Say hi to Bob.When our son Danny learned that we had planted corn his response was "Well then we need a scarecrow." Now I'm personally not sure a scarecrow does anything other than give the crows a convenient place to perch after all their corn-eating. Nevertheless, I've always liked the idea of a scarecrow, so I immediately said "Okay!"
Our scarecrow's construction is very simple. First, we stuck a 7-foot long cedar post about a foot into the ground. Next we screwed a 3-foot wide board (the shoulders) across about a foot down from the top, making a cross. Next a 2-foot wide board was screwed across for some hips. An old pair of pants went around the hips and an old shirt (plaid, of course!) went around the shoulders. Two aluminum pie plates formed the head, an old ball cap was tacked on top, and some pieces of aluminum foil were folded and shaped into hands. The pie plates and hands really dance around in the wind, giving our new scarecrow some life.
When we finished I mentioned to Danny "Our new scarecrow needs a name." Without hesitating, Danny replied, "His name's Bob." Okay then.
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