For my final act of Halloween defiance this season, I was able to get my pumpkins out for the eighth year in a row for my annual Pumpkin Dump!
Starting back in 2017, I decided that I wanted to do something more than simply tossing my post-Halloween pumpkins into the trash, and ended up covertly setting them up in a local metropark to much surprise and joy... and it has become an annual tradition ever since.
Every year I look for a new, creepy location to set up my jack-o-lanterns and extend the Halloween season for a bit longer. An Easter egg of sorts to anyone who happens to see them, and food for the local wildlife at the very least.
This year, I again paid homage to the Dump locations from 2021 and 2023. Shortly after successful pumpkin dumps, the old, abandoned houses were both completely torn down by the city, leaving only an empty dirt lot where the houses (and the pumpkins) once sat. Could I possibly make it three?
Luckily, there was still one more old, abandoned house left. Completely forgotten and overgrown, the derelict house sits close to the highly traveled road, lending itself to another perfect, highly visible dump location. And this one sits right next door to the Forest Of Screams, a local haunted attraction. The perfect Halloween offering!
I loaded up all 21 pumpkins from this year's display and headed out. I calmly drove up what was once a driveway to the house, parked behind some overgrown bushes, and went to work. I quickly got some photos and videos of the setup, then slipped away completely unnoticed.
Another perfect Pumpkin Dump to end another really great Halloween season!
Please enjoy my annual submission to the Great Pumpkin Project, the Highbury Cemetery Pumpkin Dump 2024…
