this one is a little more rare

[Carol Ja]

going to the birds
Carol Ja

[Carol Ja]

Oh my, could it be that people don't know this one? I know everyone is flying south already, or are people nesting quietly?
Carol Ja

[Sk8er Dude]

Adenium Obessum? Maybe a Pachypodium?

[Eric La Fountaine]

I don't know, but it looks like some odd kind of petunia?

[Megami]

Well, I know it's not an Adenium... could it be some type of Clematis?

[PG Greenthumb]

Hi

Perhaps a nasty salad type plant ;)

regards Doug

[Ron B]

Obviously a curcubit, the question is which one.

[PG Greenthumb]

HI

I thought that Nasty might be a clue

doug

[PG Greenthumb]

HI

I thought that Nasty might be a clue / from a cooks perspective

doug

[Carol Ja]

I had to look up some of those guesses just to figure out what they were!
So far you have all flown south! try, try again.
Carol Ja

[Eric La Fountaine]

OK Carol, I don't think Ron B has flown south on this one (curcubit=squash/gourd). When I add his comment with your clue in the initial post, I think it reveals the answer. Even though as a moderator I have no inside view on the stumpers, I will let the readers pursue this lead to see if someone comes up with the plant I am thinking of.

[Carol Ja]

Opps, thanks Eric, sorry Ron, obviously your in the knowing, but your being a bit vague in a big family everyone has a name.
I think Eric has caught on.
Carol Ja

[Eric La Fountaine]

OK, things are a little quiet lately. I will go ahead and say that I guess it is a birdhouse gourd, Lagenaria siceraria.

Ron B I am curious, what distinguishing feature led you to say, "Obviously a curcubit?"

[Carol Ja]

It is from the garden at the Salt Spring Center School where I work. The kids grow it because they make nests out of them and hang them in the trees.
I'm curious about the 'obviously a curcubit' I thought that I took the picture from an angle that made it hard to tell.
Carol Ja