• Friday-What'sUP October 28 - 09:06 pm

This peaceful Dickinson County country scene, provided by Rick Mayer, still shows some green, but if you look closely you'll see the old rock wall barn is surrounded by mostly pines. The few leaf bearing trees pictured are past their peak and showing plenty of bare branches too. Just Mother Nature's way of reminding us that the end of autumn is near. Another reminder are the bright orange pumpkins like this one from Ashley Byykkonen, decorating yards and porches this time of year. Neat how her name has grown right on the face of the pumpkin.

HAPPY FRIDAY ALL!!!!

Good Morning! Looks like Halloween here in Hancock, all foggy & sppoky looking.

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What a great looking barn! Looks like they could of got one more cutting on the hay. Was that pumpkin cut when it was small to make that design or what?

Ashley,
How the heck did you do that? That looks really cool.

Great pictures this morning. Have a great Friday everyone. Don't forget to "fall behind" tomorrow.

Lorelei, they carve their names in the pumpkin while it is still in the early stages of growing. Isn't that cool. There was a guy selling pumpkins by Walmart last year and that is what he told me.

I used to like finding old farms in the CC. Lots of them had orchards that still produced some mighty fine apples

We live on an old farm that ran in the early 1900s. Although the barn is near collapsing, the apple trees around it make delicious apple pies and apple crumble.
Next year, Ashley, I might have to try that, it looks really cool.

Great effect on the pumpkin, which would look nice next to the old barn and fence.
I couldn't even grow a pumpkin, vines and flowers but no fruit, will try again next year and maybe try the writing effect.

We had a huge old barn away from the main house and buildings. It was very, very old we never stored anything in it when we lived on the farm. It use to hold hay when my great grandparents farmed the land. We had a nice apple orchard and strawberry/blueberry patch along with thimbleberries. Mom always made pies and jams. Sure miss those days.

Fran, GA, I think you know that big old barn when you use to vist the farm when your dad helped during hay time when my grandparents lived there.

Love, love, love the barn! I love seeing the old stone barns still standing. It just breaks my heart when I see one in sad condition. What I could do with that if it was in my yard. :) Wonder how many horse stalls I could fit in there? The pumpkin is really cool also.

Great photo of one of our slowly disappearing icons. We need these photos to remember what they looked like after they are all gone from our landscape

I love it Ashley

The old family barn is no longer in the family.
However, we all have pictures of it and smile
fondly in its direction when we drive by it
whenever we're in the Copper Country. Oh the
fun we had in that barn! Jumping in the hay,
going out for tractor rides, "helping with the
haying." My kids only knew the barn when it
was no longer a working barn. Still, they loved
fooling around (despite many warnings!) on
the old machinery stored there.

Thanks for the memories.

Fred -- I tried to grow pumpkins once from seeds that we saved from the Jack-o-lantern the Halloween before. We got the same thing you got -- beautiful vines and flowers, no pumpkins. Someone told me the seeds aren't always good; then someone else told me they needed to be cross-pollinated. Anyway, kids really would get a kick out of seeing their names grow w/ the pumpkins; I'll have to remember that when I have grandchildren some day.

C E R T A I N L Y also I like ASHLEY Your from this wondreful in fruit!!!

Just saw where a guy has grown the world's biggest pumpkin: 1,469 pounds. It's not very beautiful nor is it very orange.

Look at how straight the roof line is on this barn. The stone walls made a good foundation and the metal roof kept it dry. But, that roof needs some help, 'eh? Paint, at least? Could be fixed up for barn dances, remember those?

sdc,ferndale Yes I remember the barn and all the berries in the fields out there.It seems like I remember a little crick that ran thru the side of Chechaks farm and I am sure it went thru to your farm.Sure had a lot of fun times.Fran

I plant pumpkins every year and I usally get one or two pumpkins. I help fertilize them using a q-tip. I rub the center of the flowers and use a q-tip to take the pollen and keep passsing the pollen from one flower to the next. Works for me!!! Tryed everything else, but that is my way.

Thanks for the info on pollinating (sp) the pumpkins.