Thursday 31 October 2013

from seed to scary creature. pumpkin odyssey

Today I brought the huge pumpkin in from the garden. I grew it from a seed, and here it was, a massive presence in the kitchen.
Not quite ripe, but still a good colour, and so round and beautiful.
Tonight, being Halloween, the pumpkin fulfilled its destiny.
And sat in the window, frightening away evil spirits and attracting trick or treaters.
I like the way the rather pretty Christmas cactus in the window has turned into an evil spider shape!
Happy Halloween!

2 comments:

  1. What a fine fellow! In fact the slightly under-ripe ones are easier to carve, though they tend to collapse more quickly.

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  2. I didn't know that - I will watch with interest his inevitable decline!

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