With a less dramatic and more happy-go-lucky feel than the movie Into the Wild, we find it is once again that time of year – the time of year to set free our Jack o’lanterns back into the wild.
It has become somewhat of a tradition around here to pick out just the right place for our stoic and unblinking orange friends to return to the soil.
And so they sit upon their leafy knoll in the woods, staring down at us by day and perhaps dancing merrily by night, the memory of past candles not quite extinguished within them causing shadows to leap and twirl in a hypnotic pulse while we snore safe and warm in our cozy beds.
Shoes On The Wrong Feet 
I love this! why didn’t I think of it? brilliant. Next year…Into the Wild they will go.
It is so very simple and the boys really get excited about it. 🙂 Plus, I like to imagine that it makes the pumpkins happy too!
Great idea! The squirrels usually get to ours, but that works too!
I am sure all sorts of woodland creatures get to snack on pumpkin during the next couple weeks at our house.
I love this tradition–I remember it from last year!
I love that you know and remember some of our little family traditions. 🙂
Can’t believe I’ve been throwing mine in the trash all these years when I could have been setting them free into the wilderness!
Oh, your poor pumpkins! I think they would prefer the wilderness to the trashcan. 🙂
It seems like the humane thing to do. 😉 They’re a lot bigger than mine. I love their faces! They’re brilliant!
Thanks – the designs were created by Cody and Carter and Husband executed the carving. I think they did a great job.
Great idea! Ours are still on the porch…we’ll let them go in the back field after school! 😀
I hope your pumpkin release went well and they are frolicking (as much as a pumpkin can frolic) in your back field as I type this.
Nope. Angel threw a FIT at the suggestion…they’re still on the step.
Maybe next year…
Hahaha – well one must not upset your dear sweet Angel. 🙂
Love the faces! What a great tradition. Ours go into the wild of the garbage dump. Probably the scariest place of all.
Hmmm – maybe those scary jack o’lanterns enjoy the bowels of the garbage dump.
How clever! Now I’m sad that hubby tossed ours yesterday.
There is always next year to put into place a tradition of a pumpkin catch and release program.
The pumpkins have such wonderful expressions. Just looking at them brings a smile to my face 🙂
Thank you. The boys drew out the faces on paper and Husband drew them on the pumpkins and carved them. I think they did a great job!
Love this!
Thanks! It is just one of our silly family traditions that I like to share.