Post Halloween Curbside Harvest

Today was the 1st garbage day after Halloween so I cruised the neighborhood to see what I could find. It turned out even better than I had hoped for. I got 2 big ass uncarved pumpkins and saw several more at another house that'll probably hit the curb sooner or later. Two local gardeners had cleared out their okra patches so I fetched those stalks home to help fill in the swamp. One batch (of almost 40 plants) had a butt load of pods that had not only gone to seed but had actually started sprouting due to all the recent rain. Every time I moved the stalks some sprouted seeds would fall. I also harvested about half a 5 gallon bucket of edible okra. Some is too old and woody to eat as is but I'll add them to my vegetable stock pot. I picked up 2 big bags of pine straw for the swamp and 4 small sacks of hardwood leaves for my compost bins. The jewel of the day was 2 full almost brand new 4' x 8' sheets of wood lattice.