Happy Hallowe'en!

 It's certainly going to be a strange Hallowe'en this year, with a lot of parties at home for kids.  No trick or treating.  And there was no Scarecrow Festival here this year either.  But a few home owners have put up scarecrow or Hallowe'en decorations which can help us celebrate the season as October blends into November's grey landscape.  Enjoy these!

Let's start with our own scarecrows right here at home, simple but fun.

Around the Neighbourhood.

Blow-up ghosts, witches and goblins seem popular.

These ones are my favourite.  And yes, that's another scarecrow reflected in the window, wearing his fluorescent orange hat.

These ones go beyond the basics - a row of scarecrows, a giant Raggedy Ann, and finally a hard-working farmer.  They had a big dying tree cut down this fall, but saved a five foot stump, which they decorated very effectively.

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It's a beautiful day here, bright and sunny with blue skies.  Mrs. F.G. and our gardener are out there doing the final garden clean-up.  With almost all the leaves down they're mulching some to spread on the flower beds, and putting the final plants in pots away.  It's cold though; we had our first frost of the year this morning - finally!  Very unusual to get to the end of October without a frost, and none of the white stuff in October either.  Hope it's a mild, green winter!