Our Thanksgiving holiday weekend celebration completes, and next is Halloween and its traditions. Our Thanksgiving tradition came about in 1957 with the declaration of a holiday. The date varied before then. Unlike the Americans, there isn't a "First Thanksgiving". But it seems to me theirs varies too. The "First" is said to be October 1621 and lasted three days - and is about the Pilgrims (who were not Puritans). However, there is a Shrine of the First Thanksgiving at Berkeley Hundred in Charles City County, Virginia. The date of that Shrine is 1619.
Our pictures today show our current decorative traditions - a 'country' scene displaying the pumpkin and squash harvest, corn stalks, and chrysanthemums in harvest colours. These were taken at Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) in Burlington. The last picture is in Hendrie Park across the road from the greenhouse display. The entrance gates are beautiful and the plaque beside indicates the dedication to the Hendrie Brothers. William Hendrie, a Scottish immigrant, purchased the land in the 1870s for his racehorse farm. In 1931 his son George donated the property to Hamilton Parks Board as a memorial to William and his brothers. Ten years later the property became part of RBG.
I await the light this morning to 'see' the fog - there's a fog advisory that says visibility may be near zero in some places.
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