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My daughter potted 4 different beans. When they grew like Jack's beanstalk, we started 'hardening' them by placing them outside. 3 withered away and only this one survived. We have no clue which one this is! She planted a dark red kidney bean, a lima bean, a pinto bean and some other bean that neither of us can remember.

It's still in a pot and wrapped around the trunk of a tree for support.

My neighbor grows corn, zucchini, green peppers, some flat beans that he picks only after they turn yellow. I pointed to what looked like colocasia leaves and asked him what he was growing and he said "white" and shrugged his shoulders. I asked him if I could take pictures of his zucchini flowers and he just walked away. Yikes! But wait...he doesn't know much English so I don't think he knew what I was asking him. Pity cos his vegetable garden flourishes every year. Mine? I just put some compost down and my okra and my daughter's bean plant are still in their pots! My holy basil withered away. If it'snot too late, I might try planting some amaranth seeds this weekend. Who knows - it might just grow. And, I almost forgot! Those 3 rhubarb roots I planted? It seems one survived and there is a single leaf with a red stem - all very teeny - poking its head through the soil.

Net results so far: 4 beans, which were just picked! And they are incredibly, incredibly sweet! And they are also all gone!

Assignment 3. Agriculture. The corn is high, and outside of harvest, now is the perfect time to get some images from the garden or the farm. it's such an important part of our lives, but something many of us are so removed from. Tag with cwd293.

If I can get out and about this weekend, I might change this to pictures of farmlands. Otherwise this is as close I am going to get to agriculture.

I tried out a few different types of film when I went out... everything from standard Kodak Gold and Fuji Superia, to Acros 100 and even TMax 3200, but my favorite by far was the Ilford HP5 Plus. It really has just the right amount of grain, looks great in lit situations and holds up admirably in pure darkness. I'm going to have to invest in more of this stuff.