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Stopped at Russo’s in Watertown tonight for cauliflower and some flowers & cake for my neighbor.  I love Russo’s, but I don’t go there as often I would like since it is usually a madhouse on the weekend, and it closes at 7pm on weeknights.

Anyhoo….It is fall here in the old N of E.  Sunset at 5:45, dark by 7pm (soon to be 6pm with Daylight savings),  dry, crunchy leaves and the smell of earth and Halloween right around the corner.  I love Halloween.  Pumpkins, candy, spooooooooooky behavior, costumes, trick-or-treat, crisp air – this time of year is the best. And visiting Russo’s is a treat – they have Pumpkins of all kinds and sizes, surrounded by velvety Mums in rich fall colors….

Sugar Pumpkins at Russo's

We’ll go to get a pumpkin this weekend with Baked Apple Noggin.  Maybe toast some pumpkin seeds…I love pumpkin bread, pumpkin soup, and pumpkin pie is ok too.  I had sauteed pumpkin at an Afghani restaurant in Woodley Park in D.C. when I was in college.  It was delicious.

The Pumpkins at Russo's

After I got home with two sugar pumpkins ($4.98 – originally almost got charged 12.99 for “mini-pumpkin”) the ole ball and chain came over, and mentioned he felt grubby so he was going to shave and shower…I started chopping up the cauliflower, and then I heard a “Lizzie?” looked up, saw this and gasped in fright because of this…

And that.. my friends, is that.  Day over.  Hump day next.

So, I’m driving home from work tonight, and on my way to the grocery store, I spot – a turkey.  A wild turkey pecking around the Waverly Oakes train station at Trapelo and Belmont.  The past 5 years there have been a lot of reports of flocks of wild turkeys in the most suburban of spaces and this guy just KILLED me.  And apparently, he hangs out there all day!  It’s his spot!  One rattly old car was sitting at the light, and I swear, this turkey was trying to decipher the Clucking Car like it was kin.

He was just hanging in his little patch.  A Suburban Turkey.  5 weeks to Thanksgiving.  I hope he gets wise. Perhaps he should call 1-800-CAN-LEARN.