The annual pumpkin carving party is perhaps our most anticipated tradition in the Patricelli Lab. The festivities got off to a somewhat inauspicious start, as the weekend’s rains had closed our normal pumpkin supplier: Bobby Dazzler’s Pumpkin Patch and Milo Maze. A quick u-turn on 113 back to Covell Blvd. and we were on our way to Grandpa’s Farm, another patch on the outskirts of Davis. The patch itself was somewhat sparse, with a number of the pumpkins showing some weather damage. But they had some nice ones in bins, and we managed to take home several wheelbarrows full. Although no-one carved a sage grouse this year, Jenn managed a wonderful pair of house sparrows (between the giant frog and shakespeare), and in all we created another great display.