Today I went to the backyard and noticed the mass of pumpkin vines was not as big as it was when I was out there a few days ago. It was about 2/3 the size, and some leaves had turned brown. As I approached, I saw what these leaves had now revealed – pumpkins!
I’m not sure what I expected underneath the pumpkin vines, but there are pumpkins. I expected those eventually, but not yet. I have some that are orange, some green and some inbetween. I do not, however, have any watermelons or cantalopes, which I had planted in the same area. I guess this is survival of the fittest in action.
I’m not sure they will last until Halloween, which is why I planted pumpkins. I guess I’ll just leave them be and see what happens. That’s sort of my approach to gardening in a nutshell – put it in, give it some water and hope for the best.
Today was pretty nice here so I got the lawn mowed and took care of some other outside things. Unfortunately, those things never seem to get done either – just like housework. It’s hard to get motivated to do them over and over again.
I could use one more weekend day to get things done. But, tomorrow will be a fun day at work. It’s the 40th anniversary of the moon landing and we have a full day’s worth of activities planned to commemorate the occasion. So, it will be interesting.
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