Happy Frolic Friday! Time to play, and what better time of year to get outside and celebrate the beauty of nature?
I will admit it: I am gaga for gourds. Girl loves a pumpkin patch like nobody’s business.
Orange for as far as the eye can see. Tall ones. Short ones. Fat ones…I am giddy just thinking about it.
They call to me, begging to be carved into jack-o-lanterns, baked into pies and bread, and made into savory soups. I even get lots of tiny ones to keep on the table — little orange balls of happiness.
This weekend, why not…
- Visit a local pumpkin patch and let each member of the family pick out their own prized pumpkin. After all, beauty is in the eye of the gourd-holder, so to speak. Find a pumpkin patch or corn maze near you.
- Carve a cool wildlife-themed pumpkin! WWF has great stencils you can download for free. You can even make a solar powered jack-o-lantern. How cool is that?!
- Let’s admit it — squirrels love pumpkins! If you have never had your jack-o-lantern hijacked by one, just wait. Roast a few seeds and sit back and enjoy the show!
Now, I would be remiss if I didn’t give a shout-out to another pumpkin lover. Another sure sign of fall: Linus and The Great Pumpkin. Enjoy!
As always, it does not matter what you do, just get outdoors this weekend and have some fun.
And yes, you can call me pumpkin. I won’t mind a bit.
See ya outside! ~ The Grass Stain Guru
NEW post @ The Grass Stain Guru http://bit.ly/2sLzAi P is for Pumpkin! #playoutdoors
@tkpleslie I don;t, but what a great idea! But, I am talkin' pumpkins today… http://bit.ly/2sLzAi
#jack o'lantern: RT @balmeras @tkpleslie I don't, but what a great idea! But, I am talkin' pumpkins today… http://bit.ly/2sLzAi
RT @tkpleslie: #jack o'lantern: RT @balmeras @tkpleslie I don't, but what a great idea! But, I am talkin' pumpkins .. http://bit.ly/2sLzAi
RT @balmeras: NEW post @ The Grass Stain Guru http://bit.ly/2sLzAi P is for Pumpkin! #playoutdoors – GaGa for Gourds :0)
Reasons to love pumpkins and to get outside from @balmeras Frolic Friday: P is for Pumpkin! http://bit.ly/WePKA #playoutdoors [love it!]
“I am gaga for Gourds” just made me laugh out loud.
I can picture you now, skipping merrily through the pumpkin patch :0)
You are brilliant Bethe. Please be sure to never, ever change.
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(With solar powered jack-o-lanterns link!) Frolic Friday: P is for Pumpkin! http://bit.ly/1TKrLU via @balmeras #Green #Tech
Awwww, Uke! That is pretty much the picture of me in the pumpkin patch. There is also a lot of hand clapping with glee. xo
Frolic Friday: P is for Pumpkin! http://bit.ly/4AzH0W @balmeras is gaga for gourds – find out why
Linus & a solar-powered pumpkin. Um, need I say more? http://bit.ly/4AzH0W
RT: @balmeras: Linus & a solar-powered pumpkin. Um, need I say more? http://bit.ly/4AzH0W
Energizing! RT @balmeras: Linus & a solar-powered pumpkin. Um, need I say more? http://bit.ly/4AzH0W
RT @balmeras: NEW post @ The Grass Stain Guru http://bit.ly/2sLzAi P is for Pumpkin! #playoutdoors – GaGa for Gourds :0)
RT @activekidsclub: RT @balmeras: NEW post @ The Grass Stain Guru http://bit.ly/2sLzAi P is for Pumpkin! #playoutdoors – GaGa for Gourds :0)
Thanks Pumpkin! RT @balmeras Linus & a solar-powered pumpkin. Um, need I say more? http://bit.ly/4AzH0W
RT @balmeras Linus & a solar-powered pumpkin. Um, need I say more? {Nope!}
http://bit.ly/4AzH0W
@ClaudiaC Totally got my Linus on today @ The Grass Stain Guru: http://bit.ly/4AzH0W
RT @balmeras Linus & a solar-powered pumpkin. Um, need I say more? http://bit.ly/4AzH0W <LOVE the pumpkin post, B. Off to dance like Linus!>
love this gourdy post from @balmeras ! http://bit.ly/2sLzAi
@barefoot_exec Love it; such a great childhood rite of passage!Did U know U can make a solar powered jack-o-lantern? http://bit.ly/2sLzAi
Frolic Friday: P is for Pumpkin! http://bit.ly/4AzH0W via @balmeras
Bethe,
I love this post – so many great ideas here! Thanks,
Melissa
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