My first was taken at one of Nature’s Halloween parties. The sweetgum leaves are dressed in fancy costumes and are waving their lobes in a scary fashion, pretending to be ghosts. An oak leaf is wearing a fake moustache. Skeleton seed balls are part of the mix.
This grinning, pumpkin-style tyre planter was just one of many festive decorations displayed around Fondren, Mississippi, when I was there this time last year.
This friendly ghost was haunting the neighbourhood too, complete with tin can rattles, bat and Spanish moss. Make that two ghosts.
These pictures from the archive are the best ways I have to wish you Happy Halloween. I probably ought to sign off with a scary noise, but I’m not sure how you spell a scary noise. Would ‘ooooooooo’ do it?
I’m relying on you to imagine a wailing tone… make it spooky!
Susan Rushton 
Adorable. I love those fall colors in the leaf/seed head still life – and the Mississippi ghosts! (AND the innovative repurposing of the tire!) Happy Halloween to youuuuuuuu!
Thank you for the atmospheric greeting!
Happy Halloween, Susan!
Thank you! Hope a few treats make it your way!
Are you sure we ought to have a ‘happy’ Hallowe’en? It always sounds odd to me. Though that ghost clearly doesn’t think so!
Yes, I’m sure. 🙂
MWAHAHAHAHAAAA! 😈
Happy Halloween, Susan!
I hope to see you soon 🎃
Ooh, that’s good and scary. Thank you! I hope so too!
The comments are hilarious! And the photos capture the best of Halloween. A happy day indeed — just ask the bouncy four-year-old in the red tutu and Michael Jackson tee shirt who stood in front of me in Walgreen’s yesterday and told me all about being a good witch for Halloween! Did you know good witches wear pretty dresses and pretty hats? That’s happiness! So Happy Halloween it is! Thanks and same to you!
So even the witches have given up on the broomsticks, to say nothing of the dusters? My scary noise has been well and truly shown up for the feeble attempt it was. And thank you!
Feeble? No way! I was a little slow on the pick-up, but I did enjoy the subtle allusion to dusting.
October’s Party
By: George Cooper
October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,
And leaves of every name.
The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band.
The Chestnuts came in yellow,
The Oaks in crimson dressed;
The lovely Misses Maple
In scarlet looked their best;
All balanced to their partners,
And gaily fluttered by;
The sight was like a rainbow
New fallen from the sky.
Thanks Carol. I’d not heard of this one, but it seems very appropriate!
And happy Halloween from Maine! A ghostie and ghoulie time of year.
Thank you! Our clocks have just gone back, making it scary for even longer. Dusk is well on the way by 5.
This Sunday for us. The dark closes in, which always makes me feel restless.
tee hee! ‘Tyre’! I must remember that!
When our tyre tires we have to replace it 🙂
Does it have too many miles on it?
Tires were sort of a joke with my colleague and I. He is a renowned landscape designer. I am just a grower. I have no problem using tires for low retaining walls . . . tastefully of course. He cringes at the though, which is why I must tell him all about it.
Fun ghosts. Ooooooo toooo yoooo toooo.