{"id":1557,"date":"2006-10-08T20:46:13","date_gmt":"2006-10-09T01:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?p=1557"},"modified":"2020-12-28T13:24:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T18:24:27","slug":"pumpkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/?p=1557","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A gorgeous fall day called for a visit to the pumpkin exhibit at the botanical garden. They hold a decorating contest every year but I had never been before. There were so many it was hard to choose which ones to photograph&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>These two were treated as canvases, the one on the right is reminiscent of a Van Gogh<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1558\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille1.jpg\" alt=\"citrouille1\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1559\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille2.jpg\" alt=\"citrouille2\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The next two are more tri dimensional, especially the one on the right that was totally carved.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1560\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille3.jpg\" alt=\"citrouille3\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille3.jpg 400w, https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1561\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille4.jpg\" alt=\"citrouille4\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille4.jpg 400w, https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Those two had quite the personality&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1562\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille5.jpg\" alt=\"citrouille5\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille5.jpg 400w, https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1563\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille6.jpg\" alt=\"citrouille6\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille6.jpg 400w, https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouille6-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While this pair was a bit more tradionnal<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouilleorange.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1564\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouilleorange.jpg\" alt=\"citrouilleorange\" width=\"399\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouilleorange.jpg 399w, https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouilleorange-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouilleverte.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1565\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouilleverte.jpg\" alt=\"citrouilleverte\" width=\"399\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouilleverte.jpg 399w, https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/citrouilleverte-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since I was there, I went back to the lantern festival and was delighted to see that there were even more figures&#8230;. I will need to go back one more time to see it all lit up after dusk.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/lions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1566\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/lions.jpg\" alt=\"lions\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/lions.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/lions-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1567\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paon.jpg\" alt=\"paon\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paon.jpg 400w, https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/paon-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/lanternesbleues.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1568\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/lanternesbleues.jpg\" alt=\"lanternesbleues\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/lanternesbleues.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/lanternesbleues-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I came upon a fountain that really caught my attention: cascading reflecting ponds&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/fontaine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1570\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/fontaine.jpg\" alt=\"fontaine\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/fontaine.jpg 400w, https:\/\/flyingplates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/fontaine-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A gorgeous fall day called for a visit to the pumpkin exhibit at the botanical garden. 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