Cedar Hills has pressurized irrigation, to which our sprinklers are connected. The past few weeks the pumps that keep it pressurized have been on the fritz. They replaced two of the four pumps a couple weeks ago, but the remaining pumps failed this week. That has kept us outside watering various things by hand, using a hose connected to our culinary water. This is not ideal, but it has given us a chance to keep a close eye on things.

If you’ve ever grown zucchini or yellow squash, you know how fast they grow. As I was outside watering tonight, I noticed we have a few zucchini ready to harvest, and a few that will be ready in a couple more days. I decided to pull the first one from the vine and have it for dinner tonight.

While I was sitting here waiting for the pictures to upload, Charmaine walked in the door with the first blackberry. Wow. It is so amazing. I don’t remember blackberries tasting this good in Washington. I now question the validity of my memory. How could blackberries be better in Utah? It doesn’t make sense, but it certainly seems that way. Amazing. We’re really going to enjoy having blackberries… now to get some more!