August Antique Tractor Show

My favorite part of ANY tractor show is the Minneapolis Moline tractor display.  This one included a manure spreader.  Can it get any better??  I am confident this is my favorite MM implement ever!

Gianna loved this homemade bike/trike.

This is where Cormac would have been standing if he had come along with us.

Brigid had LOTS and LOTS of "favorites" all day long!

Another one

Cool, cool truck!

She liked this one too!

Finally - one Kiara liked!

SO tiny and cute!

Twins in front of a Twin City.

Stephen's favorite building

I really liked the races.  The kids weren't as impressed.

 

Garden Produce and Canning

 This is the only proof I have that I canned anything in 2020.  I canned tomatoes, apples, pickles, green beans, and made some jelly.  I guess I was just too busy actually working to stop to take any more pictures.  I do enjoy canning.  It was very stressful this go around though.  I think I was working too much and trying to cram too many things into a day.  We all survived, but barely!

Garden Visitors

 These nasty visitors were not kind to my tomatoes.  Blase and Darren took care of them, but it took a couple of weeks.  I think the kids were relieved because with over 40 tomato plants - that's a lot of work.  They were happy to let anything else have the tomatoes.  

Neighborhood Deck Parade

It's not every day you see a deck take a ride through the neighborhood.  This was the last piece of Mauri and Peter's house to get moved.  As slow moving as Peter had to go, it felt like we were watching a parade.  Too bad they didn't throw candy!

 

July 3rd Fireworks in Town

We had a great pre-Fourth of July.  We had the cousins over to play so we ended up taking them to watch the fireworks.  It looks pretty bright in the picture, but it wasn't.  Silly flash.  I've included some of our favorite fireworks pictures.  The next day we had a potluck and fireworks show at the Mark Park.  Fourth of July is always about family and freedom.  So many in our family have fought for our freedoms.  It seems appropriate to spend the day celebrating with family!

 

June 29th Storm

The end of June brought more storms.  This one was crazy!

This was to the south.

This was to the west.

The garden was just starting to grow so I wanted proof it looked amazing in case it hailed.

This was to the north.

Someone was having a beautiful day!