Yes, that’s corn growing on the lawn at the Little Green Bungalow.

No, I didn’t plant it. Credit for the natural phenomenon goes to the squirrels.

My analysis of the surprise growth is that the squirrels I feed in the backyard transported the corn kernels that they buried for next winter’s larder. Imagine how surprised they will be when they dig for food and it’s not there.

They are fed field corn on the cob that I buy at the Ace Hardware in Waterville for four ears for one dollar.

I have been feeding the squirrels and other wild animals for years. The corn patch seems almost like their way of thanking me.

I also believe that the gardener who pulled the weeds and roughed up the soil was valuable to the growth.

The corn patch is now a gathering of five stalks that are about six feet h

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