The Everlasting Pumpkin

(The Everlasting Pumpkin glowing in the sun.)

Last fall, we headed out to Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg to stock up on pumpkins for the season.  They were gorgeous and fun, and all of them served their purpose through November, eventually rotting in the rain and humidity common here.  Except for one.

That guy, pictured above, was big and strong, and held on for months and months, so we kept him on our porch.  I didn’t know what else to do with it, and some of our neighbors, walking by on their evening strolls, would ask if it was real.  The boys loved our Everlasting Pumpkin, and so did I.

We were beginning to think it would last forever, or at least until next Halloween.  But last week, after a few downpours, I noticed a bunch of mold growing along our orange friend, and it was all mushy on one side.

It was time to say goodbye after many months of his presence on our porch, and there’s an empty spot where he sat for so long.

Maybe this fall, we’ll find another pumpkin to place on our porch, and hopefully it will live as long as this one did.