Just Dandy

My father used to get mad at me for making wishes on dandylions that had gone to seed.

Now that I've been battling them in the front yard, I understand why.

I went into the backyard for the first time in forever and discovered this gigantic sucker growing. Yep. That's a dandylion.

Can't wait to dig out the tap root on this guy. Woo-hoo!

Unseasonably Large

We've had a heat spell which has resulted in our watermelon and volunteer cantaloupe fruiting again. I'm taking bets on whether the baby watermelon at the left can grow to be as big as the 45 pounder Rob is holding.

We get A LOT of comments from the neighbors on the watermelon and we've been sharing as much as possible. Still, trying to unload over 120 pounds of watermelon is a bit of a chore, and I've eaten more than I care to think about...