a nice dog
if not terribly useful.
