6 October 2013 - Deer Shish-ka-bobs

Today I decided it was time for a little fall decor out front. I bought a handful of gourds, drilled holes in their bottoms, impaled them on plant sticks and made a colorful row down the sidewalk. 

 I was admiring the fun and funkyness of the staked gourds when it occurred to me that I may have created snacks on a stick, or deer gourdsicles. 

Considering that deer suck the leaves off of the deadly sharp pyrancatha shrubs and enjoy rose bushes, my guess is that these gourds are goners. 

Or as my brother asked, "Have you lost your gourd?" 



Note below: A month later, the deer have not bothered the gourds at all.  My perverse thought is, what's wrong with the gourds?