Pumpkins!

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My daughter and son-in-law bought 13 pumpkins for his annual carving party with his research group (he is a faculty member in Missouri State’s Biology Department). It took two baskets to get them from the store to the car. They lined them up on the workbench in their garage…ready for the big event.

The carving party was the day after Halloween. My daughter reported that they started a little earlier than previous years…cooked on the fire pit. It was chilly outside, so they were indoors for at least part of the evening.

I am always impressed with the carvings. There were 12 carved pumpkins…that filled the outdoor steps of their garden room for the pictures at the end of the evening.

Previous years: 2022, 2023, 2024

Spoils of Halloween

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My son-in-law always hosts a pumpkin carving party for his research team before Halloween. This year, 10 pumpkins were purchased for the event; it took two carts to get the pumpkins from the store to the car.

My daughter missed getting a group picture of the results…sent pictures of the three they had on their steps for Halloween (with and without the lights inside).

Like last year – the squirrels are enjoying the spoils of Halloween pumpkins! They start with the carved parts…enlarging the eyes and mouth…small bites until there is almost nothing left to go into the compost! They apparently started with the pumpkin on the top step.