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Too Many Zucchini?

8/12/2013

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You know how it goes, you plant some zucchini, just wanting a few for stir-fry and some zucchini bread, but then the plant takes over your whole backyard and produces dozens of gigantic gourds as long and thick as your leg. What to do with them all?  Well, last week, August 8th to be exact, was "Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbour's Porch Night". I thought it would be fun to take a photo, but I didn't know what to use as my zucchini, since I don't know anyone growing some. And cucumbers are just too prickly. So I gave up on the idea. But this evening while grocery shopping I spotted some miniature Zucchinis in the veggie aisle, which rekindled the idea, so I bought a few. 

Then at home when it got dark I let my girls go out and unload them onto the neighbour's porches. Elin took the flashlight and immediately took charge, letting the other girls pull the wagon and do all the heavy lifting. 
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I forgot to set the flash for the first photo, so took another. Not sure which I like best.
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Looks like tomorrow I'll be baking zucchini bread, or making stir-fry for dinner.
 Good thing the zucchini are just tiny doll-sized ones!
12 Comments
marianne
8/12/2013 12:33:57 pm

lol !

the non-flash one is by far the best

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Martha
8/12/2013 11:35:25 pm

That's the one Jan liked best too. It definitely has more of an air of "sneaking around". I just need to get over having to see the doll's faces all the time, although that second one does suggest to me that they could be in the middle of depositing a zucchini on someone's porch, and the homeowner turned on the porch light and caught them in the act.

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Margo
8/12/2013 01:57:31 pm

Adorable! I like the non-flash the best - such a mood of mystery (and shenanigans) LOL ! :)

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Inma
8/12/2013 04:51:49 pm

Too funny ! I too think the non-flash one is the best.

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Donna
8/12/2013 11:36:15 pm

They really are mischievous :o) I like the non-flash one best, too.

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Martha
8/12/2013 11:38:41 pm

Looks like it's unanimous - that's everyone's favourite.

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Lorraine
8/13/2013 02:22:09 am

I never heard of sneaking zucchini onto a neighbor's porch. Around here, it's: "Lock your car doors so people don't fill it with zucchini."

I like the non-flash pic best. It's got more of a feeling of stealth about it.

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Martha
8/13/2013 02:54:49 am

LOL That's too funny! Keep those doors and windows locked, or you'll end up with a veggie-mobile. It really is amazing how prolific a single zucchini plant can be!

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marianne
8/13/2013 02:27:48 am

looking again at your photos it reminds me of the giant seed pods from Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The neighbours should be happy they're only zucchini!

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marianne
8/13/2013 02:28:50 am

Question: do the girls never take their hats off?

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Martha
8/13/2013 02:50:47 am

Nope. Not much. They really like them. Must be a phase.

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marianne
8/13/2013 05:23:59 am

good thing it's not hot out these days




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