DC Halloween Decorations

On Monday we were in Old Town Alexandria for my husband to get a haircut. Before we came home we took a ride around town to see the Halloween decorations. One block of interest was filled with skeletons, spiders, and ghouls. It was “tastefully” done. Yesterday when we took our walk in our neighborhood, we came across a very bizarre sight - making us wonder if it was put up for Halloween or meant to be up all year around to annoy all the neighbors. It was simply hideous and tacky! It reminded me of a place in the Midwest - luckily far away from where we lived. It was an automobile cut in half, buried partially underground, that took up the whole front lawn. Who would want to live next to something like that? But to be fair, there were a couple of other places down the street from the ugly Halloween junkyard that were much less obnoxious. Some people have no taste. That one took the cake. 

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.