Calling All Diminutive Birds

Fall is finally here! We had our first light frost this morning, which for nerdy folks like me is very exciting! It also means that I have to harvest my birdhouse gourds ASAP. I am actually not into the whole birdhouse gourd scenario per se, but I thought it would be fun to make a birdhouse with James. So, I planted the seeds, watched them sprout, let poisonous weeds sprout amongst them, and waited and waited till little gourds appeared. There was a slight problem, however, no pun intended. The little gourds just never got any bigger. My birdhouse gourds have not gotten very, well, birdhouse-sized. I guess due to the dry summer their growth has been stunted. They are, in fact, what a hummingbird would consider a studio apartment. Not much room to move around in. There are a few somewhat larger ones (about the size of a hummingbird one-bedroom apartment), but they are not ripe. I think they will just rot. Oh, well. It was a fun experiment anyway. Maybe I can channel a little of my inner Martha and make them into some nifty and festive décor.