Sewing My Wild Oats...

uh, my pumpkins, gourds, sunflowers, corn and beans.  I am hot, sunburned and wearing a wife beater T.  I am not complaining.  I never thought I would say this but I've missed sweating.  Unlike other southern ladies I do not perspire delicately.  I sweat like a horse.  I am so happy for the warmth!

Sometimes hooking up equipment is a two person job.  Remember the purple and pink toolbox?  Still working!

I began planting sunflowers here and there from our crop last year. Just scooping a small hole where ever I wanted a sunflower.  The almanac said Tuesday was a good day for above ground crops so I am testing that.  May be a little early but I think by the time they sprout all danger of frost will be gone..hopefully.

Hubby decided to go big and plow a little patch for the wildlife along the creek.  He did that and I got to plant.

The far side of the creek is now planted.  May it feed who needs it most.  I also wandered through the edge of the woods planting gourds so they could climb brush and trees.  I planted pumpkins in the sand and in ashy ground where a brush pile had been burned experimenting what they may prefer.  Planted them far from gourds so they will not cross pollinate.

And the pack was with us every step of the way.

I had no idea how much I was craving playing in the dirt.

Out Of My Gourd

Ignore the projects.  My blue jean project, my painting project, and my sewing project should be ignored. We are looking at a dipper gourd and a bird house gourd.

Today I am removing seeds to plant and in the process making something our ancestors used.

I thought I had a saw blade for my handy Dremel but had to use what I professionally call a "bur thingy".  I drilled holes around and kept working til I opened the gourd.

You can pick the seeds out or scrape them out 

along with the white insides.  

You don't want that floating in a dipper of fresh spring water.

With the seeds removed I sanded the edges smooth, removed the pith and drilled a hole in the handle. 

With a cord through the drilled hole it is ready to hang by the spring for a handy way to "dip" and drink fresh spring water.

Thursday's Things In A Row

 It's Thursday and time to visit Pat

and show our rows of this and that.

Loofah Sponges are fun to use.

Did you know they grow in rows, too?

All these rows are for Pat.

She has a house.

Now she needs a cat.

Rows of whiskers

piles of hair

but with eyes like this

who would care?

A very special treat for Pat today.

A shed snake skin "shot" where it lay.

Enjoy!

The Farm Flourishes...

and fall is in the air.

Thursday's Things In A Row

I was a little "stumped" this week

on where to find the rows.

I was tickled  by the grass

when they didn't know.

The roosters held a meeting attended by the cat.

What are rows? they asked, as they just sat.

 I looked to the skies and was amazed to see

a row of bird house gourds looking back at me

Come and join the fun.

Pat's the brain child of this one.

Garden Update...

Super hot and dry,

we water from the creek.

Sunflowers,

gourds,

peas,

cucumbers,

and watermelons.

All still alive but not so pretty,

they'll still be good to eat.