Last weekend we had the opportunity to ‘pick-our-own’ pumpkins at a local farm with grandson Isaac and daughter Allie. I won’t tell how many we bought but it was more than enough for all three families. Isaac had such a great time. The pumpkin variety is amazing and the gourds are works of art! No recipe here today – just some photos of Pumpkins & Gourds picked on a beautiful day in Virginia. Be sure to scroll to the end and check out the amazing gourds. So fascinating!
These enormous pumpkins weigh in somewhere around 80 pounds each. No pumpkin was priced over $15 – what a deal!
Good carving pumpkins for jack-o-lanterns
Some mini-pumpkins and one of the gourds. The farm owners provided us with a wagon and/or wheel barrow and long handle pruners to cut as many as we wanted to buy.
The color variety was spectacular. Our daughter picked up a white one for her front porch.
Love the dark orange pumpkins – very pretty color.
Isaac is telling grandpa that he found another one. Such a great pumpkin hunter!
Pink – I never knew there are pink pumpkins in the world.
This gray and light orange was unique and beautiful.
We picked a bunch of mini pumpkins for table decorations or maybe just because they’re so cute! Love the green and yellow.
These are the most amazing gourds I’ve ever seen. I cannot believe the colors and wings! I had a little fun at a photo shoot with our new friends.
Ducks?
Dancing gourds
Rockets?
Very dramatic!
Such a lovely couple 🙂
This one seems to be saying … “back off dude, you’re not my type!”
Twins 🙂
or lovebirds?
And finally, if you missed it the first time, this is the face of a 3 1/2 year old just after he licked the fresh cut stem of a pumpkin. Can’t help you Isaac!
A new cookie recipe coming soon! You’ll love this one 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tricia
What a show, Tricia, to see all the gorgeous pumpkins and unbelievable gourds!
Little Isaac is so adorable! Keep up your creativity and can’t wait to try your cookie recipes
for holiday gifts!
Dean
Thank you Dean! So great to hear from you 🙂 Hope you’re enjoying some beautiful fall weather. Miss you 🙂
I love all the different shapes and colors of pumpkins! In fact, I usually only buy one traditional pumpkin a year because there are so many other beautiful ones to get.
Thanks for stopping by Erin. There are so many pumpkins but I could not resist these gourds 🙂
Tricia, those gourds are unreal. I’ve never seen anything like them. Isaac has gotten so big too. It’s hard to believe he’s already 3 1/2!!
They are the coolest gourds ever Mary! Isaac is so big for a boy his age – I feel certain that football is in our future 🙂
All these photos are amazing! I look outside and see nice Spring weather and look at your photos and feel very American again. 🙂
That must be a strange feeling Maureen – I’ve never lived in another country – but I sure love to visit! Have a great week 🙂
Halloween and Christmas is the best time to show pumpkin arrays. I enjoyed reading your post. Somehow, it educates me more about these impressive pumpkins.
Thanks Farah – They are impressive and big!
What fun! Your photos are always amazing and entertaining too! Love the Fall and its colors; it’s the best time of year. And, your grandson is so adorable – it’s so wonderful to be a grandparent! xo Anna
Thank you Anna – I am such an outdoor girl – and this time of year is my absolute favorite. Did I mention that I’m going to be a grandmother again? Pretty excited!
Almost missed this! What a wonderful pumpkin farm and you came away with some beauties! It must have been a blast with your grandson 🙂
It was tons of fun Susan – and such a beautiful day. Thanks for stopping by!
Totally photogenic..as lovers of photography..we are in heaven with scenes such as these..not to mention your munchkin!
Your photos are magnificent Monique – you have such a wonderful eye and I really love them all! Have a great weekend – thanks for stopping by!
Gotta love autumn – it’s always a fun time at the pumpkin farm, especially when you experience it with a little one! Love the pics, as usual. : )
Little ones do make all these events so much more fun. Can’t wait to have more running around 🙂 Hope you have a beautiful crisp weekend!
What fun Tricia! Last year when I went to see Zoe in Philly we went pumpkin and apple picking. It was so much fun even with the crowds. Denver really doesn’t have places like this, so I really appreciate these pics!
Thanks Abbe – there were no crowds at this little farm – and the prices are crazy good! Denver may not have pumpkins but it does have some amazing scenery 🙂
Hi Tricia, oh I love the white pumpkins, what a beautiful pumpkin patch.
I don’t think I had ever seen a pink pumpkin and the gray one is really neat too. Thanks Cheri!
These photos are spectacular Tricia. Makes me want to start a pumpkin farm. You captured such amazing beauty, wow!!
It looks like a fun thing to do but they are tied down on the weekends throughout the month 🙂 Somebody’s got to sell the pumpkins. Their grandsons help so it is a family affair.
Your pictures are stunning, Tricia! And I also found this really interesting! There is certainly a wide variety to choose from; isn’t there? 😀 Thanks for sharing! 😀
Thank you Kennedy. Have a great weekend!
I love posts like this, Tricia — I have an old one on my blog where I went mushroom hunting one morning and took tons of photos…it’s a nice change from recipes — and those are some amazing squash!
Thanks Sue – it is so interesting to see how these grow – I’ve never seen any like these!
Love all the pictures of the pumpkins and gourds, especially love the picture’s with Isaac and Ed in back ground, brought back memories when we went to pumpkin patch with the bears last year. Thanks for sharing and those gourds were really cool looking . Beautiful..
Thank you for stopping by Kim – we miss our “good” neighbors 🙂 Hope you both have a wonderful holiday season!
I have never been to a pumpkin field…I can tell Issac was very happy and exciting!
I hope you get to go sometime – it is amazing!
I love all of the gorgeous colors and shapes! It just doesn’t feel like fall to me until I’ve got a pumpkin on the doorstep. That grandson of yours is adorable! 🙂
Thanks Betty! This farm is on Chancellor Road near Gordon – they are open on Saturday and Sunday. Hope you are having a great year – sure miss your posts 🙂