The Crows Have Found The Corn

..and the blackbirds have too. This calls for Mr. Owl...we have no idea how effective he'll be this year. One of our members threw a dirt clod at a blackbird feasting on the corn yesterday afternoon. Apparently someone told the birds that the owl is just a big plastic thing.But that's ok - so far. This is the first crop of corn, and it hadn't germinated very well. Will planted field peas in the spaces. It's going to be picked and pulled down tomorrow. The other stand of corn is so so beautiful. Don't know how we'll combat the birds, but that's next weeks problem. In the meantime, tomatoes are spilling out of the field and greenhouse and into the carport (and of course the kitchen). The tomatoes don't exactly jump and roll towards the house, but I wish they could. One of the more ominous jobs is braving the greenhouse and picking the tomatoes. The rows are close together and the first tomatoes are very low to the ground. And it is a million degrees in there. So yesterday morning I got out there at 6:30 to tackle it. In addition, a 5 gallon bucket of tomatoes weighs - I don't know - maybe 70 lbs. Maybe I'm wrong there, but I''m not that far off. If I start at the back, I wind up pushing the bucket in front of me as I kind of crawl forward. The bucket is full before I reach the front. Haul it out, get another. Not a pleasant task, sad to say. Picking tomatoes in the field will be easier.

...and let us not forget it itty bitty baby watermelons! Cute cute. I suppose if we're going to be in the middle of the worst drought ever, we may as well enjoy the fact that (for now) there are no weeds!

Tomorrow (well, starting tonight, actually) we are at WEEK 4 of the CSA season...maybe I'll figure out how to negotiate all of the members and baskets and work going on and take a few pictures.