Pumpkin-a-day #2 – Lovely Lady

Yep, a second transitional picture encompassing both scarecrow and pumpkin.

If you need a scarecrow fix, you have options…

Bertholds in Elk Grove Village is holding a Fall Family Fun Fest on October 8th, 9th and 10th, 2010. They will celebrate with lots of activities and events, including a Haunted House, Scarecrow Building, Pumpkin Painting . . . → Read More: Pumpkin-a-day #2 – Lovely Lady

October In The Dahlia Garden

This is our main Dahlia garden. Mike has about 70 Dahlias here, and another 30 in the auxiliary garden.

To say that we’ve got Dahlias would be an understatement. At the beginning on October, the Dahlia garden is in its final glory. Each of the many flowers is screaming for deserved attention. The heat of . . . → Read More: October In The Dahlia Garden

Pumpkin-a-day #1 – Transitioning From Scarecrows To Pumpkins

Here we go, moving from scarecrows to pumpkins. And doing it by having a little bit of both. I don’t know what’s more fun, making scarecrows or decorating pumpkins. Either way, you can let your imagination run wild.

Scarecrow-a-day #23 – Scarecrow Wants Out

He’s saying ‘All done’, just like little Alex would. And that’s cuz I am all done with my Scarecrow-a-day. I want to do pumpkins now instead. Its my blog and I can do that. We’ll transition slowly so you don’t get withdrawal pains. Tune in tomorrow to see how I do that.

Need to . . . → Read More: Scarecrow-a-day #23 – Scarecrow Wants Out

Scarecrow-a-day #22 – Pioneer Days Volunteers

Here we are at Pioneer Days, the Elk Grove Garden Club members who were left at the end of the day. And we are still smiling after helping folks make 89 scarecrows!

It was absolutely as much fun as it looks like!

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Scarecrow-a-day #21 – A Veritable Feast

Door County in the Fall is a veritable feast (pun intended) of scarecrows and pumpkins. Here I am having dinner and discussing my blog with a friend.