Pumpkins and Gourds Everywhere

…nothing says autumn more than pumpkin displays

On the way home from the cottage my friend and I just had to stop at this farmer’s pumpkin display. He admitted there would be more squash, gourds and pumpkins in the next couple of weeks. Hard to imagine when there are already hundreds on display.

Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Mainly Orange

thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2024/10/05/weekly-prompts-colour-challenge-mainly-orange/

Five Plus Two = 7

thanks to Becky B for hosting Seven for September Squares https://thesquaresofb.com/2024/09/30/seven-squares-30/

On my way to close up the cottage this weekend I stopped at Harris Farms. The pumpkin displays were amazing and they let the cows out on the pasture next to the displays. The children loved being able to get this close to the animals. One of them let her bladder empty and a little girl shrieked ‘look Mom, they pee’.

A Fun Day at the Green Pig

it is much more than a corn maze

Last year in September, The Green Pig Country Market in Salisbury, NB, burned down. Earlier this year the owners started to rebuild and when we arrived last week they had a great selection of pumpkins and a variety of squash.

After Winnie’s special birthday breakfast we drove to The Green Pig. I thought we were just going to a corn maze but it turned out to be much more. Apart from the market and the corn maze they had a great play area for kids of all ages.

A fun Day was had by all the rain held off till we got back into the car.

RDP – Esculent

….thanks to Bushboy for todays Ragtag Daily Prompt of ‘esculent’ https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/12/29/ragtag-daily-prompt-thursday-esculent/

es·cu·lent

FORMALadjective – fit to be eaten

noun – a thing, especially a vegetable, which is fit to be eaten

The fruit of the tomato plant is esculent but the plant is not. With potatoes the roots are esculent but the plant itself is poisonous.

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Gourds are not esculent – just decorative
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…..even though they look like their cousins, pumpkin and squash
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Pumpkins are definitely esculent and not just for Hallowe’en
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Beware of fungi – some are esculent but others can be deadly when consumed
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My Christmas Trifle was very esculent
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…as was our Christmas dinner