My neighbors up the road, that is. Since my family planted soybeans across the highway this year, I had to go to the adjacent field to cut down some corn for my outside decorations. I hope they don’t mind. It was only about 8 stalks. And I picked ones that had fewer ears so the squirrels weren’t climbing our overhang all day trying to eat the corn off.

I think this is something I take for granted – the fact that “decorations” are just across the road whereas city folk have to buy dried corn cobs at Hobby Lobby.

Think about all of nature’s resources in our back yard that make for great decorations: leaves, pinecones, corn stalks, pumpkins (if you grew them in your garden this year).

Corn is about $6.50 per bushel. There are roughly 50 ears of corn per bushel. I have maybe 10 ears on my stalks outside, so maybe I’ll pony up the $1.30 I owe my neighbors. Or maybe I’ll call it an even trade for taking Black Kitty off their hands.

(And by the way, I asked my neighbor for permission when I saw him in church on Sunday.)

Until we walk again …