Comments on: Corn Shuckery http://boysalmanac.com/2009/09/20/corn-shuckery/ Boy's Almanac: Modern Adventures with The American Boy's Handy Book Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:11:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Alis http://boysalmanac.com/2009/09/20/corn-shuckery/comment-page-1/#comment-19466 Alis Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:59:08 +0000 http://boysalmanac.com/?p=2032#comment-19466 Yes, you will notice that the boys are conspicuously absent from the photos. There was one great shot of them all blasting me with Lego guns, Seth in dragon suit, needless to say I left it out. We decorated the gate with corn stalks per Seth's direction, and I am looking forward to dressing the compost, they make great winter homes for pill bugs. Yes, you will notice that the boys are conspicuously absent from the photos. There was one great shot of them all blasting me with Lego guns, Seth in dragon suit, needless to say I left it out. We decorated the gate with corn stalks per Seth’s direction, and I am looking forward to dressing the compost, they make great winter homes for pill bugs.

]]> By: steph http://boysalmanac.com/2009/09/20/corn-shuckery/comment-page-1/#comment-19451 steph Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:32:06 +0000 http://boysalmanac.com/?p=2032#comment-19451 Great post and illustrations, Alis! This, like the party, was such a feast for the eyes. There's something so perfect about an ear of multicolored indian corn, like a little jewelbox. I think the boys were most captivated by the spiral and the wonderful whackability of a dried stalk upon a fellow hooligan. I was quite taken with the littlest one: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3470/3948310223_bbd5d16ed0_o.jpg Great post and illustrations, Alis!
This, like the party, was such a feast for the eyes. There’s something so perfect about an ear of multicolored indian corn, like a little jewelbox.
I think the boys were most captivated by the spiral and the wonderful whackability of a dried stalk upon a fellow hooligan.

I was quite taken with the littlest one:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3470/3948310223_bbd5d16ed0_o.jpg

]]> By: Alis http://boysalmanac.com/2009/09/20/corn-shuckery/comment-page-1/#comment-19415 Alis Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:42:55 +0000 http://boysalmanac.com/?p=2032#comment-19415 Hey Cyndi, I guess you could plant corn in your garden right about now! Hey Cyndi, I guess you could plant corn in your garden right about now!

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