The LAST, FINAL, Harvest

Alissa asked me (Mike) to do a post, so I get to give my version of the final garden picking. We apparently let some of our zucchinni grow for a few days too long, because we later found three that were about the size of a half-rack of beef. These things were huge. We couldn't think of anything to do with such huge squashes that would be of a benefit to mankind in general, so we decided to hold the first annual Parowan Regatta - Zuchinni style. Alissa, Adelyn, and I took to designing and creating our own schooners and took them to the duck pond for the big race. Adelyn's squash boat went the distance and she won first prize (mostly because her boat wasn't carved so we chucked it as far into the pond as we could). I couldn't help but hope that my galleon would catch up as the wind caught the sails, but both mine and Alissa's ships did more of a u-turn than sail a straight course to victory. Maybe we'll install a keel next year. Also included are a few of the pumpkins we harvested. We had pumpkins growing in places where we didn't even know pumpkins could grow. I think the count was 15...just in time for All Hallow's Eve. To be sure that we don't need to do any more garden maintenance, we ripped out anything in the garden with even a tinge of green. I am already missing sandwiches made with our fresh-picked tomatoes.