Halloween Spooks, Witches and Skeletons

Rather than take our usual route to the National Mall for a morning walk, we decided to go in the other direction. The forecast called for very rainy and dreary skies so we figured we better get going before it all started. It was the perfect overcast, wet day to scamper around the neighborhood in search of all things Halloween. The falling leaves were blowing around on the sidewalks. It seemed like there were more people out and about than is typical for a Sunday morning. All along the way there were ghouls and goblins hanging from trees, more pumpkins than in a patch, friendly scarecrows, and skeletons galore - several with their once furry friends with them. How about a giant spider web? It all probably looks all the more scary when the daylight turns to dusk, but we got the general idea. I have a tiny pumpkin and a few gourds inside the house. It's nice to have a little bit of the fun and colors of the season around.