Can you Dig It???

After Kester's kind gift of a horseshoe set at "Rawk the Coop", we finally got serious and dug a proper horseshoe pit, to legal spec and everything! Kevin and I tested the pit, with mixed results.....but everything seems to be in order minus the addition of some finishing sand to the pits....

The Stakes are High - 14-15" in fact, as prescribed!

Removal of the Sod - note the birthday wheelbarrow in use!

The Golden Shoe - a precursor of things to come...

Wheatley Miscellany

Some miscellaneous shots from home....

Sunrise over our backyard - had to go back into the houes for the camera!

The Garden - still kicking out peppers despite our negligence

A nice batch of Italian Amarone

Mmmmm.....fruity wine goodness.....

More "Tomato Madness"

Along with "tomato madness" each late summer to early fall in the self-proclaimed "Tomato Capital of Canada" comes some obvious photo ops of local agriculture...

Tomato Wagons Headed thru Leamington to HEINZ

Tomato Wagons Awaiting Processing

Field Tomatoes before and after Harvest

A Plethora of Tomatoes from our very own garden...

Jane even managed to freeze five bags of tomatoes from our own garden, for use later in the winter in stews, chili or pasta dishes....even with minimal maintenance, the plants just keep kickin' out tomatoes!

Leamington Tomato Fest

Long time, no entry...such is the curse of dial up....

So mid to late August in our part of the world bears witness to annual "tomato madness" - six to eight weeks of tomatoes everywhere....in the fields...on the roads...in the processing plants...

Along with this comes annual Tomato Fest - a Leamington tradition of celebrating the harvest. We missed it last year, but this year managed to attend and appreciate some of the festivities...

Medieval Sparring at Tomato Fest

The Beer Tent - sponsored by Sleeman!

Lake Erie - a nice backdrop to any party

Yes, that IS a load on tomatoes headed thru downtown Leamington!