Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 84 Entries. Tuesday, January 1 View Page 1290 female looking good! Saturday, April 12 View Page At Sierra's B D party, we released tagged balloons. The balloon from the little boy on the right, flew all the way to Utah, 610 miles! Saturday, April 19 View Page Also in April, Sierra was Lane's escort at the Mr. Mac High Contest, A benefit show for the Dorenbeckers Children's Hospital. Tuesday, April 29 View Page Thoughts for this year... hmmm Wednesday, April 30 View Page Filed & bathed 1220.5 Raunig; 769 Lombardi & 739 Ried in a 10% (3% H2O2) on 4/20. 1290 Poirier on 4/21; 327 & 407 Barretts on 4/30. All were placed in folded & soaked paper towels, inside ziplocks, inside shoe box placed next to house heat register. All germinated in 24 hours. Tuesday, May 20 View Page 1290 Poirier in prepared ground today, was in 2 quart pot in "Sweet earth potting soil" with Lighthouse fish & kelp meal, mycorrhizae & acid. Tuesday, May 20 View Page 769 Lombardi in prepared ground today, was in 2 quart pot in "Sweet earth potting soil" with Lighthouse fish & kelp meal, mycorrhizae & acid. Tuesday, May 20 View Page 1220.5 Raunig in prepared ground today, was in 2 quart pot in "Sweet earth potting soil" with Lighthouse fish & kelp meal, mycorrhizae & acid. Tuesday, May 20 View Page 739 Reid in prepared ground today, was in 2 quart pot in "Sweet earth potting soil" with Lighthouse fish & kelp meal, mycorrhizae & acid. Saturday, June 7 View Page Suni (Sierra 4 yrs)Free fishing day at Wizard Falls Hatchery. Saturday, June 7 View Page 21" & 4.2 lbs. Saturday, June 7 View Page 21" & 4.2 lbs. Saturday, June 7 View Page Geti (Serengeti 11 yrs) Flyfishing instructor. She would have done better alone. To bad they didn't let her keep hers, she likes to open them and tell me what bugs it's been feeding on! Friday, June 27 View Page 1290 Poirier, female at 9 1/2 on main! Friday, June 27 View Page 1220.5 Raunig, This location was a poor choice. Will not place a AG here again! I wish this plant was doing better, There is lower sunlight time in this spot than I thought. Friday, June 27 View Page 739 Ried, doing well in the neighbors yard. Five females on plant, one on main. Friday, June 27 View Page The patch this evening, 1290 on left, 769 on right, Galeux d'Eysines in front. Sunday, July 6 View Page 1220.5 Raunig poll with 1290 Poirier on 7/6. Sunday, July 6 View Page 1220.5 Raunig poll with 1290 Poirier on 7/6. Sunday, July 6 View Page 1290 Poirier poll with 769 Lombardi on 7/6. Found out today why it took this flower so long to open & it's odd shape. It had seed inside with the lobes. I will keep a close eye on this one. Pollinated one on the third side vine today as well, it also had seeds. may have to poll female later on the main. Monday, July 7 View Page Geti with 1290 males. Monday, July 7 View Page Geti pollinating her 769 Lombardi, gotta love a brown eyed girl! Monday, July 7 View Page Geti's 769 Lombardi pollinated with 1290 Poirier on 7/7! Monday, July 7 View Page Pollination Documentation & Protection! She's smart & cute! Wednesday, July 9 View Page We got to pollinate the Reid today with the Lombardi! Wednesday, July 9 View Page The first female on the 1290 main is growing, I will open tomorrow to find out whats going on inside with the seeds that were in the flower. Tuesday, July 15 View Page First cull on the 1290, it stopped growing. It was on the main! Just one more female to open on the main! Tuesday, July 15 View Page The 769 Lombardi gets it's first cull! Wednesday, July 16 View Page We shall see what this does, kind of an experiment gone wrong! Thursday, July 17 View Page Recycles pumpkins, just like boy friends! Thursday, July 17 View Page Here is Suni, She said a bad word. So, she decided it was time for her to leave us! Thursday, July 17 View Page There goes Suni, our 4 yr old. She was running away. A nice warm jacket she borrowed from her sis. A snack in her Longaberger. And her tricycle. What more does a girl need? We asked her where she was planning on staying the first night and when she would return... The park and be back tomorrow! She didn't make it very far, she stopped just after that tree in the photo for her snack! Friday, July 18 View Page Garden Gaurdian! Friday, July 18 View Page I swear, this is the last one I will pollinate! Thank You Tom (Basketcase) & Matthew (GR8 PMKN)! Sunday, July 20 View Page Cull from the 1290, it was selfed. Thursday, July 