Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: festival

2 more pictures in notes above ! :) Last night when I was done taking pictures for Bokeh Thursday, I saw another picture I could take, but it required a flash or a tripod, and I just didn't have it in me to set things up for another series of images. Today I planned to take this picture, but before I got to it, I had taken pictures of tomatoes with dewdrops on them and I wasn't sure if I should wait to take this picture tomorrow. However, after I processed my chosen tomato picture, I wasn't totally happy with it. That's all the incentive I needed! :D Downstairs I zoomed and into the kitchen to set things up. A few minutes later I had a set of curling pumpkin stem images to look through, and this picture was the second one! :D It's also almost straight out of the camera, other than a bit of adjustment with levels! By the way, that strange color you see is how this wierd pinky-peachy-green mottled pumpkin looks! :D Plato (BC[a] – 348/347 BC) was a philosopher in Classical Greece. He was also a mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science. Wikipedia: Plato Explored on November 4, 2013. Highest placement, page 9.

2 more pictures in notes above ! :) I hope everyone had a HAPPY, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! I love this holiday best of all! And why not?! My mother loved to make costumes for me and my brothers every year, and we had the freedom to go trick-or-treating in our safe and wonderful neighborhood by ourselves when we got old enough! Pumpkin patches were something to look forward to every year and we would make the 45 minute drive down to Half-Moon Bay to the vast pumpkin patches there where each of us picked our own pumpkin. Before my mom and dad released their four little monsters into the biggest pumpkin patch we could find, they would give us exactly ONE rule: "You may have ANY pumpkin you want, but you must carry it to the car by yourself." :D My perfect pumpkin started out nearly as big as myself, but by the time I got to the car, that pumpkin had magically transformed into something I could actually get my arms around! :D Dad had wonderful pumpkin face templates for us to choose for the eyes, nose, and mouth, and he would carve them for us while we watched in delight and anticipation! When the pumpkins were opened up, we'd dig out the "guts" and mom would make toasted pumpkin seeds, and later, when the pumpkins were starting to fade, she'd turn them into pumpkin pies and bread! YUMMY!! For weeks before the great night, there were Halloween decorations and excitement in the air, parades and contests and special books to read, and let's not forget the tv special, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" ... Halloween night, we would race from house to house getting so much candy we'd have to go home and dump it out before rushing out for MORE! We always got the most candy of anyone in our schools, and I would hoard my candy like a dragon hoards her pile of gold! :D Oh my, I have the very finest memories of this fantastic, wonderful holiday!!! Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, and voice actor. He is best known for hosting several late-night talk shows, the most recent of which, Conan, premiered on American cable television station TBS in 2010. O'Brien was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He served as president of the Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University, and was a writer for the sketch comedy series Not Necessarily the News. Wikipedia: Conan O'Brien

This little guy was extremely proud of his fabulous find!! :D This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm, in Central Point, Oregon.

Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Color: Green This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm, in Central Point, Oregon.

I saw these gentlemen at the pumpkin farm having a warm conversation. Great emotion there. This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm, in Central Point, Oregon.

Color contrasts much? That's what happens when you take pictures between 11:00am and 2:00pm!! :D It's not always what you're looking for but if you know it's the situation, you can do something with it! :D YAY! This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm, in Central Point, Oregon.

This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm, in Central Point, Oregon.

This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm, in Central Point, Oregon.

When I was a little kid, my dad introduced me to "Lil' Abner"'s Schmoos. I've been a crazy fieind ever since. Do you know what a schmoo is?!!! Take a peeky! :D ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmoo ) This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm, in Central Point, Oregon.

This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm, in Central Point, Oregon.

Inside the country store, there were many crates overflowing with many kinds of pumpkins, gourds and squashes...isnt this a wonderful gathering of gourd?! :D This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm, in Central Point, Oregon. This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm, in Central Point, Oregon.

(for those of you who are interested in seeing my "Pumpkin Patch Time!" images, I have uploaded 10 pictures in this batch [20 befor with more to come in the next few days]. I also have a new "Autumn Show" set, which contains 26 images and counting...) Thanks everyone for your comments and your visits to my photostream! I hope you enjoy the show!) (Oh, and yes, I know there are really too many pictures to be uploading at one time but I have too many images I want to put into my Flickr stream so it just can't be helped!) Ok. Look at this cutie pie. He sits there, peering through the Hole of Doom. His mom implored to him, "SMILE! POKE YOUR HEAD THROUGH!!!!" But this boy...he would have nothing to do with it. He wanted to showcase his arms and fingers. Mom yelled. He disappeared below the hole. Mom yelled louder. Finally, look what appeared!!!!! YAYYY!!! How do you spell adorable?!! This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm, in Central Point, Oregon.

This little guy did NOT want Dad walking away with HIS pumpkin. He picked it out. He sat on it. He waited for dad. Dad comes along and just...TAKES it! It's not right! That's *MY* pumpkin, dad!!! *snicker* OMG kids are so darn cute!!!!!! This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm, in Central Point, Oregon.