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Bob Dudics and I decided we would
attend the Circleville Pumpkin Festival.
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-----Commissioned for the 100th anniversary
of the Pumpkin Festival, this painting
on the side of an old building is amazing!
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-----I've seen pictures of the one in
Bucyrus (byou-SIE-rus), OH,
but I had never witnessed one
in person. The 3-D quality cannot
be fully appreciated in a two-
dimensional medium.
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-----Most of the arts and crafts were as
one would expect--chessy and a bit
mundane. This exhibit, however,
took my breath away!
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-----The artist grew up in Circleville. After
high school, he attended Columbus
College of Art and Design, where he
learned the art of glass-blowing.
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-----After moving to Seattle, WA, he
decided to put his past and present
lives together in these fantastic
one-of-a kind creations.
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-----I didn't meet Gus, but I certainly
appreciate his art as well.
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-----It's hard to capture just how big
this pumpkin is or the fact that
it's REAL! Notice the detail of
the carving as well as the painting.
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-----I asked permission of a lady to
take this shot of her dog.
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-----Ah, pumpkins!
So this is why they call it the
Pumpkin Festival!
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-----Hundreds and hundreds
of varieties!
I thought this warty one
was cool for Halloween.
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-----And the winner of this year's
heavy-weight division, coming
in at a whopping 1375 1/2 pounds!
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-----Sights around town...
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-----Okay, so I decided I had to
sample some kind of food!
What would be your choice?
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-----Bob tried the pumpkin coffee
and liked it very much.
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-----And my choice...pumpkin
cream elephant ear!
Scrumptious!
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-----Bob and I had some extra time
on our hands after the festival
and decided to go to Hocking
Hills for a hike. Little did we know
that the entire state's population
had come up with the same idea!
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-----Usually, my outdoor photos turn
out well, but I deleted half of these.
Perhaps I was trying to take the
shots too quickly to avoid the crowds.
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-----Although the roots are almost
completely out of the ground,
the tree is still remarkably alive!
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-----Our destination...Old Man's Cave!
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