Romney, Obama appear at Mountaineer Festival

Obama overheard whispering to the guy in the green shirt:
'Being a scarecrow is way easier than debating that other fellow!
You think we could sneak outta here and do 18 at Kingswood Country Club this afternoon?'

They call it that good old mountain dew,
And them that refuse it are few.
Well, I'll hush up my mug, if you'll fill up my jug,
With that good old mountain dew.

Rabun Library's scarecrow; reads, of course.
Not so good at keeping crows out of the Old School Garden, though.

Bluegrass band entertains at lunch-time, playing Love of the Mountains:

  

The burning of the green wood on the fireplace

The fallen snow around the red bud trees

The branches of the laurel by the creek bed

And the rippling waters of the gentle stream

Now a bright moon is shining in the valley

   An old wagon leans against a stack of hay

   Two graves on a hillside by the cabin

   My mom and dad are resting there today

Quilt lady puts the sales jive on Georgia . . .

Sunflowers and okra

Our big successes, this time of year!

George gets lost in the sunflowers and okra plants

Early harvest at the Old School Garden patch

Starting to harvest some vegies from our garden patch at the Old School Garden in Clayton.

Cucumber, zuchinni, yellow squash and basil

Made me think of this dialog from one of my favorite movies, Animal House:

[Otter and Mrs. Wormer are in the supermarket vegetable section] 
Eric 'Otter' Stratton: Mine's bigger. 
[Marion looks questioningly at him] 
Eric 'Otter' Stratton: My cucumber. It's bigger. I think vegetables can be very sensuous, don't you? 
Marion Wormer: No, vegetables are sensual. People are sensuous. 
Eric 'Otter' Stratton: Right. Sensual. That's what I meant. My name's Eric Stratton. People call me Otter. 
Marion Wormer: My name's Marion. People call me Mrs. Wormer. 
Eric 'Otter' Stratton: Oh, we have a Dean Wormer at Faber.
Marion Wormer: How interesting. I have a husband named Dean Wormer at Faber. Still want to show me your cucumber? 

Well, yes. Yes we do.

Old School Community Garden

We signed up for a plot in the garden behind the old Clayton Elementary School, and got assigned one just about a week ago. So, our start is about a month after the last frost date, but we're hoping for some good stuff. We've got several varieties of 'maters and peppers, some cukes and squashes, basil, radishes, and some flowers.

George planting marigolds around the tomatoes.

Mystery flower; leave a comment if you know what this is.

Fearsome plastic owl; George in the background,
with hat, and behind her, the old school.

Purple poppies; hope this isn't an opium crop!