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Halloween is the time for pumpkins and Jack-o-lanterns  with scary faces and tales of scary things.

Jack-o-lanterns’ roots are in Celtic Mythology, where it was believed that carving faces into pumpkins and adding lighted candles would scare away evil spirits.

However, Ireland didn’t have pumpkins so they carved turnips and placed embers inside to ward off evil spirits.

Perhaps, there will be few, if any, scary-faced turnips around Pike County this Halloween. However,  there are “tons” pumpkins waiting in anticipation of being a part of the Halloween tradition as a carved a jack-o-lantern or baked as a pumpkin pie.

Brundidge Methodist Church has a pumpkin patch that has hundreds of pumpkins and gourds  for sale. The church pumpkin patch is on the grounds of Cattleman Park and the pumpkins come in every size and every color and every shape imaginable.

The Rev. Kevin Krist said visitors to the pumpkin patch find enjoyment in going from one patch  to the other to find just the right pumpkin or pumpkins to take home.

The pumpkins will still be around for Thanksgiving dinner as a pie or decorations for the  home.

The Brundidge Methodist Church extends an invitation to visit the pumpkin patch on Highway 231 south of Troy for pumpkins or just the foe the fun of the being there.