I was checking out the Weather Report for Grimsby - warm summer temperatures for the next few days. At the same time, a Weather Report song was on the radio on JazzFM. They regularly play two of the jazz fusion band's songs - "A Remark You Made" and "Birdland". I think it is Jaco Pastorius' bass lines that draw my attention to the songs every time I hear them.
Our Canadian Thanksgiving is concluded - and what does every Thanksgiving meal finish with? Of course it is pumpkin pie - it has to be one of the delicious desserts.
Pumpkins are a member of the gourd family and are also considered winter squash.
Pumpkins have been grown in North America for about 5000 years
Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and healing snake bites
Pumpkins are 90-percent water
The world record for giant pumpkins remains in Germany! For the second time in 3 years, the world record for giant pumpkins has fallen at the European Weigh-Off in Germany. German grower Mathia Willemijn brought this behemoth pumpkin weighing 2,624.6 pounds to the weigh-off on October 9, 2016.
Here is a picture of a person paddling on a pumpkin in the water as part of the world record pumpkin pictures. I thought I should insert it as you might not believe it could be true.
Our picture is shows the garden rendezvous with night lighting, part of my experiments for "The Night Garden".
