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Keene Pumpkin Festival

Jonathan — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:42:04 +0000

On Saturday we went to the Keene Pumpkin Festival. The festival was first held in 1991 and since then has broken the Guinness world record for the most lit pumpkins 8 times! We managed to park close and stayed for a couple of hours until around 9pm.

This year the total lit pumpkin count was 22,949.

My favourite pumpkin:

And here is a short video:

Keene Ice and Snow Festival

Jonathan — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:01:14 +0000

This weekend we were back in the Monadnock region. It was bitterly cold but Keene’s Ice and Snow Festival was underway so had a little walk around to see some of the ice sculptures. When we passed through town in the morning the sculptors were just starting their work but when we returned in the evening we saw and photographed some of the finished works of art.

Peak Colour in Monadnock Region

Jonathan — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:18:10 +0000

Last weekend was another leaf peeping opportunity as most of the state was displaying peak foliage! We took a drive out to the Monadnock region to take in the autumn colour.

We spotted this heart shaped tree near the apartment before we left.

One of our first stops was at Otter Brook Dam in Roxbury, NH. The dam is part of a flood control network to protect the city of Keene from flooding from the Connecticut River.

A familiar site all over New England are covered bridges. This one is Coombs Covered Bridge in Winchester, NH:

A street which leads to the covered bridge.

On Sunday morning on my way into Keene I noticed an early morning mist at Wilson Pond in Swanzey.

Later the same morning we went for a picturesque walk around Goose Pond in Keene. The fall colour was very pretty and the setting, very peaceful.

I would not like to be anywhere near this tree when the beaver returns!

A beautiful Blue Jay made an appearance before we returned home. They are quite common in the state but I always seem to be without my camera when I see one! Was very happy to have captured this one.

And my favourite photo from the day, also from Goose Pond in Keene.

Fall Colour in Monadnock Region

Jonathan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:42:32 +0000

The Monadnock region of NH was near peak colour last weekend so I headed out to try and capture some of it. On Sunday morning while Meghan was at church I went to Ashuelot River Park in Keene. The weather was not great, pretty overcast following a day of rain on Saturday.

Later in the day the weather perked up and we drove around and took a few more photos, including some at Goose Pond.

Peak colour is coming soon to the seacoast area. Now when is my new camera going to arrive!

Keene Pumpkin Festival

Jonathan — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:18:00 +0000

This weekend we attended the 2008 Keene Pumpkin Festival! The festival is held annually in Keene, NH and has beaten the world record for the most lit pumpkins 8 times since the first festival in 1991. This year the final lit pumpkin count was 22,568.

Here are some pictures I took at the festival:

The theatre was showing free cartoons all day: