Museum of Miniature Found Objects

Here's my contribution to Hallowe'en. I enjoyed taking the photos as much as I did carving the pumpkin. The best bit's turning off the lights once the candle's lit, to see the full effect. I read somewhere that the tradition came from Ireland, where people used to carve turnips for Hallowe'en. With the discovery of the New World, the Irish emigrants continued the tradition, but the pumpkin topped the turnip for Hallowe'en for ease of carving. Understandably really — somehow turnips as jack-o'-lanterns don't possess the same dramatic quality.