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Bumper crop of pecans?! That's nuts!

Black walnuts, which are green: nature's baseballs; osage oranges (also green): nature's softballs.

Attacked by fire ants today. They brought earth with them, and aired their grievances. Water refused to get involved.

In other news, Trump's going to Asia. I feel like I can walk again.

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we need these speckled brown eggs
to make a pie
they leep from the tree
snuggle under leaves
and hold their breath
if we don't find them
next summer, the lawnmower will
their little wooden brains
can fool the eye
but not the unthinking blade

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Pumpkin bread

my mother's pumpkin bread

 

Ingredients

Two thirds cup margarine

2 2/3 cup sugar

four eggs

1 pound canned pumpkin

two thirds cup water

3 1/3 cup flour

one half teaspoon baking powder

2 teaspoons baking soda

1.5 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground cloves

two thirds cup nuts

two thirds cup raisins or dates (Mom usually used dates)

Procedure

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, pumpkin, and water. Sift together dry ingredients -- add to pumpkin mixture. Stir in nuts and dates. Pour into two 1-quart loaf pans. Bake one hour at 350°F.

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The haiku today is by me

http://www.haikuniverse.com/

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pecansare plucked
in shaded ditches
soon to be pie

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last surprise lily
curls inward day by day
nuts thunk

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Brown streaked ovoids litter the driveway
I race the squirrels, hoarding nuts
for pies, cookies, baked and spiced snacks
many I'll just eat raw
love living in the South

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