Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 62 Entries. Tuesday, January 10 View Page These two, Bart and Lisa, have confirmed my theory that young people should have young children. Actually, my grandchildren who live with us are speeding up the aging process. They are cute, but also evil geniuses. Wednesday, February 15 View Page This beautiful person is my grandson Caiden. He has a thing for Spiderman and you can see. He's part angel, part Dennis the menace with some Bart Simpson thrown in, but he's awesome! Wednesday, February 15 View Page And this is Caiden and Claira. We kind of spoiled them at Christmas but it was nice to have little believers opening presents. Wednesday, April 4 View Page No pics yet- for fun I'm trying to get a 1005 Mombert 2002 seed to pop, thanks Glenn Dixon and a 1995, yes 1995 seed- 850 Larue that came from Brett Hester. Both big ones for their day and deserve a shot. I have a 664 Liggett that almost joined the previous two, but I couldn't pull the trigger. Also started a bunch of tomatoes. Tuesday, April 24 View Page A couple of novice pumpkin growers learning from the master who most people are choosing to ignore here on BP....how can they go wrong? Thursday, May 17 View Page Three of the long gourd plants that will go out early next week. The three in the foreground are all 95 Seca from 2000, easily out pacing even the 135 Jacobus. Thursday, May 17 View Page Sixteen tomato plants brought inside because of a chance of frost tonight. I will keep eight and give the others away. Right now the three 7.33 Hunts and two 5.18 Lyons are doing the best. Two 4.46 Marley's and one of my own will round out the top eight. Thursday, May 17 View Page Here is a pic of yours truly, my lovely wife and our two beautiful grandchildren. This was taken just before we went out to dinner for Mother's Day. Look at my grandson's face, yeah... he is a handful. Sunday, June 3 View Page This is one of two 95 Seca Long Gourd plants. Like 2 years ago a trouble free plant. Sunday, June 3 View Page This is the other 95 Seca LG, even though the weather is quite cool it keeps growing. Sunday, June 3 View Page This is one of the 135 Jacobi doing very well. Sunday, June 3 View Page The sister 135 Jacobus doing well, planted outside early May. Sunday, June 3 View Page The first cantelopes to make an appearance. All are from Wayne Moore. Sunday, June 3 View Page Eight tomato plants outside, maybe a little early. The one in the foreground is one of three 7.33 Hunts. Sunday, June 3 View Page This is one of two 5.18 Lyons doing very well. Sunday, June 3 View Page 4.46 Marley doing well also. It's been a little cool so the progress is encouraging. Sunday, June 3 View Page And this pathetic hopeful is my own 3.56. Tuesday, June 19 View Page Look at these two, my grandchildren Caiden and Claira. They keep me hopping. Actual garden pics to follow. Friday, July 13 View Page This is the 830 Kenneally ( 1421 Stelts x 1610 Lieber ) at day 10. The likely keeper at 12 feet, I have another at 14 feet. Friday, July 13 View Page This is day 5 two feet further up on the main. Friday, July 13 View Page A mega bloom on the 5.18 Timm Lyons plant. Friday, July 13 View Page A mega bloom on one of two 4.46 Marley plants. All the tomato plants are growing nicely, but a little stingy on good females. Friday, July 13 View Page Nothing to do with pumpkins, I have taken up the hobby of collecting old radios. The old bakelite/ art deco are my favorite. The smaller wooden cabinet are nice as well. This is a 1946 Crosley. All the original parts and leads are there but will need some skill to get working again. Once she is cleaned up it should look pretty good. Wednesday, July 18 View Page On my travels throughout the county you come across these every so often. Know what it is? Wednesday, July 18 View Page Or this? Wednesday, July 18 View Page Or these? Once the pics clear I'm going to post to see if anyone knows what they are used for. Sunday, July 22 View Page The 830 Kenneally at day 20- 1421 Stelts