Thursday.

 Today was a slow starting day.  Slept late and the usual breakfast stuff happened.  Eli was the only morning school guy.  We did a tad of garden stuff. 


One of my must-do things was to see Dahlia Hill.  In the spring we saw the ground being prepared and the watering system in.  It was a dirt hill.  Then in August after camping, we saw plants growing with a few in bloom.  Staking was everywhere.  And today we saw the plants all in full bloom.  It's an overwhelming sight.  So much color and so many plants.  A terrace hill in full bloom.





There are over 300 varieties and 2700 Tubers  

An incredible sight and one that will be remembered for a long time.  I took 52 pictures and could have taken many more.  On Friday we're going to Dow Gardens.


Jazz band, high school concert band and Midland Concert Band and a clarinet group of folks fill Jacob's life with music.  Tonight we heard the Midland Concert Band rehearse. 

.                      He's a happy kid with music wanting that to be his major next year in college.                                      He's preparing for auditions later this year.                     
This Dahlia Hill beauty is called Penhill Watermelon.  Dahlia tubers are harvested and washed after frost.  Because they multiply during the growing season two weekends in the spring and the week between those weekends, tubers are for sale.  
  
                            And one of Wyatt's favorite places to spend the night.  He has many.






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