Gone And Back Again! :)

 We recently had the joy of visiting family! :) It was fun to see their puppy nearly full-grown, now! :)

 Their dogs get along well with each other, and ...

 With the cat, who we finally got to meet in person! Such fun! :)

 Of course we were especially thrilled to spend time with our grandsons!! :)

 They are big Ninja Turtle fans, so we bought them swords, which come in handy for Ninja viewing and imaginary battle activities! :)

 They will be Ninjas one minute and Batman the next! :)

 Troy is an amazing cook and made the most delicious cake and Dutch-oven meals, while we were there! :) ... [Thanks Troy! Our mouths are still watering!] :)

 Seems no visit is complete without some tickle-wrestle time with the boys! :)

 All too soon it was time to say our goodbyes, ... face the miles, ...

 And return home. ...
Our son did a good job of looking after the place and keeping things watered! I couldn't get over how much things had grown in one week! :)

 The corn is tall, ...

 Tasseled, ...

 And starting to form silk! :)

 It's fun to walk through it, look up, and see it towering over my head! :)

 The tomato plants now reach the ceiling of the mesh greenhouse! :)

 Even though I picked the produce before we left, there was a huge harvest of snow peas, ...

 And green beans needing to be picked when we returned, ...

 Enough to fill a gallon bag, each! :)

 The zucchini is out of control! Time to cook it up, quick! :)

 The shelling beans have grown above the tower! :)

 These I will pick and shell this Fall, when they've dried on the vine! :)

 The first tomatoes are ripe, and we're enjoying them on our tossed salads! :)

 It's fun to see winter squash forming now, ...

 And reaching through the corn rows! :)

 The new vine I have growing on the "bird station" has reached the top ...

 During the week we were away! :)

I was happy to see the lemon yellow blooms of the third holly-hock, upon our return home! :) ...
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It's always a joy to spend some much cherished time with our dear loved ones, ...
And it's always good to be home again! :)