Bloedel Nature Reserve - Autumn Delights

"Bloedel Reserve is a 140-acre wonder of nature, created by the imagination, vision, and passionate love of the natural world shared by our founders, Prentice and Virginia Bloedel. Working with the rugged geography of the land, they artfully transformed a rough-hewn Northwest forest into a harmonious series of curated gardens, structural features, and distinctive landscapes, with nature as canvas and paint."

It is located on Bainbridge Island, not far from Seattle. My "live-in-gardener" and I love visiting here when we are in the area. It is listed as one of the top ten botanical gardens in the US.

When we entered Bloedel Reserve we asked if there were any pumpkins about. The person greeting us said "you should be able to find eight or nine pumpkins".  I think there were a few more than eight or nine. What do you think?

There was a contest to guess the weight of that large pumpkin.

And we could vote for the best decorated pumpkin here.

The bats will flip,

the owls will hoot,

The little elves will

dance and scoot,

While friendly spooks

and witches bright,

Will guard you

through this magic night.

May joy and fun

and frolic sheen,

Be yours this happy Hallowe’en!

1910 Hallowe’en Poem

 Hope you had a spooky, scary, smile filled Halloween weekend.

Now on to a month of THANKFULNESS AND BLESSING!

Sending love,

Marilyn