Gourds

These sat on a shelf in the gift shop of The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, NY. If I recall correctly, a decorated gourd was close to $10. I couldn’t imagine paying so much for something like this! But the basket was very intriguing– I drew closer to snap a photo. The detail of the paintwork on the gourd is very nice. But $10? I took a photo and am happy with that. I don’t care for knicks-knacks very much, even very unusual and colorful ones like decorated gourds.

Gourds are not edible, is this correct? Why would anyone grow them, except perhaps to pluck the fruit from the vines and paint them? Then again, maybe everything is edible when a person is hungry enough, haha! Not exactly nutrisystem-quality, the average gourd. What on earth do we do with gourds?

Ah yes, I’m pondering the great mysteries of the world today, I am– the mystique and function of gourds. :-p

I’m unhappy the health care “reform” bill passed, is all. And it’s raining today. And my basement sump pumps are going full tilt. And I’m hungry for a hamburger but haven’t the time to make one because I have a handful of deadlines for articles today! LOL, whine, whine, I know. Life is good anyway.

And gourds are kinda cool.