Each October, at Otsiningo Park in Binghamton, New York, there has been an annual Scarecrow Contest and Display for the last five or so years.
This year, it's an opportunity for people to get out and enjoy a safe outdoor activity.
Here are several of the entries. This one is from the Ross Park Zoo (Binghamton), the fifth oldest zoo in the United States. It opened in 1875. Ross Park itself has an interesting history - if you remember a post about a children's reading garden, this is also located in Ross Park.
Then there is Animal Adventure Park about 20 minutes outside of Binghamton, home of April the Giraffe, the then-pregnant giraffe who went viral in 2017.
Finally, the Very Fairy Scarecrows.
Most of these are created by either businesses or non profits, but it is open to all.
I'll post some more displays during the coming days. By then, I should know who the winner of the contest was.
The display is only up through tomorrow - even scarecrows, I guess, have to migrate to their winter grounds.
Which of these three was your favorite?
...someone has been very creative.
ReplyDeleteI like the first one the best. I like the pumpkin heads, and the messages, Educate, Engage, and Conserve.
ReplyDeleteWhen my youngest was just one, our city had a harvest fair in the city park with a scare crow contest. I'll have to find the pictures.
Way cool
ReplyDeleteHi Alana - very creative ... I love seeing scarecrow displays ... very Octoberish too ... all the best - Hilary
ReplyDeleteI love these little fall scenes. I went over to Canandaigua for fall sights yesterday.
ReplyDeleteCarol Cassara
Oh how fun. I'm glad that this has survived the Covid year. It's nice when some things can go forward as planned.
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