For the first time in the life of the farm, we have a watermelon patch. Last summer, we gave some watermelon rinds to the donkeys (they love watermelon rinds). This year, by the hay feeder, there seems to be a large number of watermelons. We aren’t positive that they are watermelons, they might be pumpkins, but I’d bet on watermelons.

They came out of a healthy manure pile – the donkeys often eliminate while they eat, and a summer of much rain and moisture. Nature always finds a way to survive. Next year, maybe a pumpkin patch.