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Broccoli still flowering among the weeds, 9/28/2012

A few little items from the last couple of weeks --

• The pumpkin vine that planted itself in the old hay pile, giving the pile quite a decorative look, has now got 2 decent-sized pumpkins.   If the frost holds off a little longer, maybe we'll have a couple more pumpkins for the cellar.
• Arthur (sheep) tried to jump out of a pen and caught his back leg between the fence bars, flipping himself upside down and getting stuck.   He didn't break the leg, but it was pretty sore for awhile.   He seems better today - at least I had a harder time catching him.
• We grew some yellow tomatoes for the first time this year.  Verdict on the yellow tomatoes - worth growing again.  They are great on toast, with melted cheese.
• Vet from Foxcroft Veterinary Services came by and vaccinated the two remaining ancient sheep here.  He said that the practice was coming down to Orono routinely now.  Hooray!
• Monarch butterflies  seem to like to ride the hot thermals rising from the tractor's diesel engine, when it is being driven home across the hay field.