Halloween Pumpkins

My sisters grandkids all went out to a big pumpkin patch the other day. It was part of a field trip for the pre-school kids. I bet their eyes were big as saucers when they saw all those pumpkins. How do you choose one when there are so many good ones? I guess they each chose one and took them home to carve them. I remember when we did that. Something else I remember was how much fun it was to rake leaves into a big pile in our driveway and drive into them. Then at night my Mom would burn them and she always had marshmallows for us to roast over the fire. Good memories.

Goodbye Leaves

One sure sign that winter isn't far away is the leaves are about gone. It's hard to figure some trees are totally bare and then some have all their leaves yet. I know the lot managers are going all the time cleaning them up so the park looks good.I live 1/2 block from the lake and the wind comes around the building behind my mobile home and blows all my leaves across the road. I haven't had to rake any for 10 years since I moved in here.I think I'll go out and see what the rest of the town looks like.