We would like to announce that we have "cut the cord" on a sizable zucchini in our garden. (What were YOU thinking of?) It needs to ripen just a little more on one side, but as you can see we will take good care of it. We also processed and froze our pumpkins. I like the pumpkin picture with the bee in the blossom - it is sort of a before and after picture. We finally cut Kris's big cabbage, described in the July 27 entry. It did not get much wider, but it got taller. It is supposed to be some sort of 50 pound variety, but ours is big enough at 17 pounds. We gave about half away, froze a bunch, and made cole slaw.
We also stopped by the Lakeview Museum today for a reptile show. No, we did not get another pygmy African hedgehog like we did at a reptile show in Chicago some dozen years ago; Kris's friend Sam was exhibiting some of his reptiles and amphibians there. It was nice, I found out that the rattlesnake that I saw in the wild in Wyoming some 25 years ago was probably a prairie rattlesnake and the snake I saw in Kickapoo creek a couple months ago was probably a northern water snake (nonvenomous, like pretty much all other snakes in central Illinois).
Some unhappy news. Our governor has decided to close several state attractions soon. Following are Illinois state historic sites that will be shuttered Oct. 1:* Dana Thomas House, Springfield* Hauberg Indian Museum at Blackhawk State Historic Site in Rock Island.* Lincoln Log Cabin, Charleston.* Lerna David Davis Mansion, Bloomington* Fort de Chartres, Randolph County* Vandalia Statehouse, Vandalia* Bishop Hill, Henry County* Carl Sandburg, Galesburg* Cahokia Courthouse, Cahokia* Bryant Cottage, Bement* Jubilee College, Peoria County* Apple River Fort, Elizabeth* Fort Kaskaskia, Randolph County* Pierre Menard Home, Randolph County
The following Illinois State Parks will close effective November 1:* Castle Rock State Park, Oregon* Lowden State Park, Oregon* Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, Sheffield* Illini State Park, Marseilles* Rice Lake Conservation Area, Canton* Channahon Parkway State Park, Channahon* Gebhard Woods State Park, Morris* Hidden Springs State Forrest, Strasburg* Kickapoo State Park, Oakwood* Moraine View State Park, LeRoy* Weldon Springs State Park, Clinton
I'm really unhappy about this stunt. I'm hoping to make it to Jubilee College State Historic Site in the next few weekends. We had thought about going this summer and never got around to it; we have not been there in years. I happened to stop at Moraine View State Park this past spring - it was nice. Some of these other places I was hoping to see, too. Maybe Illinois should charge more entry fees like Wisconsin or maybe Governor Blagojevich should stop wasting so much money on his "commutes", see http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/22/politics/main2968669.shtml.
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