We have five trees in our backyard --- a maple, an ash, two oaks and a black walnut. The maple is the most spectacular:
Also, every year I carve at least one pumpkin, usually a lot more. Last year, I carved five or six of them at my boyfriend's house (actually a group home for developmentally disabled adults where his roommate worked --- she and I together carved 10 or 12, and placed them out for the residents to admire). Then I came home and carved a likeness of Darth Vader for my own doorstep. (That was a great year!)
This year was nothing like that: I did two, and fairly simple designs, although one was fairly time-consuming, since I had to peel off the skin on all the teeth:
Here I am with both of them, which I named Mr. Teeth and the Zombie Pumpkin. (Yes, I always name at least one of my pumpkins --- last year featured El Gordo, Darth Pumpkin and the Imperial Gourdsmen). You can probably tell which one Mr. Teeth is.
That is beautiful. I didn't realize Kansas even had seasons.
ReplyDeleteThank you for setting me straight on ABFH's blog about Brave New World. I always get them confused, as we were assigned the readings about the same year in School. Michael Savage, I believe, was the hero of BNW, wasn't he?
ReplyDeleteI hope to come back to your blog. My son was also diagnosed PDD at age 3. He is 14 now. Autism Hub has been a real blessing to me. It was at the time a "Brave New World" I entered into. No curebie shit, not a bit of mercury. ACTUAL ADULT AUTISTIC PEOPLE, I had heard they existed...
We lived in Western Kansas, Rozel, 10 years, my mother and mother-in-law were born in Damar and Toganoxie, respectively. (Small Towns you've never heard of I imagine.)
I like your pumkins...the toothy guy especially!
Rose
Thanks, Rose!
ReplyDeleteYou're right, I don't know those towns. I think I've heard of Tonganoxie, MO, though. In fairness, I do live on the far eastern edge of Kansas, and am originally an Iowan (10.5 years, followed by 13.5 here).
I've had a cursory look at your blog, too. Very interesting; I've met a lot of neurodiverse people online who homeschool.
To Anonymous: Yes, we have seasons. Usually fall is not this spectacular, since we're usually drier over the summer and the leaves just turn brown and wilt, and we usually don't have much of a winter. But we do have them.