Pumpkin Season
by Teresa Zieba
Title
Pumpkin Season
Artist
Teresa Zieba
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A pumpkin is a cultivar of the squash plant, most commonly of Cucurbita pepo, that is round, with smooth, slightly ribbed skin, and deep yellow to orange coloration. The thick shell contains the seeds and pulp. Some exceptionally large cultivars of squash with similar appearance have also been derived from Cucurbita maxima. Specific cultivars of winter squash derived from other species, including C. argyrosperma, and C. moschata, are also sometimes called "pumpkin". In New Zealand and Australian English, the term "pumpkin" generally refers to the broader category called winter squash elsewhere.
Pumpkins, like other squash, are native to North America. Pumpkins are widely grown for commercial use, and are used both in food and recreation. Pumpkin pie, for instance, is a traditional part of Thanksgiving meals in the United States, although commercially canned pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie fillings are usually made from different kinds of winter squash than the pumpkins frequently carved as jack-o'-lanterns for decoration around Halloween.
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September 28th, 2015
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Comments (33)
Lois Bryan
Perfect, perfect capture for the season!!! Wonderfully sunny, light filled colors and great composition!!! Love this one!!! l/f and tweeted
Teresa Zieba
Mariola, thank you kindly for the feature in "Polish Photographers Platform" group. Truly appreciated.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"