What happens to the best of us? Well, getting old, of course. You can see that this old timer hasn't got much time on earth, at least above ground. He was a good and faithful Jack-O-Lantern but now his time is almost up and he won't be illuminated on the front porch to greet passersby at night, sorry to say. He has lasted a long time on his perch on the front porch railing. And that is because he is illuminated by a night light, rather than a candle. We have used candles for years, but the heat causes the pumpkin to deteriorate so much quicker. So he has lasted a long time, thanks to electricity. A squirrel did eat one of his teeth and part of his mouth. I think something else ate the two other teeth and then just normal deterioration caused him to soften and begin to collapse. He served us well this year and has been a wonderful thing to look up and see, orange and glowing, when night comes on.
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