9/14/10 The Pumpkin Fairy

Whilst I was on my vacation, the pumpkin fairy came to visit my little patch.  (reading that sentence might make you think that there was something to report in the department of girl flowers or pumpkins, but alas, you would be mistaken).  The pumpkin fairy brought a few things to beautify the landscape.  The pumpkins now have some color to be jealous of in the form of pink flamingos.  Yes, pink flamingos.

Not only do the pumpkins have some new scenery, but they also have some new thing to grab hold of (not just the gas line anymore).  I have to wonder what the home owners association would say about this, probably nothing good...I haven't seen any lawn ornaments in other yards, but I haven't really been looking.  It is nice, however, to have plausible deniability in the case of the flamingos; "sorry, I have no idea what you are talking about, and even less of an idea on how they got there."

For those of you that follow the pumpkin news as I do, there was a particularly grim announcement today.  Apparently there is going to be a pumpkin shortage this year.  I heard it first on the weather channel, but couldn't believe it.  But it's true folks, I am not the only one to be failing at growing pumpkins.  The weather has just not been cooperating for them.  It is either too hot, too cold, too dry, or too wet...pumpkins are picky little plants.

Remember when I said that pumpkin vines could be trained to go where you want, even up to the roof?  Well 2 looks like it is giving it the old college try.