Slug Pumpkin

I baked one of the Long Island Cheese pumpkins that I grew this year, and Lydia was delighted to see that it looked like a giant slug:

Looks aside, it was packed full of bright orange pulp that I will be putting into muffins later (and sneaking into various sauces, like the spaghetti sauce we had last night).

Lydia also took a picture of Midnight on her "throne":

This is the extra booster seat, which stays in the garage when not needed, so Midnight has pretty well claimed it for her own.  

And here is a spot of bright beauty on this cold morning:

We still have snow in our yard, but it should melt today.  Gyunay loved the snow, but it would be nice to have a bit more fall...