Have a Wonderful & Safe Halloween!!

Hi All,

Lori (Floral Photography Group) asked us to go out and take pictures of gourds, since there might not be many flowers to photograph in the coming months. I take that back, I should say in some areas of the country. I live in sunny, southern California, and taking pictures of flowers in the fall and winter months is no problem.

Now, on the other hand, I thought looking for gourds would be a problem since I really didn’t even know where to start looking. Yes, I’m sure some of the grocery stores will start caring them but it seems to me you just can’t go into a grocery store and start taking picture -- they might take me away thinking I’m some kind of mad woman. So sad to say, I thought I would just pass on the gourds.

Well, I happened to come across a very large Pumpkin Patch this weekend. It’s fairly close to my house, but after 8 years of living here I didn’t even know it was there. It’s hidden away off the main street and I guess I’m not the only one that didn’t know it was there. I parked my car and went through the entrance stand, and right in front of me were hundreds of gourds, just sitting there, waiting for me to snap a shot. Funny how things workout some days.

So Lori, these gourds are for you!!!

Thanks for inspiring us.