About Watermelon

I like watermelon, I just don’t like cutting watermelon.  I don’t like cutting cantaloupe or honeydew either.  It just feels like a tedious, messy task.  My kids love watermelon, though, and when you add in a few neighbor kids, I can assure you that they can consume a couple of watermelons in absolutely no time flat.  It’s actually a bit astonishing how fast the watermelon slices disappear.

This year I’m pretty excited, because I just realized that Mr. SP can cut watermelon.  In fact, running the sharp watermelon slicing knife is something that he really enjoys.  He ASKS to cut watermelon.  Since I don’t have to cut it myself, I’m a lot more apt to purchase watermelon, which makes everyone around here very happy.

My imaginative kidlets can find a lot of uses for watermelon rinds.  Like Dory Fantasamagory’s banana telephone, this girl connects with the world through her watermelon cell phone.

This boy looks good in a watermelon hat.

Instead of that artistic masterpiece “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” we have “Boy with a Slice of Watermelon.”