You Don't Know Jack ("Photoshopped" Pumpkins)

Each year we go to Goebbert's Farm in South Barrington for our seasonal smaller gourds and then, because the large pumpkins are a bit pricey we go elsewhere for them. This year spouse found "big" pumpkins for $3 each at Meier(sp).

I'm not fond of the yucky stuff inside the pumpkins. When the kids were little I'd make myself help them scrape  the pumpkin guts out (and I did mine as well). Now that the youngest is 15 y.o., he and his dad do the carving and scraping and I do the picture-taking. It seems to suit us all fine.                     

                              

I didn't do the not- photographs--the last two with skull motifs--they are just to brighten things up. El Dia De Los Muertos celebrates life.

                                                                                                         

Spouse's jack o'lantern on the left, son's on the right.

All photos by C. McCrackan

Pumpkin guts macro

"Ribcage"