Harvest Time

No, this isn't a harvest moon, but, rather the noon day sun through the (yecht) smoke. It has been almost impossible to take decent photos these last two weeks due to the smoke!

I did try to catch this Red Tailed Hawk, but gave up. The ISO was so high and the smoke so thick this is what I got.

Meanwhile our garden is producing well. We are eating fresh potatoes, lettuce and carrots, also some beets. When you don't have a lot of space, you plant close, and dense. It all works out!

This last shot was from the end of July to show what one month of growing does around here.

Hopefully, your garden is growing and producing well.

We have 6 baby magpies hanging around. They are almost full grown and have definitely found their vocal chords!

 This is either mom, or dad. It's hard to tell them apart.

 The potatoes are hilled and growing well, in spite of not having any rain.

 The rest of the garden is also doing great.

The neighbours have grass. The lawn mowers have eaten ours down. This whitetail knows which is the better side!

No, that's not dirt on the lens. It's smoke from three forest fires about 200 km north of us. Visibility is down to about 3 miles. We are not in any danger, although the fire hazard has jumped back up to extreme again. Thunderstorms  are forecast. Hopefully, no new fires will happen.

Have a great weekend!