A sad song, and I'm not really sad today. But, this fits well with the signature that I have been using for quite awhile. Some of my ancestors came out of what might have been coal country in the US, some in very early days. The census has them all as "farmers." I hope that's true and they...
Toast and Marmalade with Tea ... well, strawberry jam.
And, herbal tea — now, coffee. Because, it's a 2nd breakfast :).
No sign of raccoons for, what is it, 4 nights? I'm tired of going out on the deck and shining a flashlight around. I'm leaving too much time between patrols but m.a.y.b.e...
They are both Cucurbita pepo.
Scroll about half way down the page to see the common Halloween pumpkin and the spaghetti squash and others!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbita_pepo
It looks like ..
. it could be a Crenshaw Melon.
But, spaghetti squash look like that. Strange not to be able to know melon ↔ squash. You should be able to decide by using your nose. Sniff Sniff
Steve
This is from the September page of my Norman Rockwell calendar. I enjoyed looking, especially, at the faces. They all seem to express different attitudes about what's happening (or, not happening :D).
The first Passport Galia melon.
For some reason the first are 2 small fruits from a somewhat stunted vine. The Saving Grace is they are nice and early without any other problems.
There are other vines including the Lilly Crenshaw melons. I'm very pleased that the horticultural community came...