Corn Harvest

A few months ago, Lizzy came home from the zoo with a couple of kernels of corn in her pocket. Her dad told her to "plant" them in the rock garden in the front of the house, never thinking they would grow. 

Well guess what?

Lizzy's corn: July 17, 2013

They grew.

Lizzy's corn: August 5, 2013 (Jake is 5'4")

They actually grew really tall, and attracted a lot of attention from the neighbors, who are used to asking what the Kerzmans are doing now.

And they produced several ears of corn!

Lizzy's corn: September 4, 2013 (harvest day)

So, Lizzy decided the corn needed to be returned to the zoo.

We made arrangements to meet the zoo director and return the zoo's corn.

Lizzy  marched up to the admission office and announced: "Hi, I'm Lizzy. Terry is expecting me."

And he was...Terry, the zoo director, let the girls feed their corn to the animals, and even talked with them about what goats like to eat.

What a fun experience, and a lesson: don't bring corn home from the zoo!

Thanks to the Dakota Zoo for making Lizzy's day!