Nice swimming hole on the hike. This was about 6 feet deep, enough for a quick swim.

Ami

Ami, hiking in Shenandoah.

Me, Queso, and Steph

Incredibly poor-metered image of a hawk flying in Shenandoah.

Hiking in Shenandoah. Me, Steph, Ami, Vega, and Queso made it out on a day in the 70s to Shenandoah. 70's in July in Charlottesville is unheard of, so we decided to take advantage of it.

Steph and her dad riding a ride

The joys of Busch Gardens

Steph at Busch Gardens.

Queso's ancestor!

Corn on the stalk.

Cayenne pepper, ready to be harvested

Ami at the garden checking out all of the progress

Lots of tomatoes! July, 2007

The largest cantaloupe of the bunch. This was one of the only ones that made it before getting eaten by groundhogs.

Cantaloupe!

Some flowers I planted by the entrance of the garden.

Onions, ready for harvesting.

Yellow Squash - planted late June.

The corn has grown quickly.

Hot peppers, three weeks after planting. They needed some fertilizer to begin growing so I added some bonemeal, and they began to flourish.

Eggplants, in June, about 3 weeks after planting

Cantaloupe flower

Flowers from the cantelope plants.

Red lettuce, by far the most popular kind we grew. This was taken in June.

The lettuce patches, June. This was about the time they began to flower and became unproductive, but we got about 2 months of lettuce.

Green lettuce and mesclun mix - late June

Steph dives in

Mint Springs....summer solstice

Adam gets ready to go into the cold lake

Steph and Queso at Mint Springs

Will Rass

Samer

Erin watches the light show

Preston, master of ceremonies, enjoying himself at the festival

Will Rass and his trio play at the Quarry

Crew at the festival, hanging out and having a few beers

Queso- at Osyrus fest, getting ready to party

Queso in the back yard - 5/19

The back yard. Queso's second home.

The tomato plants (20), just planted in the garden.

Hot pepper plants in the ground.

One of the green pepper plants - newly planted on 5/10

Jalapeno pepper plant in the garden.

Some of the onions coming in. They did not come in fully, but will yield some onions

The red lettuce - this is the best tasting lettuce in the garden, by far.

Green Butterhead Lettuce

The mesclun mix has come in really well.

5/15 The corn, tomatoes, and peppers are planted.

The lettuce in the garden is growing quite nicely. The peas have not done well, probably because we were late in planting them.