Enough Already!

At least twice a week, Ben and I have a conversation that goes something like this:

Liz: Did you check out the blog? I put up a new post.

Ben: No. Is it about the garden?

Liz: No, it is about our adorable children and their antics.

Ben: Sigh. Oh. I'll check it out later.

OK, that's probably a bit exaggerated for effect, but you get my drift. Ben has always been a very proud daddy, but he is also a very proud farmer. So to humor him (and get him off my back), some pictures of his beloved garden, which is admittedly quite impressive, in my opinion.

June 2nd

June 20th

July 6th

July 21st

And the yummy food we have enjoyed, thanks to Farmer Ben and his apprentice Ethan:

And to take just a little credit, someone does have to turn all these veggies into delicious meals...

Please feel free to add "oooooos" and "aaaahhhhs" to the comment section. In addition to being Mr. I-Don't-Do-Anything-Halfway, Ben is also Mr. I-Love-Validation-and-Praise. All joking aside, I am proud of our little garden and my dedicated farmer. We've weathered tornadoes, possible blight, cucumber beetles, cutworms, mysterious wilting diseases, and periods of drought, and have still managed to have successful crops. Gardening gives me tremendous respect for farmers who actually try to do this for a living. But it sure is rewarding to plant a seed, nurture it, watch it grow, and then reap the benefits. Kind of like parenthood!