Summer Fun at the Johnstons

We have enjoyed the summer with numerous events including gardening, playing with the grandchildren., the Janssen reunion, the 4th of July celebration, Father's Day, and a visit to Mary, Kurtis, and Aurora the first part of June.

Here are our activities in pictures.

I found several huge tomato worms on the one yellow tomato plant I have at home. 

They keep getting bigger!! 

Ma and I were surprised with our potatoes.

Playing with Olivia(hula dancer), Kinley(lion), and Emily & Grandpa(Ukulele players).  

Cousins met for a fun swim!!

Ava and Adelynn blowing bubbles.

We visited Botanica to see the Legos.  Olivia and Kinley examining the woodpecker.

Ollie, Adelynn, and Ava playing with the remote control Thomas train engines with Grandpa.  

June 15, 2019 Janssen cousins with Ma and Pa

We were able to play with the Hutchinson Municipal band again on Tuesday evenings for their concerts. 

July 4, 2019.

Olivia and Adelynn helping Uncle Charles campaign.

Uncle Charles with Nate driving.

Kinley, Ava, and Sarah helping Uncle Charles campaign.

July 4, 2019 Celebrating Pa for a late Father's Day.  Olivia looking on.

Aurora and I jumping on the trampoline when I went to visit.  

June 2, 2019

Summer Pictures from the Tollesons

The pictures are in order of newest to oldest. 

New York 

to visit Mary, Kurtis, Aurora (Gavroche and Lady Henry)

Minnesota

with Aunt Lynne, Katie, Andrew, Theo, Patti, Pat, Paul (and Misty)

Home Sweet Home

kitties, gardening, baking, and enjoying sub 100 degree summer days

sunlight

morning glories

crisp sky blues

succulent fruits

and 

love to everyone

from

Hannah and James

Some pictures from our summer.
In New York, visiting Chris and Theresa

Chris and his place of work

Theresa "listening for ticks" with the dog ears in the Wolf to Wolf exhibit.

Part of the Wolf to Wolf exhibit

Ballston the Sloth (mom's day gift) who stowed away on the return trip

And back at home

Working on repainting living room and dining room walls.  Progress is a bit slow.



Deck that Tim made out of the Johnston's old deck pieces.

Chris and Theresa's Summer

Mostly we've been inside and watching the world go by, since it's either been ridiculously rainy or we've had free time at awkward periods between paychecks. We have visited some places, though, such as:

The Tomhannock Reservoir, which is actually used for drinking water for nearby communities!

An old lock from the Erie Canal when Mother was visiting:

Entrance to the lock

Exit

And we hope to get into kayaking as we're just minutes from the Mohawk river.

We've also had some visitors, from a robin that liked to visit our balcony every day at the same time:

To Mother:

Thrid flooding of the pasture June 2019

The third flooding of the pasture happened around June 18th.  Since the road to the pasture had a lot of water on it from underflow we were not able to get in until June 22, 2019.  Uncle Randy and I went to remove the cottonwood tree on the road so we could get in and found the following changes.

Tree roots of the big cottonwood by the side of the road.

Uncle Randy with the truck after we cleared the road.

The expanded pond with the bench gone and railway ties washed out away from it.

No grass left by the main cabin.

Doors open on the shed worked.  Just a board that is warped.

This hole is by the roots of the tree near Dean's hook-up.

The hedge tree by the bathroom fell.

Bathroom damage is the worst.  To the left of the bathroom a huge log was washed in and stopped by the tree there.

Dirt and more dirt!

We walked back east into the forest to the dike, but there is no dike left.  This is looking west.

This is looking east.

The new pond where the cows use to get in.  Very large and long now.