One of the vendors set up at the same place as us last week had these for sale. He had made many different colors and we went for this cute pink and white.
On their way to the river on a hot day
There are three family groups in the photo. Beyond the trees is a good sized river, home to lots of waterfowl. These geese are headed there, grazing along the way. Can you tell which family group has the youngest goslings?
Seen on a drive in the country
After lunch today Sher and I drove to a nearby winery to restock the fridge. After the winery stop we headed back home via country roads with little traffic and no construction. It was a hot and humid day, heat index in the 100 + range.
Wheat planted last fall, due for harvest late summer
A clever and patriotic use of tiles on a barn roof
This time of year there is not a lot of activity in the fields: crops are planted with most germinated and on their way. Newborn calves are growing as fast as the weeds in the fence rows. There still are things to see.
Dragonfly and butterfly powered by our sun
The dragonfly and butterfly like the sun. In fact they have to have it! You also get a look at more of our Asiatic Lilies and some other stuff in our backyard flower and herb garden.
Left the nest a bit early?
Yes, mouth is open
3 feet away, it’s not moving
This young robin must have fallen from it’s nest. It was trying to spread its wings with no luck. It also opened its little beak when it saw me. Not knowing how to catch, ingest and regurgitate a worm, I couldn’t help him with that. Hope he makes it…
Same flowers two and four days later
The amazing progress of flowers as they grow and bloom
More blooms to come
More buds showing in background
Two and four days ago we posted photos of one of our Asiatic Lilies and a rose bud just beginning to bloom. Today both plants displayed some great progress in the blooming arts, adding even more color to our backyard flower and herb garden.
Another rose in the backyard garden
Rainy day but a pretty rose.
Enjoying Harmony Winery wines
We liked the Indigo wine so much from Harmony Winery that we just had to go back for more. It has become our new favorite. It is so refreshing and has a hint of blueberry.
When we had a wine tasting on Thursday, we bought 2 bottles of the Indigo. We had a wonderful time during our tasting. Our host was the head winemaker and general manager, Kyle Condra. He was very helpful in selecting our wines to sample. He even offered suggestions on serving it. He was also fun to chat with.
The Harmony Winery wines are delicious. We tried about 5 for our wine tasting. It was hard to decide which we liked best. Usually we find one or two we like, but rarely all 5! We tried Copper Tiger which tastes like you’ve taken a bite of watermelon.
On Sunday as we were leaving the Highway 40 yard sale we decided we should get some more since we now have a new favorite. This time we met the owner, Josh Adams, another delightful person to talk with. He told us about some of the plans they are making for the winery and events they are going to have.
Turtle Bay is a fantastic pairing of the natural berry and plum flavors of White Zinfandel with a host of luscious fruits including blackberry, strawberry, passionfruit, and blackcurrant. We bought a few bottles of this on our return trip on Sunday.
It was a nice ending to our yard sale week. We were tired and ready to go home and relax. It was nice taking a long shower and then having a glass of wine.
We are looking forward to returning and tasting some of the other wines. We also want to attend some of the events they have planned.
Kyle and Josh are super nice and make your visit to the Harmony Winery a most enjoyable way to spend an afternoon in Knightstown. Knightstown is on the Historic Highway US 40 between Indianapolis and Richmond, Indiana.
Local pizza restaurants can be the best
We had our own meal preparation ingredients in the RV when we were at the Highway 40 yard sale last week. We’d been there since Monday and were enjoying the time in our RV, including the meals we prepared.
However after the rains all day Wednesday and most of Thursday, we were ready for a change in our eating. A search of the web for pizza restaurants near us produced a couple in Knightstown, just a few miles down the road. Jeff’s Pizza looked inviting, and online ordering was quick and easy. Whenever we can we like to patronize local hometown businesses.
Special w/tons of veggies under that thick layer of cheese
The pizzas were very very good! We ordered a veggie special and a meat special. The toppings and cheese portions were most generous. Sher and I both had “leftover” pizza the next day as well. I’d have to say that I heated mine up on day two in the microwave, and it was frankly as good as if not better than the first day.
Indiana’s Madison County Winery
Sher and I found another winery to visit north of the place where we were having our big yard sale. The Madison County Winery is, for sure, in the country. In fact without our phone navigation app I doubt I could have found it!
The winery building is a great facility, and it was set up for safe tasting with all the COVID shields. We tasted several wines, including a couple of blueberry wines, including Blueberry Moscato. They also have one very different wine, a Chocolate Covered Pear Wine. Interesting, but not our favorite. We ended up buying a bottle of Blueberry wine, and we also got a large Blueberry Moscato slushy to go.
Store and tasting room
This large farm site has not only vineyards, but also an RV park. Local complaints about of all things smoke from their outdoor firepits have shut down the RV park until permitting is completed. Outdoor concerts are planned, and we look forward to visiting again when we can catch a concert, enjoy some wine and stayover in our RV.
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