Halloween pumpkins on Bynum Bridge

[elainegrey]

Despite coughing and feeling tired, i went out with my sister and niece to Bynum to see the pumpkins on the bridge (as well as engaging both in trunk-or-treat and trick-or-treat). The pumpkin carving soared in skill with intricate and detailed carvings -- clearly folks who mush handle a linocut with ease. I think my sister took photos of all of the elegant and detailed pumpkins. I took a few snapshots to catch the general experience, as of this cat pumpkin over the river.




There were THREE pumpkins exhorting folks to VOTE. This was the most detailed and smallest text:



And this pumpkin with "זכור" or "remember" seemed meaningfully poignant.



I'm glad i encouraged us all to go. Next year we'll bring flashlights.

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

That's great about the vote pumpkins!

[zlabya]

Lovely pumpkins and meaningful also.

I didn't carve this year, just hung up a fall wreath and handed out what treats (mostly stickers) I had, but it was fun seeing the kids, and having a huge "Fall Fun" potluck brunch at work.

[elainegrey]

Oh, stickers are a good idea.

I haven't lived in a place where kids came 'round since i was a kid myself.

[warriorsavant]

That's very cool. Is it a "thing" to display pumpkins on that bridge every year?

[elainegrey]

It is. I don't know how many years they've been doing it, but this 2007 article makes it sound like pumpkins on bridges is a lingering area tradition that continues on this particular bridge because it hasn't been "upgraded" http://www.newdaedalus.com/articles/2007/11/2/pumpkins-on-the-bridge.html

[warriorsavant]

Cool. Makes me wish I had a handy bridge where I could import that tradition