The good news is that I have 2 cantaloupes and 2 watermelons. The sad news is that last week I picked my biggest watermelon. It weighed 13.5 pounds. It was 80 days since it was planted. The suspense was immense. I sliced it open and low and behold it had barely ripened at all. There were a couple pink spots and a few seeds. As the tears flowed from my eyes I disposed of it down the garbage disposal. It took about 15 minutes to get rid of the body. It was very traumatic. I'm waiting another two weeks and will try again.
The other day I was opening the gate in my yard and I spot this giant beetle. It blended right in with the fence. I took a picture. It was pretty scarey looking.
One last tidbit. I'm walking in the Dana Farber Jimmy Fund Walk, Sept 18th. I'll be walking 13.1 miles. That's half a marathon. I did it a couple of years ago. It's a nice walk from Newton to Boston and it's for a good cause.
http://www.jimmyfundwalk.org/ Click Give and then support a walker. Look for Patricia Holmes. That's me.
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