1.   Her son holding his head beside the big carved pumpkin, mimicking a wide, toothy grin.

2.   A stage bedecked with carved pumpkins and Indian corn.

3.   Ever wonder about that carved pumpkin your kids enjoy so much?

4.   Some schools have tried to change traditional displays of black cats, carved pumpkins and pointed hats into generic autumn scenes of leaves and corn.

5.   The custom of carved pumpkins came much later, and may be tied to a legend about a man named Jack.

6.   The notion is to try out various designs for a carved pumpkin before you make the first cut.

7.   Gardens sprout graveyard crosses, skeletons hang from trees, streamers blow off porches and, most importantly, carved pumpkins with ghoulish faces sit on steps.