On Saturday, October 20th, Mom, Dad, Pat, Adrian, Beauty Dog and I went out to the garden to harvest the pumpkins. It was a beautiful fall day and as you will see from the photos the colours were extraordinarily beautiful. It wasn't long before the truck was filled and altogether over 40 pumpkins were delivered to my home and to my classroom. The children will be surprised when they come to school on Monday to discover that a pumpkin awaits for each of them. We will use these class pumpkins to inspire future reading, writing, math and science lessons!
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| Beauty and I check out the crop! |
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| The Truck is full! |
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| Garden slowing down but still swiss chard, kale, parsnips and brussels sprouts to harvest! |
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| A late fall blossom! |
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| Harvest is done! |
Later, in the evening we drove to Belleville to watch my brothers play, "The Importance of Being Earnest".
http://www.intelligencer.ca/2012/10/12/an-earnest-offering My brother Dave directed this hilarious play, written by playwright Oscar Wilde. The action takes place in class-conscious England near the turn of the last century, at a time of transition from the Victorian to the Edwardian ages and when the aesthetic movement, led by Oscar Wilde, was at its peak. After the play, Mom, Dave, Pat and I joined Dave for wings at a local restaurant and wished Dave a "Happy Birthday" when the clock struck midnight. Happy Birthday Dave!
