Monthly Archives: July 2011
Today’s pickins
All hail the first peppers of the year! Some little jalapenos to add to tonight’s dinner. And the first of the beans don’t look too shabby either.
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Life at the fair, day 4
Four-year-old Mythias Stuckey of Washington Court House gets a better view of the Turkey Obstacle Course at the Clinton County Fair on Tuesday, July 12. (News Journal photo/John Cropper) Ross Lennon, 11 of Clarksville, helps his turkey up and down … Continue reading
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At the fair
This week is fair week in Clinton County. Or, as it is affectionately known in the newsroom, Hell Week. Spend five hours a day in the sweltering heat in concrete buildings and then get yelled at the next day for … Continue reading
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July 4 fireworks
Obligatory fireworks shots from the Wilmington Independence Day celebrations at J.W. Denver Williams Jr. Memorial Park.
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Fences, lettuce and the leafy greens
I first noticed the gnarled twigs showing up behind my lettuce about two weeks after the seedlings started to sprout. I’d find them in the same spot every other day during my morning weeding routine, and every time I’d shovel … Continue reading
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