November

 It's the first of November, and as I have been doing, I'll show you my monthly calendar page.

I think it is pretty drab, and not the wild colors of November. But the little birds save it.

Beetlebull

 The big cow is dressed and ready in his costume for Halloween. He is dressed as Beetlejuice. A popular movie which I have never seen.

Instead of the little calf, he has a black cat by his side. Looks like it is homemade by painting corrugated cardboard, so clever!

Beetlejuice gets around. On the way home, I saw him breaking into a van!

"The cow drinks water and it turns to milk; the snake drinks water and it turns to poison."
Japanese proverb

Gone Along With The Dinosaurs

 About three houses up the street is this house. They have the most interesting thing out front. It is a graveyard of things that have died along with the dinosaurs. things like:

·       Please & thank you

·       Affordable housing

·       Common decency

·       Bipartisan cooperation

Can you think of anything to add?

“The fence around a cemetery is foolish, for those inside can't come out and those outside don't want to get in.”

Arthur Brisbane

The Pirates & The Coachman

 Our neighborhood has two homes that have really inventive and elaborate decorations. Here is a pirate ship, they created so much detail! It is apparently being attacked by some kind of giant octopus.

This next one is an old-fashioned carriage. I believe it is a hearse, as you can see the skeleton laying down in the back. We were driving past fast, and I only got one quick shot.

“There comes a time in a man’s life when he hears the call of the sea. “Hey, YOU!” are the sea’s exact words. If the man has a brain in his head, he will hang up the phone immediately.”
Dave Barry

 

“It’s funny that pirates were always going around searching for treasure, and they never realized that the real treasure was the fond memories they were creating.”
Jack Handey

A Political Halloween

Some people around here are combining their Halloween decorations with their voting signs! I guess it is one way to make people look!

I like these girls. They look like they're having a grand time inviting us to vote.

On another subject, I saw some more cute balloons.

I love the owl!

I believe this is a balloon as well. It is a pretty dragon, I think not scary.  But an unusual decoration.

Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?

Robert Orben

Sunday Sunset - Pastels

 

“In a world of black and white, be the pastel color.”

 

“Pastels are like whispers of color, soft spoken yet powerful in their ability to evoke emotions.”

The Old Swing

 About two houses up from us, this house has the prettiest fall decorations out front. They hung pumpkins all over their huge tree.

But my favorite part of this is the big old swing hanging from the tree. They put an orange throw and a big pumpkin on it. Wouldn't you just love to sit there?

Here is the front entrance of the house.

The Last Push

Push me one last time,
Before the sun bids farewell,
Swing me into dreams.

  

“Swinging on a swing takes you back to those carefree moments when time seemed to stand still, and all that mattered was the wind in your hair.”

 

Come Shopping!!

 Do you belong to Costco? We recently went, so come with me and see some of the unusual things they had. No, I did not buy any of them. We were looking for medicine. The greeter at the door was all dressed up in a costume! I asked her why, and she said it is just to make people happy, because it is right before the holidays. I was glad to hear they didn't actually MAKE her.

Whoops! I think she caught me!! Anyway, right inside the door, what else but more giant decorations. The teddy bear was so huge that I could not fit him all in the photo no matter how far away I got!

This was a strange creature. Apparently, a Disney character.

And look! Mona Lisa Legos!! I bet they cost a pretty penny.

Poinsettia Legos, too.

Time to go. O.K., I admit I bought a box of cookies.

I’m sort of like Costco. I’m big, I’m not fancy and I dare you to not like me.

Eric Stonestreet

 

Switcharoo

You may remember when I posted my big and small flags in the front of the house. They were so bright! So I swapped them with some others I have. I like these better. Here is the big one.

And here is the small one.

Again With The Giants!

 My last post showed you some of the giant decor inside the stores. Now here are the giants outside. More room to be even bigger!

And just so I can leave you with something pretty, here are some of the trees we passed today.