July

The crops in our garden are getting ready. I thinned the carrots and came up with this:



and then I thinned the beets and ended up with this:\



The carrots and some beets became a stew and the rest of the beets were used for a spinach pie (well, that's what the recipe is called, for us it was beet leaf pie)

We finally managed to go camping. Of course it had to rain.




but we enjoyed our time anyway



The next morning it was rainy too





We walked to the seaside (the camping area was about 5 minute walk from a beach)
 




I got an urge to take some photos again
 






Liisa invented a game where she put little reed sticks in the sand. These were candles and she lit them with a stick "match"
 






while she made this:



I walked around and took pictures. This was the first time since before Liisa was born that I was interested in making photos for the making sake, not just to point, shoot, and document.

 

 














When we came back there were red tomatoes in the greenhouse!





Liisa ate this one
 



 
Due to plenty of rain everything is growing great



the three sisters have produced the first zucchini





And then it was Liisa's birthday
 


She got a couple of presents





David danced around wearing balloons



I made her a set of new clothes



We had a little party
 


with rides


 
cake




fireworks



 
d
dress up



it was lead by Maria Eliisa, daughter of my classmate from high school




It was a happy day.