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If These (Pumpkin) Walls Could Talk

10/11/2018

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As many of my regular readers know, I periodically like to include a blog based on the theme “If These Walls Could Talk.”  Usually, it is an interesting picture of an actual house a person has actually lived in at some point.  This time, I am featuring something different.  I stumbled across a fun picture of a “house” covered in pumpkins, squash and gourds. 
Photo of small building covered in pumpkins, squash and gourds
After some research, I discovered this is a picture of a structure at the Dallas Arboretum.  Each fall, they host a festival called “Autumn at the Arboretum” with a different theme each year.  
 
If I am ever in the Dallas area in the fall, I definitely want to check this out.  From the pictures on the arboretum’s website,
(http://www.dallasarboretum.org/visit/seasonal-festivals-events/autumn-at-the-arboretum) it looks as though they do an amazing job creating a spectacular setting for guests to walk through and enjoy.  The display includes 150,000 plants and 90,000 pumpkins, gourds and squash.
 
Which gets me back to the photo.  How cool would it be to have a building made of pumpkins and other assorted squash relatives?  And how does one go about building such a structure, anyway?  If these walls could talk, imagine the stories they could tell about the sweating, straining people trying to put all of the shells into place!  Plus, can you imagine the conversations they might hold amongst themselves when no humans are around?  Do they discuss the people they saw?  Are there cliques or quarrels?  Will the pumpkins even talk to the lowly squash?  Do they both shun the gourds?  The mind boggles!
 
If you live near Dallas or will be in the area, this sounds like a great place to spend a pleasant fall afternoon.  The festival runs from September 22 – November 21 this year, and the theme is “The Adventures in Neverland.”  There are several stops along the winding path where visitors can see recreations of locations featured in Peter Pan. 

While you are there, try to guess what the fruit would be saying, If These Walls Could Talk.

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10/16/2018 11:35:34 pm

I haven't heard anteing about “Autumn at the Arboretum”. But based on the photos you posted above, I can feel that it's a fun yet calm festival. Looking at these pumpkin mini house, I can say that the one who made this house was really creative! It feels amazing to know that there are artists who have been very passionate into making this possible. If it was me, I am pretty sure that I will not be able to do it because I feel like I am not creative enough for this. But of course, I am willing to learn it!

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