31 View Page The fruit on the 1290 Poirier measured out to just over sixty pounds. Pollinated by the 769 Lombardi. This one is out eight feet on the first side. Thursday, July 31 View Page And this one on Geti's 769 Lombardi is measuring just under sixty pounds. Pollinated by the 1290 Poirier. We will have to put some protection under & make some room around it tomorrow. This one is about three feet out on the third side, it has much better shape than the one she has eight feet out on the main. At her age, she will probably try to keep the better looking one. It was a cold spring here anyway, so maybe she will try for both. She gets home from camp tomorrow! Thursday, July 31 View Page The county fair! Thursday, July 31 View Page Trying to talk mom into letting her keep one! Thursday, July 31 View Page Her first pony ride! Thursday, August 7 View Page One of our odd pumpkins, Galeux D'Eysines Thursday, August 7 View Page Geti's OTT 123 lbs. 769 Lombardi Thursday, August 7 View Page 1290 Poirier OTT 137 lbs. Thursday, August 7 View Page Day 20 OTT 58 lbs. on the 1290 Poirier, 12 feet on the main! Pollinated with the 1689 Jutras! Thursday, August 7 View Page The girls at Crater Lake NP on Monday! Sunday, August 10 View Page We went to the PGVG patch tour today, Geti won one of Steve Daletas 1010 seeds and a picture with him. A huge thank you to the club & hosts! Sunday, August 10 View Page Thad, explaining cloning Sunday, August 10 View Page I believe this turns into the 882 Starr 2008dmg (227 Leland x 1041.5 McKie) 34.4% Heavy Sunday, August 10 View Page And this I think, becomes the 1325 Starr 2008 (227 Leland x Sibb) Monday, August 11 View Page Sierra with the 1220 Raunig X 1290 Poirier Tuesday, August 12 View Page All of us at Shafer Vineyard. Wednesday, August 13 View Page Geti's 769 Lombardi 85-55-59=199 OTT Wednesday, August 13 View Page 1290 Poirier 96-58-58=212 OTT Wednesday, August 13 View Page 1290 Poirier poll Jul. 18, 26 days 78-48-43=169 Tuesday, September 9 View Page Well I got home this evening, after being in AZ for three weeks. This seems trivial after losing a loved one! The 1290 X 1689, I will tape it & pull the seeds in the morning. Wednesday, September 10 View Page 458 EST SAVAGE 08' DMG (1290 Poirier X 1689 Jutras) 135 X 74 X 69 + 278 OTT Wednesday, September 10 View Page This is the 1290 Poirier X 769 Lombardi at 138 X 74 X 73 = 285 OTT (492 lbs. EST) Wednesday, September 10 View Page Geti's 769 Lombardi X 1290 Poirier is at 261 OTT Saturday, September 13 View Page Geti & her 769 Lombardi pumpkin! Saturday, September 27 View Page Big Thanks to Dave & Ann Hancock, Tom Duffy, Matthew Isom, Tom Martin, Mark Lombardi, Kieth Barrett, Jim Sherwood & the PGVG! Wednesday, October 1 View Page Papa was alot easier to move with the tripod! Monday, October 6 View Page Geti's pumpkin (769 Lombardi X 1290 Poirier) 535.5 lbs! was heavy! Monday, October 6 View Page My pumpkin went 598 lbs and received the Canby GP Festival Howard Dill Award! Monday, October 6 View Page 598 Savage 08' HDA Monday, October 6 View Page Me with the award! Monday, October 6 View Page Side By Side Saturday, October 18 View Page Sierra with Jim Sherwood at the Terminator, She placed 29th with 152.5 lbs. Saturday, October 25 View Page The Tualatin Pumpkin Regatta, She was a popular and fast craft! and not a half bad beaver! Sunday, November 16 View Page 535.5 Serengeti Savage 2008 Sunday, November 16 View Page 535.5 Serengeti Savage 2008 Sunday, November 16 View Page Note to self, make the hole bigger next year! Wednesday, November 19 View Page Geti's shot Saturday, December 6 View Page Freckles says it's to cold out, don't wake me! Tuesday, December 16 View Page Pears left on the tree! Tuesday, December 16 View Page Pears left on the tree! Wednesday, December 17 View Page Geti is alot better at sledding than mom, Kerrie broke her tail bone. My wife had her first ride on a sled & ambulance on the same day, (I'll spare you those pics!) Wednesday, December 17 View Page Ice & squash Wednesday, December 17 View Page Pumpkins & snow! Saturday, December 20 View Page We couldn't get her even close to him last year. This year Sierra had to show him everything she found in the toy store! Sunday, December 21 View Page Ice & pumpkin Sunday, December 21 View Page Front of the house last night! Sunday, December 21 View Page Santa.. Sunday, December 21 View Page ...tired her out! Wednesday, December 31 View Page Goodbye 2008