It's that Halloween time of year again and my children were keen to make a super scary pumpkin face. Even scarier than the one we made last year they said. So we trundled down to the far end of our village where we had planted some seeds in the spring. Our garden is only so big and there is plenty of space around here if one looks. The village mayor doesn't mind at all.
We counted ten pumpkins here a few weeks ago but today there was only one left! I had intended to give a few away to friends but apparently the village helped themselves first. That's fine. We planted them here with an open heart.
Before we picked the one remaining pumpkin we had a little scout around and found these pomegranates growing next to the car park.
Needless to say I bagged a few to make juice.
We sat for a little while with baby cat, who almost always comes with us on our adventures these days.
Esteban sang us a song.
While Luna found some 21st century litter.
Once that was done, Esteban climbed up to fetch the prize.
It wasn't quite fully ripe but I didn't care. This one was for the children to have fun with and in fact we still have two left in our garden ;)
Great to see some baby ones still growing, though I don't think they will make it beyond the first frost which isn't all that far now.
Back home along the canal we went, introducing baby cat to some new views.
Posing for a quick photo before heading indoors.
The pumpkin was a bit flat to be able to create the face in the usual way, so I cut a slice from the bottom, enabling it to stand upright.
This gave me much more space to work with.
We watched a few youtube vids before we started and had already established that the teeth would be created from this bit we cut out for the mouth.
They were connected with tooth picks.
Starting to look pretty scary now.
Especially scary when the lights go out!
We put the candles behind the eyes in the end as this seemed the most effective place.
I noticed Luna's magic eye glowing red in this shot when my phone randomly decided to use a flash.
It has been a long time since I last used a flash and was curious to see this effect more clearly so I asked her to stand still for a moment and look at the camera while I shot another image. As you can see, the difference between the two eyes is remarkable and it has been noted that pictures with a flash give away her superpower quite quickly.
For those of you not aware, Luna sees the world in a different way through her magic eye. The movement is constricted and it remains constantly dilated, like the eyes of a person who has taken psychedelics. A condition no doctor has ever been able to shed light on for us. Even yesterday she spent the day at a hospital where she confused yet another doctor who ultimately told us nothing useful. As she gets older I am able to better communicate with her and can confirm now that she sees colours at night, often prompting her to get out of bed and walk around the house in pitch black darkness. This actually reminds me of Esteban's experience seeing Lightballs floating around his bed a few years ago and I suppose I should not be surprised that like her brother, she has abilities which go beyond the understanding of your average doctor.
Anyway, that's that. We made a pumpkin face and put it here while we all made scary noises together ;)
Finally we put it above our letter box where each night I make sure to light some new candles.
Esteban & Luna particularly enjoyed how the wax drips from the mouth after a while, making it look extra scary, exactly as promised ;)
I wonder what Halloween is REALLY about? Obviously I could google the answer but something tells me this will only give half truths.
Thoughts anyone?
Love & Light 🌱