These others are Allium, Chionodoxa, Eremurus (Foxtail lily) and Orienpet and Oriental lilies. They are all in great shape and packaged expertly. This weekend I planted some of the Allium, one of the bags of Daffodils and the Eremurus.
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This Sunday was also the time for our October Family Outing. We went to a pumpkin farm and then carved pumpkins at Cindy's house. All the "usual suspects" were there, Jesse and Maiko , (and for a second time, I'm apologizing to Maiko for spelling her name wrong. In a previous blog I said it was spelled Miako and she told me today is Maiko. I think I've got it right now!) Guy, Kelly, my sister Sue, Cindy and myself. And some newcomers, Ashley and her boyfriend Shaun also joined us.
Ashley getting the pumpkin carving table ready and posing with boyfriend Shaun
and with Cindy's big dog, Misty. They are both such sweeties!
The pumpkin farm was in a lovely area and the leaves were fantastic. Of course there were horses there and a cute little dog who loved all the attention Jesse was giving him.
We took a wagon ride around and through a beautiful maple woods and were dropped off in the pumpkin patch.
Sue preparing to hop on and Guy waiting patiently on the hay bales. Off we go . . .
A view of the woods and trail and Maiko and Jesse with a backdrop of maple leaves.
After the very enjoyable wagon ride, the pumpkin patch was a bit of a let down. Maybe because it is a week before Halloween or a bad year for pumpkins, but we didn't see many pumpkins at all. Those colored dots way in back are my family, searching .
Among the dried grass were pumpkin vines and what seemed like rotted or squashed pumpkins all over the place.
Happily, the farmer had another wagon with about 2 dozen pumpkins on and around it in the field and we found some pretty good ones.
And Guy searching for pumpkins in the high grass.
Once back home, we started carving . . . .
Misty was smiling away because she loves company!
And Prince (I call him Prince of Darkness because of his bad habit of swiping at people when they walk past him.) did a very good imitation of a scary Halloween kitty.
Kelly is getting to be quite the lovely young lady. She usually won't let me snap too many pictures of her, but I was sneaky and got some very nice photos.
Guy found this little misshapen pumpkin and really used his imagination to fashion this neat creation.
And since I was eating and talking a lot, my jack-o-lantern was pretty bland.
Cindy's shows very little originality too - it looks kind of like a robot. But then, she likes to talk as much as I do!
The weather today was perfect - in the 70s and very windy. We were lucky because tomorrow is supposed to change drastically and be in the 50s. Our family outings seemed to be blessed with obliging weather all the time - we've not had one rain-out. And I am blessed with this wonderful family who brighten my life no matter what the weather.
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Neat Mushroom Picture
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Our lives teach us who we are.
Salman Rushdie, Independent on Sunday,
February 4, 1990
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Bye for now,
Alyssa
