As fall covers the landscape with amber hues and the chill of Halloween approaches, it"s time to start carving some spooky jack-o"-lanterns. Originally from Ireland and Scotland, this craft was brought to America by immigrants who initially made lanterns from turnips and potatoes but later found pumpkins more plentiful and easier to carve. Once hollowed out and lit with candles, the gourds were transformed into flickering defenses against evil spirits.
Pumpkin field, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Eye of the cave
-
It s Republic Day in India
-
World Meteorological Day
-
J.R.R. Tolkien Day
-
Happy Independence Day!
-
Dunquin Pier, County Kerry, Ireland
-
Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
-
A tower of light
-
International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
-
Art Basel Miami Beach
-
Diwali lights in Guwahati, India
-
Red squirrel
-
A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
-
Lavender field, Hertfordshire, England
-
Ansel Adams birthday
-
International Museum Day
-
Dreaming of the Tyrrhenian Sea
-
The mountaintop of toppled gods
-
Keep shining
-
Kangaroo family for National Hugging Day
-
National Moth Week
-
Albion Falls, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
-
New Zealand s loneliest mountain
-
Cecil Brewer Staircase, London
-
Falling for Tennessee
-
Mountain goats at Glacier National Park in Montana
-
Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
-
Feel the spray in Monterey
-
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
-
Porto Cathedral, Portugal
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

