Planted

I happened to see these sitting outside a store. They made me laugh, though I would not put them in my yard.

“You have brains in your head.

You have feet in your shoes.

You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.

You're on your own, and you know what you know.

And you are the guy who'll decide where to go.”

 Dr. Seuss

Leftovers

Thank you all so much for your comments yesterday showing your concern for us!

There are still a few things around the neighborhood from last month. Until after Thanksgiving, here is our kitchen corner.

These people still have pumpkin lights on their fence.

I am hoping this giant spider is gone by now. He guards these pumpkins so well that surely no one will buy any.

Ding Dong the witch is dead! Her shoes light up at night.

Frankenstein is so well camouflaged that I almost missed him.

The big gold cat was all dressed up for Halloween.

And finally, I thought this was the prettiest house in the neighborhood. Done so lovely that I wonder if decorators live there.

“The perceptive find wisdom in their own front yard; fools look for it everywhere but right here.”

Proverbs 17

Hit And Run

Monday evening, a big SUV came from behind us and crashed into the front of our car. Then the tires squealed and he took off. I was likely thrown against the door. I was banged up for a few days, but we are both fine now. The thing that makes me the maddest is that he took off at high speed. Friends have said he was probably drunk. Looks like our car is probably totaled now. See for yourself.

We are so blessed that we were not badly hurt! The next day, we voted. This will be a voting year we will long remember!

“Then I saw the whole picture: The slippery road you’ve put them on, with a final crash in a ditch of delusions. In the blink of an eye, disaster! A blind curve in the dark, and—nightmare!”

Psalm 73

Gone To Pot

One thing I miss in the cold weather is the pretty stacks of colorful flower pots outside the stores. To me, they represent summer. Here are some I snapped this summer.

“If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That’s to prevent anyone from confusing God’s incomparable power with us.”

2 Corinthians

The Festival

On Halloween weekend, we had  the girls on Saturday. Here is what we did:

We made spider web pumpkins.

We went to a trampoline arena. Anne is in the red.

They tried on costumes, and then we headed to a big Halloween Festival.

They got to sit in a big fire truck!

And they got balloon animals.

Some other things to see there. This was the giant tiger slide. And there were giant lines waiting to slide.

Skunk Baby.

Check out this little girl. There were candles around the top of her hat.

Three Amigos...and their mom.

A strolling Priest.

Tweedle Dum & Tweddle Dee.

And there were plenty of animals, too. Here is a cute ballerina.

And Lobster Dog!

Thanks for spending the day with us! It was fun, but we were really worn out at the end of the day!

“God, the God of Israel, says, ‘Free my people so that they can hold a festival for me in the wilderness.’”

Exodus 5

The Green Cup

Behold the new Starbucks cup. It features 132 different people, all drawn with one continuous line. They are only making it for a short time.Starbucks wants to remind us that we are all connected, and to be good to each other.

The same design is on their doors. On top it says "Be Good To Each Other". And YET, people are complaining about this!!! No matter what kind of cup they sell, people complain. If people don't like being good to each other, what is this world coming to? So sad.

“So let’s agree to use all our energy in getting along with each other. Help others with encouraging words; don’t drag them down by finding fault.” 

Romans 14

The Webs

Driving around the day after Halloween, there are still some decorations in yards. Namely, the webs. Around here, people are really big on spider webs. And truth to be told, spider decorations are the only scary thing to me. I am terrified of all things spider. These are just a few from our neighborhood.

And finally, here is a picture I took of a REAL spider web. Did you know that hummingbirds gather web silk to put in their nests? It is thinner than a human hair and as strong as steel.

From birth to death, every man is weaving destiny around himself, as a spider does his web. ~Helena P. Blavatsky