‘It’s the Green Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!’ Seattle has had a colder, cloudier and wetter summer this year. Many local crops are behind schedule for maturing and harvest. Even our wild fruits are a month behind this year, we are just now beginning to get ripe blackberries. Taking a drive through the valley around Puyallup and Sumner this afternoon, I walked along fields of pumpkins and didn’t see one that was remotely moving towards harvest in late September or early October.
The pumpkins are small and very green yet. I hope they pick up the pace soon, or there will be lots of small Jack’o’Lanterns sitting on porches this year!
Pumpkins remind me too much of fall. Hold on SUMMER!
Yeah, I’d like some summer, but I’m afraid we’ll get ours after school starts on September 1. I drive school bus and buses have two temperatures inside, cold or hot. When it’s hot (or even just a really nice day outside) it is unmercifully hot inside! So I guess I’m lobbying for fall now! ;-)
the NW has had rains and abnormally cooler temps. the SW has had drought and abnormally higher temps. think we could meet in the middle somehow? :)
I thought about that too, wouldn’t it be nice if we could share…
I for one can’t wait for the fall…it’s my favorite season. I have seen a few pumpkin patches around and it seems to be a bumper crop this year. Nice shot Madge. I like how the pumpkin is framed by the leafs.
I love fall too… actually, I love each season as it arrives for differing reasons. I sometimes wish the Pacific NW had more defined seasons, sometimes we just go from cloudy warm rain to cloudy cold rain and then there is drizzle, drizzle…drizzle. ;-)
Cool and showers here up the coast today, so much for sitting around in the sun on a Sunday!
Right now the sun is out… but the weatherman is calling for rain showers this afternoon… and there isn’t even any football to watch on a rainy afternoon!
Beautiful picture!
Thanks…
Lovely close up.
Thanks.. they were still green, tender and shiny…
The seasons are full of surprises, each with their own blessings and challenges. At least these days we’re not so reliant on the food supply from our local areas only.
That is so true… although I think the drought down south is going to have some impact…
No doubt it will. We had massive floods and through much of Australia early in the year and fruit and vege prices haven’t recovered yet but thankfully we’re not going hungry.
Oh my gosh… those floods you all suffered were terrible… doesn’t it seem like the weather is getting wilder? weirder??