While visiting ruins in Ireland, I learned of an early Medieval (4th to 10th century) alphabet called “Ogham.”

Ogham, which originally consisted of 20 characters, are formed by parallel lines on either side of a continuous vertical line.

I decided that we needed an Ogham post in our front yard. Here is my sketch of what I hoped the finished post would look like.

I acquired an old 6″ x 6″ post while traveling in Washington state. The post is 2 feet high.

I sketched out our names in Ogham on two sides of the post.

I carved out each representative letter, and then filled them in with black paint.

Here is the first completed name. Normally, each Ogham symbol is connected to the next via the vertical line. However, I chose not to do that in my design.

I’d planned to mount the post on a flat stone, but while drilling it out it cracked in half. Still okay, I just set the post on the broken stone.

I wonder what the local Druids will think?

Last year, I set up a garden tank Garden Tank Set Up. The project turned out well, and in addition to the vegetables grown, I had to have some pumpkins for the Fall.

The tank, being about 2 1/2 feet off the ground, does not lend itself well to the pumpkin vine growth, nor the weight of the pumpkin. Pumpkins really need to be on the ground, to have their weight supported.

So, I used an old trellis, turned it on its side, added some legs, and… the “Elevated Pumpkin Patch” was born!

As the pumpkin grew, I added some mesh on top of the trellis for additional support.

I only got one pumpkin last year. This year, anticipating more pumpkins, I ‘beefed’ up the trellis legs and added bracing.

So get those pumpkins planted, and get ready for Fall!