And So It Begins...

 A man breaks a Guinness world record for floating downstream in a giant pumpkin. (No, I am not making this up.)

Then there's pumpkin racing, Yes, an annual event that pits various pumpkin-floaters against each other.

These blessed events only point out what arrives each year, about this time:

Pumpkin-flavored stuff. And displays. And events.

The horror.

                     Pumpkin dinner rolls -- for people with plenty of time on their hands

             Gratuitous chicken shot

Have at it, I guess.