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They might not be big fans of turkey, but tortoises love pumpkins, which is a great way for them to celebrate Thanksgiving dinner. Of course, they are super cute while munching down on the holiday treats.
Blogger Brooklyn Supper suggests adding a bit of butternut or kabocha squash to a conventional pumpkin pie recipe for added flavor. You can read her recipe at the link.
This gives me a crafting/cooking idea: a pumpkin pie cooked inside a pumpkin then carved into a jack-o’-lantern.
Link -via Tasteologie
The caption for this picture is priceless:
Hunting pumpkins is one of the most important skills a cheetah will ever learn…
It’s part of a photo series from Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, Florida, posted at Cute Overload. Link
(Image credit: Matt Marroit/Busch Gardens)
Every year, the Upton family of Slindon, West Sussex, England displays their crop of gourds by arranging them to make an artwork. It’s a tradition that started by accident in the late 1960s. This picture is from 2009. You can see this year’s creation and images from other seasons at Kuriositas. Link -via the Presurfer
(Image credit: Flickr user Badly Drawn Dad)
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Well, Starry Night isn’t scary, but this version from the Museum of Modern Art in New York City is certainly beautiful. I wonder what Van Gogh would think if he knew that this painting would become a major pop culture icon.
MoMa’s Facebook page -via My Modern Met
The Google Doodle team carves giant pumpkins on the lawn at their Mountain View, California, headquarters. The finished product is today’s Google Doodle.
Depending on how you feel about pop music, this could be the cutest or scariest pumpkin ever carved. Check out more pop culture pumpkin carvings over on the Huffington Post.
Who knew jack-o-lanterns had such stunning skulls inside. They must be pretty fragile because I never see them while carving my pumpkins.
What could be more Halloweeny than flying pumpkin guts and creepy music? Film by Devin Graham with original music by Stephen Anderson. -via Buzzfeed
Sean Fallon says “I’ve got to say, there was wayyyyyyy more innards in there than I expected. Took forever to clean out.” I can’t top that line, but I started watching Doctor Who last week, so maybe one day I can.
Link -via Nerd Approved
It takes a steady hand and a lot of planning to make your pumpkin into the one ring, but I’d say the effort is certainly worth the great result.
Link Via Geeks Are Sexy
This house better stock up on Halloween candy, because they’re guaranteed to have a flood of trick or treaters this year! The brilliant light show changes with the music, and animated pumpkin faces sing along. I wonder what these people are going to do to their house for Christmas?
–via Ology
We’ve featured a bunch of pumpkin carvings for Halloween so far, but Flavorwire’s literary collection definitely has some of the most highbrow jack-o-lantern designs we’ve seen so far.
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If you’re going to let someone make the world’s largest pumpkin carving, you might as well make sure he’s an amazing artist. That’s why it’s so great that Artist Ray Villafane was given the honor of carving the record breaking pumpkin this year. Enjoy more pics at the link.
Link Via The Daily What
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I’ve never bothered carving mini pumpkins because the process seems so unrewarding compared to carving a regular pumpkin. That being said, I might just change my mind after seeing these adorable string lights created by Evil Mad Scientist Labs.
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Don’t make any sudden movements around this jack-o-lantern -unless you happen to have a sonic screwdriver on hand that is. Have any of you ever made pumpkins dedicated to your favorite geeky tv show?
BuzzFeed has a collection of 5 Star Wars pumpkins, but most of them are just death star pumpkins, which have been done over and over. On the other hand, this pumpkin Yoda is definitely worth a closer look. The artist, Joseph Y., even offers some advice on how he was made:
“Three pumpkins were used. One for the head, one for the body and one for the ears and hands. Attached parts with barbecue skewers and floral pins. Added plastic eyes and some old burlap for the robe. I used clay-sculpting tools and an X-Acto blade.”
Would you ever try your hand at something like this? Personally, I’m lucky if I can carve a scary face on my Jack-o-lanterns.
Comments Off Serious Eats may be a food blog, but like the rest of us, they have a serious soft spot for animals. That means every now and again the site has been known to create delightful YouTube lists of animals eating different foods. This time around, it’s pumpkins and the videos are simply adorable. Find more fun clips on their list at the link.
Comments Off Damariscotta, Maine, hosts an annual regatta of pumpkin boats. Yes, pumpkin boats. People take huge pumpkins, hollow them out, and then use them as boats. Some even attach outboard motors. Then contestants race each other. Why? Because they are awesome.
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From pumpkin carving to fine dining to a music festival, you’d be amazed just how much stuff can happen underwater when you get a few expert scuba divers together for a good time. Oddee has a collection of some of the wackiest underwater events to have ever been posted on the web.
Comments Off Utah’s largest pumpkin for the year, weighing in at 1,169 pounds, was dropped on an old Pontiac after being hefted up by a 175-foot crane:
The pumpkin was grown by Matt McConkie from Mountain Green and it is calculated that the descent of the giant pumpkin reached a top speed of 67.1mph for 3.1 seconds before meeting its end.
Link via Geekologie
The guys over at Walyou have put together an impressive collection of “130 Halloween Pumpkin Carvings for Your Inspiration”. Here you will find gaming theme pumpkin art, Star Wars characters pumpkin faces and much more.
