So Halloween here started out a bit disappointing. We only had about a dozen trick-or-treaters, and that seemed odd, especially because it's such a warm, beautiful night out.
But then Sarah and I decided to drive about 2 miles to this house we had heard about where there is supposedly an amazing display of carved pumpkins. I don't know what I was expecting, but I knew I was in for a treat when I saw the cars lined up on the side of the road for a good half-mile before the house.
And it was even better than that: About 200 carved pumpkins, lining both sides of a super long drive-way, with just out of this world carvings in them. We're going to take video tomorrow night when we go back (it's running 2 days; I forgot my camera had video-capability), but hopefully these pictures give you an idea:
But then Sarah and I decided to drive about 2 miles to this house we had heard about where there is supposedly an amazing display of carved pumpkins. I don't know what I was expecting, but I knew I was in for a treat when I saw the cars lined up on the side of the road for a good half-mile before the house.
And it was even better than that: About 200 carved pumpkins, lining both sides of a super long drive-way, with just out of this world carvings in them. We're going to take video tomorrow night when we go back (it's running 2 days; I forgot my camera had video-capability), but hopefully these pictures give you an idea:
Many of the pumpkins were literally carved, as opposed to simply hollowed out, like this one:
This one made us think of Danny:
I can't believe you can carve a pumpkin with a recognizable face. I'm still working on non-triangle eyes.
A sports section:
Here's what it looked like if it was daytime (I used my flash). Luckily, when we were there in person it looked more like the non-flash pictures:
Here's the same shot, no flash and then flash:
I like the ship in the upper left in particular:
Presidential candidate / witch:
SJC and MEG:
Franklin!:
They had many copies of famous paintings, only they substitued pumpkins in place of key elements, like this one:
Amazing!
These are incredible. Bogart looks great as a pumpkin.
ReplyDeleteBut I don't get it. Is the skin just thinned out in places so the light can shine through?
And another question - can you ask questions on blogs? Who answers them?
Ironically, in reference to your title, Batman was the first person I saw today. Guy was about six-six, two fifty. Smiled at me in a way that would have made Robin blush. Next year you'll have to bring little Danny Paul to the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade. I think I saw a baby store on Christopher Street. We can get him some little chaps and a studded collar.
What do you say?
Some are traditional carvings where it's totally hollowed-out --- most of the ones we photographed were like that. Others, as you guessed, are thinned out. The Hopper painting, for instance.
ReplyDeleteThat's Bogart? Sarah thought it was Dick Tracy, and I didn't know any better.
We were discussing yesterday what a six-month old wears for Halloween. At one point, Sarah settled on the idea that the kid should be a banana.