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A Trip To The Pumpkin Patch

October 29, 2008 By Carole

Last week Dale and I got a hot tip that a pumpkin field near us had been abandoned. By “abandoned” I mean that the farmer who had planted the pumpkins was done picking for the year. And by a “hot tip” I mean we were told to get ourselves over there and pick some pumpkins before they were plowed over.

So on Sunday afternoon we set out for a Sunday drive. Destination: Pumpkin Patch. We were not disappointed.

There were hundreds of pumpkins left behind. Some of the smaller ones were going a bit soft but the big ones were just gorgeous.

Of course I found the biggest pumpkins I could and made sure they were the furthest from the car. I wanted Dale to get some exercise. You understand, I’m sure. We also picked some acorn squash and a few gourds.

It was a gorgeous day with blue sky and great colors. I took lots and lots of pictures. I never realized pumpkins were so photogenic.

There’s only one sad thing to report. I never did see The Great Pumpkin. Oh well. There’s always next year.

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  1. Carol says

    October 29, 2008 at 6:43 am

    And they said it was a bad year for pumpkins. Those look great to me!

  2. Julie says

    October 29, 2008 at 7:18 am

    Were you sincere enough? Because the Great Pumpkin really respects sincerity. Oh and never jump in a pile of leaves with a wet sucker!

    (Hah, I put this show on my TiVo a few nights ago- it’s airing this week sometime 🙂 )

  3. Leslie says

    October 29, 2008 at 7:22 am

    What fun! I love roaming around a good pumpkin patch. So how many pumpkins did you take home?

  4. margene says

    October 29, 2008 at 7:26 am

    Doesn’t he only come out at night?

  5. Tonni says

    October 29, 2008 at 7:28 am

    Wow! I wonder if when they plow over the remaining are they just planting the seeds for more to grow?!?! I can see many jars of canned pumpkin coming 🙂

  6. Karen says

    October 29, 2008 at 7:36 am

    How many trips to the car did Dale have to make??

  7. LittleWit says

    October 29, 2008 at 7:38 am

    I didn’t get a pumpkin this year and I am a little sad I am missing out on pumpkin seeds. I just can’t seem to justify buying a pumpkin just for yummy seeds. Maybe next year 🙂

  8. Manise says

    October 29, 2008 at 8:09 am

    What fun! And more greenbacks left in your wallet. Were there sugar pumpkins along with the acorn squash and gourds? I have a feeling that your haul will be your Eye Candy Friday 😉

  9. Robin in VA says

    October 29, 2008 at 8:25 am

    But isn’t it too early for the Great Pumpkin? I’m not getting a pumpkin this year, I have fake ones! I saw a week ago where one family had already had their pumpkin smashed…and it’s not even Halloween night yet!

  10. liz says

    October 29, 2008 at 9:19 am

    How fun! I usually buy several pumpkins for a porch theme, but last year a couple were stolen and this year they are 5 bucks apiece at the cheapest place! So, we have one. Here’s hoping it sticks around for a while.

  11. Wool Winder says

    October 29, 2008 at 9:20 am

    It seems the farmer abandoned his field a little early–lucky for you.

  12. Karen says

    October 29, 2008 at 9:23 am

    Heh I’m sure Dale appreciated the exercise.

  13. Risa says

    October 29, 2008 at 9:53 am

    What a perfect exercise plan you devised for him!

  14. Cheryl S. says

    October 29, 2008 at 10:26 am

    Not only are the pumpkins photogenic, they don’t complain about it when you want to take their picture.

  15. Melissa says

    October 29, 2008 at 10:26 am

    How generous to lt you go and scavenge for pumpkins. That would have been so much fun!

  16. Hillary says

    October 29, 2008 at 10:31 am

    Great pictures. Lucky you. We haven’t been able to get to the pumpkin patch yet this year. Lindsey loves to make pumpkin bread. Yum!

  17. Kim says

    October 29, 2008 at 10:48 am

    I think Margene is right……you have to visit the pumpkin patch at night…booohhaaaaahaaaa 🙂

  18. elizabeth says

    October 29, 2008 at 10:51 am

    Silly – the Great Pumpkin only comes out on Halloween night! You’ll have to go back!

  19. Jean says

    October 29, 2008 at 11:32 am

    And I thought I got my three huge ones cheap at 7.99 each!

  20. Chris says

    October 29, 2008 at 11:58 am

    I’m trying to picture what sort of equipment could successfully plow over pumpkins.

  21. Cookie says

    October 29, 2008 at 12:14 pm

    I bet Dale scared the Great Pumpkin away with all the pumpkin moving. ;^)

  22. Knitnana says

    October 29, 2008 at 12:51 pm

    So you’ll be making pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread for 100s?
    🙂
    (((hugs)))

  23. Teyani says

    October 29, 2008 at 1:02 pm

    but I thought that the great pumpkin doesn’t arrive until Halloween ?

    what a fun day that must have been

  24. Danielle says

    October 29, 2008 at 1:54 pm

    Hot tip, indeed! That looks like a fun day.

  25. Kat says

    October 29, 2008 at 5:51 pm

    Pumpkin patches can be such fun!

  26. Norma says

    October 29, 2008 at 7:55 pm

    Geeeez. They left all those behind??????

  27. lisa says

    October 29, 2008 at 9:26 pm

    Did you bring any home?? Looks like you left them all there!

  28. Sarah says

    October 30, 2008 at 1:04 am

    That sounds like a tasty haul! I think you have to wait for Halloween night for the GP.

  29. deb says

    October 30, 2008 at 8:05 am

    If you’re really good and hang your pumpkins over the fireplace, the GP will come down your chimney on Halloween Eve and fill your pumpkins with yummy stuff. If you’re not so good, you get coal. I’m pretty sure THAT’S the real story!

  30. JessaLu says

    October 30, 2008 at 11:14 am

    I thought the Great Pumpkin only showed on Halloween by the light of a full moon…

  31. Lynne says

    October 30, 2008 at 11:39 am

    Oh, Man, what fun! I don’ t even have a pumpkin on my porch yet!

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