This past Sunday Ann and I decided to take the day off and head for the mountains. No showings scheduled and no appointments so it was a perfect opportunity for some R & R.
We headed north from Portsmouth up Route # 16 and after a couple of stops in North Conway and other spots, ended up in Jackson, New Hampshire just outside the White Mountain National Forest.
Jackson was having their annual “Pumpkin People” contest/display/festival. I’m not sure what you would call it but pretty cool nevertheless. The only rule was all the displays had to have heads made of pumpkins. Here’s some of the coolest ones we saw:
This "Pumpkin People" couple and baby are ready for the snow to fall.
Next we saw Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. From the orange stockings sticking out from the picket fence we can assume the house just fell on the Wicked Witch of the East.
Glinda, the Good Witch of the North was giving directions towards Oz
And sure enough, just up the yellow brick road was Dorothy, The Tin Man, The Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow, and a surprise traveler, Realtor Ann Cummings, all off to see the Wizard.
Off to see the wizard are Ann Cummings, Cowardly Lion, Tin Man, Dorothy, and Scarecrow
There was a pumpkin people wedding going on behind an inn.
Pumpkin people outdoor wedding.
And a honeymooning couple enjoying a bubble bath.
A champagne bubble bath for this honeymooning pumpkin couple
We gave the pumpkin chef at the Wentworth Inn extra points for creativity because the stove had a fan inside blowing the red cellophane to simulate flames on the stove top.
Two pumpkin chefs hard at work at the Wentworth Inn in downtown Jackson
The Alice in Wonderland gang were having a tea party at the Red Fox Bar & Grille
Moving along to the next spot we found The Flintstones, Fred, Wilma, and all the gang. 2010 is their 50th anniversary.
The Flintstone's gang were looking pretty good with their golf cart car and pet dinosaur Dino
With all the pumpkins around I think Linus has a good chance of seeing The Great Pumpkin this year.
From left to right are: Schroeder, Lucy, Pig Pen, Linus with his blanket, Snoopy lying on his doghouse with Woodstock the bird, and Good ol Charlie Brown
And finally some pumpkin kids were being read a bedtime story before turning in for the night.
Pumpkin kids enjoying a bedtime story.
There were 47 “Pumpkin People” displays spread all over Jackson and we had fun visiting all the ones we could easily find. Some very nice local folks told us about a couple we would not have found on our own including the Peanuts characters. Print out this map and guide so you can see all 47.
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