tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post8246379598389199597..comments2023-10-26T06:56:22.572-04:00Comments on Desktop Retreat: Saturday Snapshot - gourds!Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-9934580584631911082012-11-04T21:36:27.105-05:002012-11-04T21:36:27.105-05:00I get compost pile gourds too! I love the surprise...I get compost pile gourds too! I love the surprise. This year I only got the little orange ones. I haven't had the green ones in a few years.Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17822229389189435951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-19707955487080977202012-11-04T11:53:03.301-05:002012-11-04T11:53:03.301-05:00Great fall photos. I love that you're growing ...Great fall photos. I love that you're growing gourds accidentally.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.joyweesemoll.com/" rel="nofollow">Joy's Book Blog</a>Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414405931825593371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-84970474435823250762012-11-04T00:40:14.818-04:002012-11-04T00:40:14.818-04:00I like the gourds and that is neat that they are g...I like the gourds and that is neat that they are growing from old scenes. Nice traditional pumpkin too. Glad you didn't have too much damage from Sandy. Martha Eskuchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403539348594584733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-86602932768578979702012-11-03T23:36:49.457-04:002012-11-03T23:36:49.457-04:00Love that selection of gourds! Lucky you to have t...Love that selection of gourds! Lucky you to have them selfseed from the compost... when we bought our house, the previous owner had composted a lot of mint... and yes, it has self-seeded, all over the entire lawn. Good thing I'm not too worried about a "perfect" lawn ;)Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-21763634217962236662012-11-03T21:52:56.370-04:002012-11-03T21:52:56.370-04:00So sorry about your garden but glad you are safe. ...So sorry about your garden but glad you are safe. Love the gourds! We have a lady in our town who makes beautiful gourd creations.Stacy at The Novel Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438410877723922583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-51654478766331464942012-11-03T19:58:43.254-04:002012-11-03T19:58:43.254-04:00I may have to see if I can can grow gourds! It wou...I may have to see if I can can grow gourds! It would be so lovely to have automatic Fall decorations each year :)Peppermint Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02839146118641977559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-37870986613286512942012-11-03T19:07:11.821-04:002012-11-03T19:07:11.821-04:00We watched Sandy's progress with great interes...We watched Sandy's progress with great interest and concern.<br /><br />One of our good friend's was in NY for work that week - holed up in a Lower Manhatten hotel bar with no electricity watching the building sway around them!<br /><br />Glad you all survived it okay :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-83785582902084992202012-11-03T18:18:11.787-04:002012-11-03T18:18:11.787-04:00Bear With Me...how serendipitous for those gourds ...Bear With Me...how serendipitous for those gourds to grow♫Lmkazmierczakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286730342157793063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-26654276487835290732012-11-03T17:57:07.109-04:002012-11-03T17:57:07.109-04:00No trick or treaters? What are you going to do wit...No trick or treaters? What are you going to do with all that unclaimed candy?<br />If you have any excess O Henry bars, please send them to me, I'm an addict!Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-83687718280829530532012-11-03T17:00:48.424-04:002012-11-03T17:00:48.424-04:00I like your gourds. I grew some last year, and the...I like your gourds. I grew some last year, and they have sat in my kitchen looking pretty and drying out. I put them on my blog a few weeks ago with some knitted pumpkins. They don't look as good as yours though.Ginx Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-42914265847362327752012-11-03T15:28:30.097-04:002012-11-03T15:28:30.097-04:00The little pumpkins from the compost pile are so c...The little pumpkins from the compost pile are so cute and colorful!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-37311089547006675192012-11-03T13:28:31.476-04:002012-11-03T13:28:31.476-04:00Lovely colorful gourds! We used to have peas that ...Lovely colorful gourds! We used to have peas that would grow up year after year without replanting. I was sad when they stopped growing. I should really plant some more next year instead of zucchini, which always sounds like a good idea, but I get tired of them quickly.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-48550878180628789022012-11-03T13:16:18.963-04:002012-11-03T13:16:18.963-04:00The joys of Halloween and Fall. Very nice selectio...The joys of Halloween and Fall. Very nice selections of the gourds. The bitter melons in the Philippines are classified under gourd also and they are oblong.edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244431245341788001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-27275948866974021772012-11-03T13:11:59.258-04:002012-11-03T13:11:59.258-04:00Love that brilliant orange color.
Love that brilliant orange color.<br /><br />Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-57360802219331018732012-11-03T13:10:39.963-04:002012-11-03T13:10:39.963-04:00I love how colorful the autumn gourds are - great ...I love how colorful the autumn gourds are - great choice of pictures!<br /><br /><a href="http://aliveontheshelves.com/2012/11/saturday-snapshot-44/" rel="nofollow">Lisa @ Alive on the Shelves</a>Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315622067612799162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-20709978727683306692012-11-03T11:04:58.000-04:002012-11-03T11:04:58.000-04:00Very handsome jack-o-lantern!Very handsome jack-o-lantern!Eugenia O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387352519341205107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-40986547678532005742012-11-03T08:16:03.308-04:002012-11-03T08:16:03.308-04:00OOh, I love gourds! How nice that they keep growin...OOh, I love gourds! How nice that they keep growing. I've tried that with old pumpkins but they never seem to produce anything beside the vine.Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-4646332096370617312012-11-03T07:54:18.686-04:002012-11-03T07:54:18.686-04:00Very artfully displayed! I do love the colors and...Very artfully displayed! I do love the colors and shapes.<br /><br />I never get any Trick or Treaters! I am starting to take it personally...lol<br /><br />I imagine the kids whispering: There's the Witch House! <br /><br />Actually, there are only three kids living in the immediate neighborhood and I suspect that their parents are very protective of where they go, etc.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing...and here's <a href="http://snowconnections.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/creative-sparks-saturday-snapshots-trick-or-treat-nov-3/" rel="nofollow">MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT POST </a> <br />Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-66124806808965425052012-11-03T07:37:49.635-04:002012-11-03T07:37:49.635-04:00That happens on our compost pile too. We didn'...That happens on our compost pile too. We didn't even carve a pumpkin this year and we ran out of candy, in spite of the cold and the rain. <a href="http://paulita-ponderings.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Here's Mine</a>Paulita https://www.blogger.com/profile/14237320966048538408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-31436384810648270532012-11-03T07:28:35.072-04:002012-11-03T07:28:35.072-04:00That first grouping looks great. I love the differ...That first grouping looks great. I love the different sizes, shapes and textures. Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187730620736345378noreply@blogger.com