Sunday, October 4, 2015

2015 CNY Great Pumpkin Festival

Steve & Jeanne Marley's Winning 1543.5 Pound Pumpkin
I spent yesterday photographing the weigh-in for the Central New York Giant Pumpkin Festival.  While it got a late start due to scale problems, there were many entries, with the winning pumpkin a bit smaller than last years, but still over 3/4 of a ton.

I have many more photos & information about the festival as well as links to past festivals at my LakeshoreImages page.

Not much new with traveling.  I did have a recall repair done on the trailer frame, and am currently planning to head south in a couple of weeks.  I haven't made up my mind whether to just head to Florida, or make the 1000 miles longer journey to the Southwest.  I guess I should decide soon!

Until next time -
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  1. Susan KaneOctober 4, 2015 at 9:10 PM

    It's a good time to hit the SW, as the weather cools down.
    The obsessive care given to grow such a monster must be a full time job. What happens to the pumpkin afterwards.

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    1. Jon VermilyeOctober 5, 2015 at 9:43 AM

      Some are sold for displays, some are feed to animals, but in most cases, the seeds are saved to use for the next season.

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