Time flies when you are having Summer

Just taking a minute to check in because I have been busy again and it is a month since I posted. My swallows have all left the nest. Actually 6 of the 7 baby birds fledged and one apparently died in the the nest. After several days of no activity I opened the house to clean it and there was one dead swallow baby. Not sure if the mother finally abandon him or if something else got into the house and killed him. The bird houses are all clean and waiting for a second nesting but as of this writing that seems doubtful.The gardening is taking precidence over birding now. I have beautiful flowers and lots of veggies growing. The tomatoes are just starting to ripen and I am so looking forward to that first BLT with a home grown tomato.

Special Olympic golf has begun and Mike and I again will be trying our luck at capturing a gold medal. Mike celebrated his work anniversary date and is begining his fifth year on the job. Way to go Mike.

Jessica has been the traveller this summer with work and vacation taking her to all parts of the world. She and a girlfriend planned an Alaskan cruise and from there Jessica took a work trip to Singapore. She has decided that a 12 hour time change is sufficient cause for jet lag. She still loves Boston and now that she is back hopes to spend a little more time there.

AJ is taking the junior golf clinics at Belmont this summer and he is developing quite a good swing. He loves hitting balls on the range and into the pond when the range is closed. Sorry friends but I will be out walking the eighteenth pond more frequently this summer and you will not be getting your balls back. Fortunately AJ feels much the same as I do on these walks. We call it our easter egg hunt with the prize being more golfballs to hit futher into the pond.

Hope this video turns out. It is very short but cute. The ball goes about 60 yards now.