The bacon from Leroy is very uniform,  always delightfully the same.  Nine inches long and 3/16 of an inch thick.  It is as though it was sliced with a Globe Foods Bacon Slicing Machine set on 3.  It is always 70% lean and 30% fat.  It seems to have a hickory smoked maple taste, only better.  The frequency and the mechanism of the shedding is not known.  It is thought that 4 slices are shed every 24 hours but it timing between sheddings is unknown.  Even with all the unknowns the bacon is wonderfully appreciated each time it is encountered.

     Leroy is unlike any other feral hog.  No question about that.  He can travel great distances rapidly. In only 3 or so weeks he can go from North Carolina to Texas.   Leroy is far more intelligent than other known feral hogs.  Even more unusual is his ability to shed 4 pieces of bacon every day.  The bacon is safe and ready to eat.  The bacon spoils 24 hours after shedding.

The Leroy Story Begins

     Becoming a grandfather brought to my attention the need for this blog to be more entertaining.
Thus begins the story of Leroy the mutant bacon shedding feral hog.  The origin of Leroy is not known but some believe this most unique creature comes from South Mississippi. He was first discovered in Lamar county near Westphalia shortly after the October 22, 1964 nuclear test.

Hogs

There were 14 hogs in view out my window Saturday morning.  This time of year they are feeding on dewberry roots.

The Trip South

This morning I heard geese going south for the first time this fall.  My son in Chicago sent pictures of the season's first snow fall yesterday.  The seasons first 32 degree  night is predicted for tonight.

Planted 3 Fig Trees

Thanks to supplemental watering the figs planted last month are doing well.

Dewberries ripe

We are finding a few ripe dewberries.  They don't have much size to them. We are again in need of rain.