Today is Halloween, and I invited my readers to vote on what type of post I would have today. Scary or nice?
America (well, my regular readers) has voted.
The votes were: one scary, one nice, one "either, but with pictures" and I think the others were OK either way.
So, how about a little of both, but more on the nice side?
Today, I have some leftover scarecrow photos from our area's recent sixth annual Scarecrow contest in our Otsiningo Park, so how about I go with them?
This year's contest attracted 45 participants (a record) and gathered some 4,000 votes for the best scarecrow display.
A closeup - "Alice in Otsiningo". Below, the full display.
Would you believe I've never read "Alice in Wonderland"?
"Johnny Win This Time".
Hurray for our Extension service.
Now (because I couldn't resist), a touch of the scary with a little fall foliage thrown in.
This entry reminds us of real life, unfortunately.
"I Can Be Changed by What Happens to Me" - Lourdes ACE program. The pumpkin figure, I think, is an angel. At the time I took this picture I didn't know about the program this is honoring. ACE stands for "Adverse Childhood Experiences". It's open (and the program is free) to both children and adults who have experienced trauma/abuse/violence. They receive help from counselors and social workers.
I hope you enjoyed my several scarecrow posts.
Halloween can be spooky, but real life can be downright scary. In fact, I'm still a little undecided on if I should be giving out candy this Halloween. We didn't last year. We bought some this year, but I'm undecided for various reasons.
I'm hoping that by next year, it won't be a scary decision.
...it would be wonderful if "Adverse Childhood Experiences" didn't exist.
ReplyDeleteThere is an article from USA Today that surveyed 1000 Americans. 40 percent of them think ghosts are real, 43% believe in demons, 8% in werewolves and 9% in vampires. 20% have seen a ghost and 3% have seen vampires. What can I say????
ReplyDeleteBTW. I read Alice in Wonderland a few years ago. You have not missed a thing IMO.
ReplyDeleteSome great decision. I read a sized down Alice.
ReplyDeleteADF can also be STPD (stupid things parents do).
ReplyDeleteYou can always just leave a bowl of candy by the door. Where I live, no one comes to trick-or-treat, even in the before times. It's a condo complex. I figure the kiddos go across the street to the single family homes. So, no decisions to be made here.
ReplyDeleteWe made the decision not to entertain Trick or Treaters again this year. No candy at our house. The front porch light is off. Just call us Mr. and Mrs. Grinch (who stole Halloween!).
ReplyDeleteWe live out of town, the house are so far a part. Last 20 years we only had one trick or treater.
ReplyDeleteI found the scarecrow fun.
Coffee is on and stay safe
Oh, that last one is so sad, but so important to get the information that the program exists out there. Adults need to feel it's safe to admit it happened to them and ask for help. It's never too late, they are never too old to get help.
ReplyDeleteWhen you do read Alice (I changed that from "If" you read it!), you will be surprised how much of it is "missing." A lot of the movies, like Disney, adds in events from Through the Looking Glass so people think it's all from the same book.
Drew had a huge bag of candy and had maybe 5 kids come to the door. I was running errands and didn't see a lot of kids out and about. I think they may have gone to trunk or treat events instead.
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