Last night we had another wonderful cookout (complete with hot dog roasting, schmoozing around the fire, and eating s’mores), followed by a “campout” that consisted of pitching tents in our common and sleeping (sort of) under the stars. An easy and fun way to get in one last camping “trip” before our kids go back to school.

In addition to the excellent photos Clive just posted here, there are some more photos from the cookout/campout on our Flickr pages.

excellent July weather

+ good neighbors

+ bring-your-own-fixings sandwich dinner

+ freewheeling games for the kids

= a memorably fun evening for the whole family

Thanks to the cooks, and the “Chica Sand Banditas,” and those who pulled weeds, and moved brush, trimmed trails, and cultivated, and hauled. A special thanks to Lynne, who came from Rhinebeck to help, and to Lisa and Jean, who came from Massachusetts, and assorted kids and grandkids who all pitched in.

As we become more of an agrarian community, there will be lots of seasonal chores tugging at us. So, for those in our community who didn’t get a chance to help on the workday, or those you did but are really chomping for more jobs, we have them. And the farm has some, plus planting perennials. The Common lawn has been aerated, and pretty soon it will be time to spread an inch of compost over it, fertilizer and seed. John Tyler, of Pleasant Pond Landscaping, is our advisor on how to make a lawn a good one, organically.

Here are some photos from the cleanup day…..

Chica Sand Banditas

save the pansies, weed the rest

clearing a new swim site at the river

post-workday refresher (or the Nubi version of Loch Ness monster)

A “Nub-Igloo”:

Homebrew:

And our boileriffic party: