Its peers stand as high as an elephant's eye this time of year, their silk-covered ears ready for husking.
But not this lonely stalk of corn. It likely sprang to life accidentally when its seed fell from a passing truck and settled into a crevice on the shoulder of North Main Street.
So far, the little fellow has defied the odds, finding just enough soil beneath the pavement and water above it to eek out a life.
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