Cold Summer, Homer Alaska

We have had a really cool summer so far.

I gave up on the garden outside the only thing that's doing anything is the potatoes and strawberries, I have peas and squash doing OK in the green house, the green beans are done now, not much of a crop but enough for a couple of meals. Haven't planted any flower outside yet, been to cold at night. I've only cut my lawn 3 times so far just not growing.

Tourists haven't shown up in any numbers yet,been pretty slow on the Homer spit so far this season. Gas is $4.77 and Diesel is $5.33 now if it hasn't went up since I've been to town.

King Salmon haven't shown up either, there are several rivers closed to King fishing this year and the fishing hole out on the spit hasn't produced many fish this year. Halibut fishing has been good, but lots of small fish.

We've been watching the Moose with there baby calves, they are all around the house. Last week we watched a black bear for a few days down at the bottom of west hill, it was after the new born moose calves, there where several mama moose in the area.

Got my neighbors son to help with spilting wood for a day, still have lots to get done though.

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Summer time, Homer Alaska

Well I planted my garden the first time May 25 and none of the plants made it, to cold. So I'll start again middle of this week and hope we don't get any more frost.
I start the plants in the house in front of south facing window late April or early May. I also planted some corn, squash, cucumbers, beans in the green house (not heated) and they are doing fine.

Went down to the homer spit yesterday evening not many tourists here yet. Not many motor homes here yet, if they are coming at all this year, gasoline is $4.52 a gal and diesel is $5.05 a gal here in Homer now.

Been a lot of moose around the house this spring, giving my beagles something to bark at and keep me busy keeping them apart (moose and dogs).

Looks like I will have to cut the grass next week, first time this year. We have had a really cold spring, but the snow has been gone now for a couple of weeks.

Started dragging logs in to cut up for firewood for the coming winter, looks like I'll be putting in a wood stove in the house to save on heating oil. Heating oil is $4.65 a gal now. Lots of dead spruce trees here since the spruce bark bettle came though here years ago and killed most of the bigger trees.

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