Halloween decor and wild gourds at Stein's

Stein's Garden & Home has their Halloween outdoor decorations and extensive pumpkin assortment out and that made for a lot of photography fun. You might remember me mentioning Stein's in the past. Turns out these stores are only in Wisconsin, so I'm guessing most of those reading this will have to take this virtual tour to get an idea of their displays.

This ceramic pumpkin witch was my favorite of the ceramic decorations, which you'll see more of in a minute. Just think how cool this would look at night with a candle inside.

This is the view from the parking lot:

This makes me want to make a pirate jack-o-lantern scarecrow.

Here are the other ceramic decorations:

It looks like you can put a candle in this one's belly and maybe in his head?

There were plenty of classic pumpkins.

And also some little pie pumpkins:

The really mini ones:

Now we're going to get into some unique gourds. Some of what you're going to see was new to me. I'm just trusting that the names were correct. Maybe people labeled some of these in a creative way, but I think these are the real names.

Apple Gourds:

Jaradales:

Sand Man Tan:

One to Many (Yes, with only one 'o' in 'to'):

Cinderella:

These are some favorites:

Goonies:

Lunch Lady Gourds:

Tiger Stripe:

I think this was done with a temporary tattoo: 

Sorghum Stalks:

Regular bundles of corn stalks:

An adorable planter:

There were lots of autumn floral arrangements out too.

Mums and mums, as far as the eye could see:

So pretty.

I hope you enjoyed your little virtual trip to Stein's. While there, I had this song pop into my head. Maybe because it's a wholesome song and this felt like a wholesome day. Or maybe because the song is about a pumpkin. Enjoy!

Punky Punkin by Rosemary Clooney:

And good luck getting that out of your head!