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| Still life with Pumpkin, 1971 Watercolor |
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| After fall 'colors' near the Battlefords, 1968 |
Finding this still life seems quite appropriate for this time of year! - and lets one reminisce on more first impressions 44 years ago. The color was mostly gone out of the landscape and most gardens looked rather drab. There was much color in the celebration of Hallowe'en however. Large, bright orange pumpkins for decorations, with candlelight flickering through ghoulish faces, and children dressed up, hurrying along dark sidewalks. In a way, it was similar to the lantern parades back in Germany, that take place in the fall, also in the dark, early evening. Except that children sing as they walk with their lit paper lantern. The going house to house may be similar in some areas, though the 'loot' would have been quite a bit different.