x 1610 Lieber. No record breaker but I like the barrel shape. Saturday, August 18 View Page My little buddy helped me brew up a batch of compost tea. Saturday, August 18 View Page My granddaughter didn't help, last time I caught her sitting on one of the pumpkin plants. Saturday, August 18 View Page The final product which will be applied tomorrow. Monday, August 20 View Page People take their meat pretty seriously around here!! This is a place called Beaver River, very scenic and in the middle of no where. Monday, August 20 View Page The boats tied up. Monday, August 20 View Page This is Point Primm. I often drive down and eat my lunch here. Monday, August 20 View Page So you're drunk and you pass through a checkpoint on a Friday night...what do you do? Well you pull out your guitar that's what. Saturday, September 15 View Page This is the album of Gordon Lightfoot's album " Gord's Gold" Awesome album...I'm going somewhere with this Saturday, September 15 View Page This is Bryan Cranston from Malcolm in the Middle and other hit shows.....I think Gord messed around. Tell me they aren't related! Wednesday, September 26 View Page Probably time I posted pics related to gardening. This gourd is just shy of 96 inches, not my best work but the cross is good- 92.5 Hamilton x 135 Jacobus. The 92.5= 108.75 Eaton x 135 Jacobus. The lineage is all pretty much 126.5 Jutras with some 109 Eaton. Wednesday, September 26 View Page This young gourd is 135 Jacobus x self, pollinated September 14. If the weather stays warm who knows. Wednesday, September 26 View Page Growing steadily, but realistically it is bound to slow down this late in the game. Wednesday, September 26 View Page This is what most of the tomato plants looked like this year. I can't complain about the yield, just no giants. Monday, October 8 View Page Not good enough for a weigh off but a good cross, 92.5 Hamilton x 135 Jacobus. The 92.5= 108.75 Eaton x 135 Jacobus. The 108.75 Eaton grew the WR long gourd this year. Monday, October 8 View Page Oh, it stopped growing at 96 inches. About 100 or so viable seeds that anyone is welcome to. Tuesday, October 9 View Page Well, I'm getting short on 92.5 LG seeds, only 21 left. The cross is 108.75 Eaton x 135 Jacobus. The 108.75 grew the new world record of 137 inches. There were 80 viable seeds in my 96 from this year, 92.5 Hamilton x 135 Jacobus. Going to keep 10 of each and give the rest away. Tuesday, October 9 View Page Time out on the big chair! Tuesday, October 9 View Page Here is Claira modeling her pumpkin. Wednesday, October 31 View Page We got beets! These all came from Ray Waterman, I started 8 EGVGA beets and none came up. Wednesday, October 31 View Page Before I receive the 2012 seeds from the big hitters I wanted to see what seeds I could part with to add to the lottery. Wednesday, October 31 View Page I'll put these ones in the lottery, although I may have second thoughts on that 1610 Star!!! What a cross! Wednesday, October 31 View Page The white envelopes are the bonus seeds that will go in some of the AVGVG seed pack. Thursday, November 8 View Page Lightning McQueen and a chicken. Sunday, November 25 View Page Two happy kids this morning, that ain't fog outside. Sunday, November 25 View Page Ugh! Monday, December 10 View Page Man, I'm beet. Monday, December 10 View Page Me too. Monday, December 10 View Page Thanks Al Eaton, for sending me this hierachy tree for my 96 long gourd. Looks good on paper, let's see what it does in the Spring. Monday, December 10 View Page I can relate. Sunday, December 23 View Page Here is a pic of the 890 Dill that Darren C. won. Monday, December 24 View Page Being a Saints fan, I throw this out to the Cowboys, get well soon. Friday, December 28 View Page After a belly full of turkey, we took the kids for a walk around the hood, what a great night. Friday, December 28 View Page This fella was pretty happy! Sunday, December 30 View Page Before....taken about 8pm last night.... Sunday, December 30 View Page and after, about 12 hours later.