The daily Astorian., October 24, 2019, Page 29, Image 29

A pumpkin’s
promise
Pumpkins
at Chapman
Farms in Brady,
Washington.
Making a pumpkin pie
BY DAVID CAMPICHE
T
here is a bright
golden haze on
the meadow.
There’s a change
in the air—a
crispness. A clean ocean
smell replete with a saltiness
you can taste on the tongue.
The morning air is colder.
Outside, you shiver. Autumn
has arrived.
Perhaps you have grown
a small garden in the back-
yard. Out the backdoor, you
cross the cut grass. A frost
lays on the green surface
and shimmers like soft glit-
ter in the fi rst morning light.
The squash have grown well
this season, better than the
tomatoes. On small mounds
of black dirt, three orange
pumpkins catch your atten-
tion. You might think of
Thanksgiving. You certainly
think of pie.
See Page 20
Photos by David Campiche
A pumpkin pie.
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