Jack Frost arrived this weekend! Sunday morning I looked out the front window and was treated to this pristine view across the crisp lawn. The photo doesn’t do justice to what I saw, but Angela has trained me to grab my camera when I see something worth sharing!
Monday afternoon I finally put out my Halloween decoration – a resin jack-o-lantern with built in light bulb I’d picked up at Target. For weeks I meant to pull out one of my pretty fall wreathes but wasn’t able to scale the mountain of stuff in the garage to pull them out. I’m afraid the same held true for my ceramic pumpkin.
During my morning walks I’ve admired my neighbors’ porches, beautifully decorated with pumpkins, straw, and corn stalks. I knew I had to do something to alert trick-or-treaters that I was going to participate in the festivities. No way was I going to be stuck with four bags of yummy candy!
I really enjoy Halloween. It’s about the only night of the year when you can go to a stranger’s house and be welcomed without question and likewise, open your front door after dark and not be afraid of who might be there.
Dave and I usually sit outside with our candy. We enjoy watching the parade of trick-or-treaters and especially the parents as they call out to their witches, cowboys and princesses to slow down, say thank you, keep off the grass and watch out for cars. They bring back so many memories of the times we said the same to our kids and even before when we were the ones being reminded of our manners.
Yesterday I put my jack-o-lantern on the top of the pile in the garage, bagged up the left over candy to send to the office with Dave and went to the gym to work off some of the treats I helped myself to. As we turned down our street, I noticed that a house across the street already has snowflake lights hanging above the door and a group of illuminated white wire deer are arranged around a white wire conifer. Really?