Welding, Crabs, and Summer Skies

Leif wearing his welding helmet.

He spent a good deal of last evening welding.

I think his workbench needed a little repair, so that is what he is doing here, welding his workbench.
Note the welding gloves he has on - he has all the proper welding equipment, thanks to Grandmom and Granddad! :)

Thank Goodness not all welders weld in their underwear, though!

Today, I'm going to the Dr. for a "wound check" - to see how the skin graft and stitches are doing.

We changed the bandage on Sunday, and it seemed to be doing fine.

I didn't faint this time.

In fact, I was singing.

Leif has been doing well with his "Leify School" so that is good.

Yesterday, I set up three new homemade activities and he really took to them.

The first was color clothespins where he attached the clothespins to corresponding color cards.

The second (which he is actually doing again right now) is using a dropper to transfer water from one cup to another.

That one is a prerequisite of another color activity.

The third is simply cutting strips of paper and using glue to attach them randomly to another piece of construction paper.

Rocket science, it is not.

But it is his first time using scissors. And glue.

And he loves it and is working on his hand-eye coordination.

In garden news, I've harvested around 10 cucumbers, 1 yella squash, and 1 pattypan squash.

And I've eaten around 20 Rattlesnake Beans right off the vine.

On Friday, I fed the plants with some organic plant food, and Zounds! What a difference!

Lots of vigorous growth, lots of flowering.

Next time I'm at my {new} favorite gardening store, I'm getting the BIG bag of that stuff!

I also sprayed the squash with powdery mildew with a copper spray for organic gardens.

It seemed to wash the mildew right off, but the mildew seems to be recurring.

Not sure what to do anymore with that.

My volunteer tomato (a White Currant Tomato) is taking over the entire tomato section.

It is 6 feet wide.

I kid you not.

I measured it.

It is 6 feet teeming with tiny tomatoes and flowers.

Those things are pro-lif-ic!

Another welding shot.

Yesterday {Memorial Day}, I asked Jason to put out the crab traps.

I've been wanting some crabs lately and thought that the official start of summer was a good time to start! :)

Jason and Leif pull a trap out of storage and get ready to bait and toss it!

I wanted to get some good pictures of the big event, but the bugs were pretty atrocious, so I quickly came back inside and left the boys to their work.

The good news is that the summer skies are back. 

I've always loved the big billowing cumulonimbus clouds.

And the streaky cirrus clouds above them.

Cloud Nerd Alert!

Love me some summer skies.

Anyway.

We're off to do more fun activities.

Have a good day!