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The Pumpkin Graveyard - Day 15

A day after making the trip out to photograph the pumpkins and realizing the camera had no storage card I returned with the necessary equipment. Of course today was miserably wet (yesterday was about perfect) but I think it adds some personality to the shots. A few pumpkins couldn't stay intact after thawing from a freeze while others seem to hang on. It will probably be two weeks before I can visit again.

I think this is the final time see see any before they melt into orange and brown globs….

The Pumpkin Graveyard 2014 - Day 1

All the pumpkins got transported to the woods today. This year I set up a special corral for them with the most recent scarecrows watching over. Hopes are that 'seasoning' these props (including the fences) will add to the flavor for next year. The pumpkins and straw typically go back to the earth by the following spring. Corn will be planted inside the corral around that time. Should be good for continuous nice shots up until next Halloween!

First "Funkin" of 2014

We typically add a few new Funkins (commercially available foam carving pumpkins) to the Halloween haunt arsenal every October. This fellow is the first of (hopefully) many!

The Pumpkin Graveyard 2013 Day 56

Essentially the final day of The Pumpkin Graveyard 2013 - as Christmas trees have been added and the spot won't likely be visited for a while. Here's to next year!

The Pumpkin Graveyard 2013 - Day 13

These pics are a few days old and I won't likely be able to get out and get new shots before our weeklong trip to Scottsdale, so I suspect the next time we see these guys they will be in full meltdown mode.
G'bye fellas...

The Pumpkin Graveyard 2013 - Day 4

A quick four days turnaround - mainly to drop off the last three fellows at their new home.
I wonder what some random hunter coming down out of the hills might think if they can across this..

From as far back as you can stand before disappearing into the hollow

The Pumpkin Graveyard 2013 - Day 1

The Pumpkin Graveyard was set up today.
It gave me a sad.

As did those that came before - our pumpkins will sink into the center spot of the Pumpkin Graveyard.
Possibly the richest soil in all of Tennessee after 5 years of repeating this in the exact same spot..

Pumpkin Graveyard 2012 - Day 6

Surprisingly spry and alert after nearly a week at the old guard post 

November Jack

It was too tough to move on from Halloween this year so when our faithful "inside" pumpkin plummeted into moldy, saggy mess we opted to pick up a few new pumpkins at the local stand...

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from Spooky Franklin. Here's to hoping everyone is able to enjoy it safely - especially our friends in the northeast.

I'll be busy with Spooky's Haunted Yard today - but I'll be back tomorrow with photos aplenty!

Carpenter's mysterious Halloween pumpkin

Crackle

Very nice fired ceramic crack-o-lantern..

..from ShellHawk's Nest