Crop Report

It's Sunday after a pretty big wind storm. There didn't seem to be much damage in the neighborhood and my tomato plants seem to have survived intact. The blossoms are appearing and there are some tiny nubbin tomatoes that will soon be edible. The plants are growing rapidly, partly because they are well fertilized. T. Tousan's tennis shoes for scale.


There was marathon tennis again yesterday morning. It was almost three hours before we gave up the court to the waiting hardcore girls and went home for electrolytes and lunch. It was still morning, but the humidity was kicking up and later spawned a rain-wind event that produced tornado settings around the city. I used two water bottles of water and was still thirsty when I arrived home.

Today was mainly a get back to normal day. I rested and took a morning walk in pleasant temperatures in the neighborhood. There was very little wind damage. In the afternoon I went to Minnehaha Falls to see how high the water was in the creek, and to see the rush of water over the precipice. It was a pretty day and there were a lot of people visiting the park. I walked the mile or so to the Mississippi in the woods and enjoyed the rushing waters in the creek.

I also watched the bike race in France for a while. It looks like a two man race, but there are some mountains to climb the next couple of days to help decide a winner. Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador are about thirty seconds apart and clearly better medicated than their competitors.