um, do you think my praying mantis is pregnant??!

[waxesglad]

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[elf_owl]

neat!

[waxesglad]

am i having praying mantis babies all over again???

charlotte wants to visit. you come too!! :)

[delete_the_star]

Can I come visit?

[robomarkov]

I second that.

the more, the merrier!

[waxesglad]

come one, come all!

[waxesglad]

of course, and bring your plants so i can plant-sit.

[robomarkov]

Since the gourd is not lying on the ground, it should make for a really nice and round shaped container. It does appear to be some type of bottle gourd.

eHow: how to dry gourds
Amish Gourds: how to dry gourds

[waxesglad]

they forgot the first step in the process which is getting the gourd down from such a height. ;)

" 'But I need to speed up the drying of my gourds because I need them now?'

Sorry, can't be done."

wow, i didn't realize that such extreme gourd urgency existed in the world.

what would YOU do with a dried out bottle gourd?

[robomarkov]

Hmmm....

First, get some nice natural cording and make a basket for it.

Then I would seal the insides with a really good food-grade lacquer. I'd save the top and put a little hinge on it or a cork to keep the bugs outta my drink.

Then I might drink hot mulled wine during Fall and watch the leaves slowly tumble down... Or maybe a good microbrew.

It could also be turned into a bird house.

I figure it would make a nice lamp (low wattage bulb!!) if it was sanded really thin or carved decoratively.

[waxesglad]

oh good times this autumn for sure! i wonder if there is another gourd starting up there somewhere...

[womanonfire]

never a dull moment really ;)

[waxesglad]

you're tellin' me! < grins >

[coconuthead]

My vine goes all the way to the top, baby.

I don't know what that would mean, but I wanted to say it anyway.

have at it!

[waxesglad]

yeah, i'm down with coining new terminology and euphemisms for....... whatever it is. ;)