Fun

It is a camera!!! SMILE!

Oh Otis, you are such a ham.

Hey, May.......What is this????

Cool Weather

The horses are getting wooly.

It has been quite windy here (40 mph gusts). You can see how my plants leaves are going sideways. Along with the wind we have had 40 degree temps at night. Highs during the day only around 52. No new growth.

This poor baby has a split near the stem. It is however still growing and I think that the split may not go all the way through. This one is the most orange and has the best shape of all of the pumpkins.

Concrete

I decided to sell some things that I have been making this summer. Here is a picture of some of my work. I actually made some of these pieces last summer. I am having a hard time parting with some of these things. Especially the faux bois planter. If it sells though, I think that I will get over it....

This is a picture of the sky. Oh and I just happened to get Zippy and the pumpkin in the shot. I call this one ZSky. Get it instead of The Sky it is Z Sky. Zippy .....Z ..... Sky. I think that I have cabin fever.

This is my second largest pumpkin; it is around 360lbs. Just a baby.

Well.....we had a couple of days with no rain. Today it is raining again! Mushrooms are growing on my mushrooms. That being said, I thought that I should post even more pumpkin pictures.

Dreaming

Taken several days ago. The yellow thing in the middle of the picture is my beautiful pumpkin that is now around 380lbs. Slow but sure. The arched plant on the fence is actually part of the pumpkin vine. This was an incredibly vigorous plant.

Bumble really dislikes the rain. She was a bad girl and started a fight with her brother Zippy last night. Luckily we stopped the disagreement quickly, but not before there was injury. Both dogs are okay, but sore. Zippy was doing so well with Bumble. The fight started over a cracker that had fallen onto the floor. Zippy had no clue it was even there. I guess that they are getting a little grumpy from lack of sunshine. They had just been on a nice long walk, so it is not from being stuck inside. These dogs are going to drive me nuts.

Nothing to do except sleep. Dreaming of the day that the sun will shine and we can go back outside.

Rain

Danza........Is that you????????

This is what happens when your Bull Terror gets to close to you and you know he is wet and muddy and you are at his mercy.

I know that we need rain in many parts of the state, country and world. I am grateful for rain. I love rain sometimes. Today is not one of those times. This marks the 5th straight day of rain that we have had and it is supposed to go on until Wed. On Wed. it is only going to be a two golf ball day according to Ray's Weather. Still a chance of showers until Friday which is still only a two golf ball day. Ray makes his forecast according to whether or not you can play golf. This being a one golf ball day is really misleading because if you were to even go outside, you would not be able to see the ball on the ground. It really should be a zero golf ball day. My one last big pumpkin is hanging in there. If you happen to hear a scream and then crying; that means that the pumpkin has exploded. Please, please do not explode. I have not even given my pumpkin a name because I am scared that it will be in vain. At least the temperature is low enough to keep the little jewel from growing too fast. If I can just keep her skin soft and supple I think she may make it.

Good news and Bad news

Well......the good news is that my main pumpkin is still ever so slowly adding weight. It is up to 370lbs. and gaining about 6-8lbs. a day. I really, really, really would like to get up to 500lbs., but I do not think it will make it. We are in the third day of 10 forecast days of rain and cool weather. Not good at this stage of growing.

Now the bad news......My other two beautiful bright orange pumpkins that were both in the 300lb. range have developed splits. A moment of silence please. Poor things...... IF and a big IF I am lucky, the splits will not go into the cavity. Oh please do not go into the cavity. I will know more in a day or two. What a bum year for pumpkin growing. Oh well, you win some and you lose some. There is always next year.

I am not complaining, just a little disappointed. I am very thankful to still have one pumpkin standing. That sweet little Bumble is sticking her tongue out at me! Silly dog.