Driving from coastal Maine westward to New Hampshire, the foliage colours began to change a bit more. Even though I was totally enjoying myself along the coast, I did look forward to seeing some fall foliage as I moved inland.
I drove from Rockport to Maine’s capital Augusta, then continued on some small country roads towards Bethel and Gilead before crossing the State line to Gorham, New Hampshire. It was a pleasure driving through these more remote parts of the country, for the routes offer some gratifying scenery:
But it was the colour orange on the ground that caught my eyes. From afar, they were tiny orange dots in the field:
A bit closer I knew, of course, that was a pumpkin patch. And it was orange that would be the predominant colour everywhere, in towns and in the country.
On flatbeds and wagons:
Or laid out neatly in arrays on grass:
In various shapes and forms:
At door fronts, entrances, in hanging baskets and shop windows:
Or in the form of pumpkin people:
Or as pumpkin elves like these two sitting outside Elf Academy:
No wonder there’s a shortage of pumpkins in the U.S. as the demand is so high. With recent crops diminished by record rain, there arose a pumpkin shortage. Help is on the way though. Here’s a recent headline on CBC News Business section:
“Canadian pumpkin patches poised to fix U.S. lack-o’-lanterns problem.”
What are neighbors for?
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