Halloween is coming

Halloween is a HUGE deal here; the shops started to put out their Halloween merchandise in August. But since the beginning of October the heat has been stepping up concerning Halloween; and with less than two weeks to go until All Hallows Eve, there has been some crazy house and yard decorating going on. We have seen some pretty out there places - really getting into it. For instance, a yard was seen with a number of largeish tombstones in the front yard, skeletons hanging by nooses to trees in the front yard; coffins; homemade ghosts floating in the breeze - strung up like windchimes; enormous spiders adorning houses; even a garage door smeared with bloodied hand prints - all sorts of scary intentions. But my favourite whas this one; seen on a stobie pole out the front of a farmhouse on Westham Island. With all the spooky, morbid intent that comes with the Halloween theme, it was great to see that some folk hadn't lost their sense of humour, and had decided to join in the fun with a touch of the ridiculous. I also wondered if this was the work of an Australian - it is something an Aussie would do, and it sure tickled my funny bone.