The leaves makes me believe that it is butternut squash. Often, they will put out lots and lots of blossoms before a squash will form. Once the squash forms, it will take at least four weeks for something decent to develop. At this time of year, you probably won't get anything. Keep in mind that butternut seeds are easy to germinate. If you have a squash (any winter squash will do), rinse the seeds, let them dry and store them over the winter in a dry place. I put mine in old pill vials. Then, in early to mid-June, plant two or three about half an inch deep. Then wait. Jim

Barn ... check. Vineyard ... check (at left edge of picture). Hay bales ... check (in shed behind barn) Tree covered hills ... check. Now if only I can find a butterfly on the wild flowers in the foreground. The large building on the hill is now the tasting room for the vineyard along the left side of the picture. Its just over a mile from the entrance to the vineyard to reach that building. Over the summer they have a food truck and a band on Friday evenings. This post was edited by bob_cville on Tue, Oct 29, 13 at 10:37

Raven asked: Who is Yoshi is he a visitor here? Yoshi was a warm showers guest of mine. Check it out, if you think, you could handle letting a stranger that comes to your house on a bicycle stay, shower, maybe eat with you, and sleep at your house, either inside, or in a tent in the back yard. Warm Showers is from cyclists for cyclists, but people that don't ride/tour on a bike, can be hosts as well. warmshowers.org Moni

Oh Nicole, thank you for that link! I have never seen a Sand Hill Crane, let alone hear one. That was great!