Oh Hai, We Haz Punkins!

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I spent far too much time on these last night. The smaller pumpkin was more like a gourd: hard as wood. I had to add a Phillips-head screwdriver to my pumpkin-carving tools, to drill pilot holes for the little pumpkin saw-blade tool we got in a kit a couple years back.

No flash, hand-held camera (hence the blurring). The big pumpkin was designed by the Young Lady, who drew it on with a Sharpie marker. I carved it - that's far more like my usual pumpkin-carving technique. The little one is far simpler because the shell was so tough.
 

By flash ... you can see the aluminum foil I use inside behind the candles as a reflector, to make the jacks shine more brightly.
 

In related news, the Washington Post had an article on youkai this morning

Godzilla's Older, Creepier Cousins: Beings Such as Filth Licker Haunt Japanese Culture

With an added video feature: 'Yokai' Make for a Scary Halloween in Japan

(telophase, is the book they mention in the article the one that you were ordering?)

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