William`s pumpkin

 Here is William watering his huge pumpkin. He keeps coming along to check on it 

and invites anyone he meets in the farmyard to view it.

 And here it is in all its glory AND its still growing.

Anyone like to guess the weight (in pounds please.)

 The straw is all in...hooray.

 This is a view of jumbled pumpkin growth and dahlias on the right..... after Steve had cleared some.

 We brought one pumpkin home today. We haven`t weighed it yet.

Steve received these kilner jars from Paula for his birthday. He has filled them with 

a wide range of pickled vegetables. One more to go yet.

The French beans and runner beans are tailing off now and we are certainly bringing less courgettes home.

Some people around the country have had early frosts. That will stop things in their tracks. I have cut lots of leaves from the tomatoes to encourage ripening. They will all eventually ripen. We will also make more green tomato chutney. 

The garden was quite beautiful this afternoon in bright September sunshine with clear views all round. The elderberries are ripening all over the farmyard. Now I am wondering about elderberry wine.

I can see many jobs that need doing......more nettles to cut back, a bean row to dismantle, blackcurrants to prune etc etc but it is very important to just sit now and again to enjoy.