N is for Novelty

Denise Nesbitt's ABC Wednesday round 3
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Every time that Otto and I go to the Monterey Market we encounter something new in the way of fruits or vegetables. On our Friday shopping trip, we saw the following:

This photo of Otto is no trick shot. He is crouched so that the children climbing on the pumpkin pile behind him (beyond the wire mesh) can be seen. This was the largest pumpkin I have ever seen outside of a newspaper or magazine photo.

These are a few of the children in the background the previous photo.


These were labeled as Swan Pumpkins, but I think they are actually gourds as there was a warning of "For decorative use only". They certainly qualify as novel!


These decorative gourds aren't exactly a novelty, although there are always a few with which I am unfamiliar when they appear each autumn. I love them as a centerpiece for Thanksgiving dinner, but is there anything sadder than a gourd that's still around during the December holidays?

And there was this strange broccoli that I purchased, then, after I brought it home and had worlds of time, photographed it out of focus! No excuse. I had never seen this variety. I haven't cooked it yet, but can aver that it smells like broccoli.


And lastly I can't resist adding this photo of the huge pumpkin pile and one exhausted little shopper. Picking the pumpkin for one's Jack-o'-lantern is such hard work!