The Glory is Gone

 Last year my mom gave me a couple of morning glory plants she started from seed and they grew, but not spectacularly, but I was still pleased to see one plant come up from seed this spring.  I've enjoyed watching it grow since it's just really outdone itself. 

August 15th 

The other side. 

In less than a month, this one plant has grown itself all over our railing and we were looking forward to see if the vines would reach around the corner.

September 9th

And strangely enough, like I took the photo of our flag with the petunias under it that sane day they were demolished that evening with hail,

See here

so, it was with this plant.

September 12, 2015

Sept. 9--Another batch of tomato soup, 16 1/2 pints.
Sept. 12--The last batch of tomato juice, 6 qts.
It's the last batch because Wednesday the 9th we watched in awe as we were pummeled with hail from marble sized to golf ball sized, which the average about 1" in diameter.

September 7, 2015

It's beginning to look a lot like fall out there, and the tomatoes are starting to ripen.
These cucumbers came from a friend. Our plants are all dead.

Last weeks totals:
August 29--5 quarts Caddie pickles
August 31--11 quarts Caddie pickles
                     3 quarts tomato juice.

Today--3 quarts tomato juice
             18 pints tomato soup
One of the jars of tomato soup broke in my steam canner.  I don't remember if that has even happened before and I've had this canner 26  years.