Dirt, Raindrops, One Seed and Some Sunshine

How did dirt, raindrops, one seed and some sunshine turn into you?

Not any random pumpkin, but you.

Vif d'Etampes.

You, shaped like Cinderella's carriage.

You were destined for glory in our garden this fall.

You were washed carefully....

... and placed on a tomato cage pedestal,

in the centre of the garden as a symbol of

Thanksgiving.

Somewhat like an offering.

All of that dirt, raindrops, a seed and some sunshine

magically turned into beta carotene, vitamins B, C and E and fibre.

Somehow you accumulated the mineral potassium too.

This morning, you started the next chapter of your life.

Oh, your colour!

You were peeled and chopped...

.... and cooked

This afternoon, you will experience something new to you.

You will be frozen.

And, that's where your real glory will begin.

This winter, you will be the most colourful ingredient in pumpkin black bean soup.

You will be the spongy, tasty part of pumpkin chocolate chip muffins.

You might turn up in a pumpkin pie or bread.

Or, if we are feeling celebratory, and not thinking of calories, in Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars.

Dirt, raindrops, one seed and some sunshine.

Thank you.

In the spring we will start again.

🧡