A Hot Summer At Go Away Farm

New arrivals at the farm this week. We got 8 new chicks. Four Rhode Island Reds, two Barred Rocks and two Araucana's. The Araucanan's lay a bluish colored egg that is naturally low in cholesterol.

Welcome to your home for a month! My wood shop.

Mr. Brody holds an Araucana chick shortly after Papa G finished with the cage.

We decided late in the process this year to put in a few rows of corn. Then we got the flood that literally washed all the soil away from the kernels that had just barely sprouted. We covered them back with top soil and hoped for the best. We pulled 52 ears Friday and have about double that many more to go this week. After we got it cleaned and cut, we put a bunch of the ears on the grill. Now I'm here to tell you that fresh sweet corn roasted over open fire is amazingly good!

Brody in the corn patch.

Brody and Papa G down at the corn patch. We were pulling corn and he was helping.

Man, it's hot this year. No, I know that we always say it's hot, but this year is a bit different. The temperature this month has been rocking along at about 94 average, and this week we'll have four days in excess of 100 degrees, with the high forecasted at 104 without a drop of rain in the forecast. Whew! That's hot.

However, in spite of the heat in the day, the mornings and evenings are beautiful. We are blessed with the prevailing South wind during these months that is our life saver. Without it, we'd be toast. Literally:-)