Sink Roof

Well I know I'm in trouble now. Katinka not only called me from Australia to berate me, she also actually posted! Gasp! Katinka, we want some pix now! Show us your springtime garden. Here's what our fall gardens are doing. At my house, this pumpkin is hanging off the fence. These Triamble pumpkins have been very vigorous.

This is the Boston Marrow.

 

I haven't tasted any of these pumpkins yet, but they're all ripening up. This is the Galeau. The picture doesn't do justice to how streaky salmon colored it is. Plus...it's ever so warty!

These Tennesee Dancing Gourds turned out to be the cutest things ever.

 They are very tiny, and they really do spin like tops. This one is sitting on a Post-it for scale.

 Our neighbor's tree gets these big, prickly balls on it. Turns out they are chestnuts! I'd never seen them "in the wild" before.

 Over at the farm we harvested a bunch of basil. It's all going to seed, so it's time to cut it and dry it.

Bill and Laura came over on Sunday. We sent them home with a nice haul. 

 We cut open a Bidwell melon. These are good melons.

 On Tuesday, Rick had the day off, so we got busy and put up the rooflet over the sink. First Rick screwed some boards across the poles.

 Then we started putting fence boards on top. For some reason, we have a lot of old fence boards. 

 I selected and portaged the boards from the pile, Buddy handed them up, and Rick nailed or screwed them in place. He actually used both techniques because when reaching way to the center, it was easier to hammer. But as soon as he could, he switched to screws for stability.

 When Buddy holds a ladder, it ain't goin' anywhere!

 Ricky C showed up just in time...we were done! He helped us admire a job well done.

 Last night I strung up a bunch more peppers. This is quite a haul!