Me and my scarecrow. He’s happy to be out of the attic.
Autumn on my front porch
Showing posts with label gourds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gourds. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Day Two Hundred Eighty Eight 2013
Me and my scarecrow. He’s happy to be out of the attic.
Autumn on my front porch
Monday, October 14, 2013
Day Two Hundred Eighty Seven 2013
“My favorite word is 'pumpkin.' You are a pumpkin. Or you are not. I am.”
~Harrison E. Salisbury
My grandpeeps, Shelby and Elijah, are in their second week of Fall Break and spent the day with me. It was a gorgeous sunny cool Autumn day to spend some time outside. We decided it was a good idea to go pumpkin shopping this afternoon.
The kids said these pumpkins were as big as boulders, and they were. We all wanted one but figured we’d better stick with the smaller ones.
Elijah got the biggest kick out of all the funky looking squashes and gourds.
Shelby fell in love with the baby sized pumpkins.
I’m always attracted to the gnarly ones like these but I didn’t get one. They looked like they were covered in peanut shells.
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
~Henry David Thoreau
Shelby had to own this butt shaped pumpkin. We had a good laugh over this one.
Here’s what we ended up taking home. They’re going back later with their mom to pick out a big carving pumpkin. For now, they chose the little baby pumpkins, and Elijah got a couple of gourds he really liked [the one with the long neck he picked out for his mom]. The large pumpkin on the right is mine ~ it was a neat tear drop shape. Also got a weird looking gourd and a couple of tiny pumpkins. Good times in the pumpkin patch with my peeps.
~Harrison E. Salisbury
My grandpeeps, Shelby and Elijah, are in their second week of Fall Break and spent the day with me. It was a gorgeous sunny cool Autumn day to spend some time outside. We decided it was a good idea to go pumpkin shopping this afternoon.
The kids said these pumpkins were as big as boulders, and they were. We all wanted one but figured we’d better stick with the smaller ones.
Elijah got the biggest kick out of all the funky looking squashes and gourds.
Shelby fell in love with the baby sized pumpkins.
I’m always attracted to the gnarly ones like these but I didn’t get one. They looked like they were covered in peanut shells.
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
~Henry David Thoreau
Shelby had to own this butt shaped pumpkin. We had a good laugh over this one.
Here’s what we ended up taking home. They’re going back later with their mom to pick out a big carving pumpkin. For now, they chose the little baby pumpkins, and Elijah got a couple of gourds he really liked [the one with the long neck he picked out for his mom]. The large pumpkin on the right is mine ~ it was a neat tear drop shape. Also got a weird looking gourd and a couple of tiny pumpkins. Good times in the pumpkin patch with my peeps.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Day Three Hundred Eighteen 2012
With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see.
~Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Day Two Hundred Seventy Eight 2012
GOOD TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON!
Grandpeeps Shelby and Elijah are on fall break from school this week and next. They spent the night with us last night. We slept late, enjoyed Grandpa’s homemade blueberry waffles for breakfast, and then for lunch we landed at our favorite Thai food deli, Ocha. Shelby got cold and pulled up her hoodie. Not to be outdone, Elijah followed suit.
Then it was off to feed and water kitty cats (whose humans are vacationing in Florida this week). Only four showed up, but we saw others trying to hide in the bushes. This one wanted to play.
Next we stopped at a local family owned produce store to size up the pumpkin selection.
They always have a great selection of pumpkins and gourds. I like the gnarly ones.
Elijah chose this long tall pumpkin.
Shelby said this was the perfect pumpkin for her.
We also picked out some white (ghost) pumpkins. Love those. My orange pumpkin is the one on the far right. It has the thickest stem I’ve ever seen.
Onward to Dogwood Park. The day was sunny and hot—a good day to play dodge with unpredictable water spouts.
I never get tired of this beautiful fountain.
The park is the perfect spot to throw the Frisbee.
Beautiful October day
Shelby said the cool water felt good on her legs.
When Shelby and Elijah went bow hunting with their dad yesterday morning, Shelby didn’t wear pants, and the bugs just about ate her alive, leaving itchy swollen welts on her legs. She counted forty bites. Not fun. (Shelby called this evening after I posted this to let us know that she does not have bug bites all over her legs but poison ivy!)
The afternoon wound down at Mae Pearl’s Frozen Yogurt where the grandpeeps managed to chill out before packing up and heading home. Good times, great memories! Love you guys!
Grandpeeps Shelby and Elijah are on fall break from school this week and next. They spent the night with us last night. We slept late, enjoyed Grandpa’s homemade blueberry waffles for breakfast, and then for lunch we landed at our favorite Thai food deli, Ocha. Shelby got cold and pulled up her hoodie. Not to be outdone, Elijah followed suit.
Then it was off to feed and water kitty cats (whose humans are vacationing in Florida this week). Only four showed up, but we saw others trying to hide in the bushes. This one wanted to play.
Next we stopped at a local family owned produce store to size up the pumpkin selection.
They always have a great selection of pumpkins and gourds. I like the gnarly ones.
Elijah chose this long tall pumpkin.
Shelby said this was the perfect pumpkin for her.
We also picked out some white (ghost) pumpkins. Love those. My orange pumpkin is the one on the far right. It has the thickest stem I’ve ever seen.
Onward to Dogwood Park. The day was sunny and hot—a good day to play dodge with unpredictable water spouts.
I never get tired of this beautiful fountain.
The park is the perfect spot to throw the Frisbee.
Beautiful October day
Shelby said the cool water felt good on her legs.
When Shelby and Elijah went bow hunting with their dad yesterday morning, Shelby didn’t wear pants, and the bugs just about ate her alive, leaving itchy swollen welts on her legs. She counted forty bites. Not fun. (Shelby called this evening after I posted this to let us know that she does not have bug bites all over her legs but poison ivy!)
The afternoon wound down at Mae Pearl’s Frozen Yogurt where the grandpeeps managed to chill out before packing up and heading home. Good times, great memories! Love you guys!
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