first fruits
we picked our first results of all of our hard work last night:

i have a feeling we're going to be overwhelmed with cucumbers and might have to get used to eating them in creative ways so as not to waste them. two years ago, i ended up giving three 1lb cukes to the kitchen at mickey's because there was no way i could have eaten them in an appropriate amount of time.
also, i have another three-day weekend coming up. i'd like to vacuum out my car and mop the kitchen floor (that task from last weekend was dismissed as not-yet-necessary).
it is predicted that today will be the hottest day of the year, beating the record high by two degrees.