Fall Mish Mosh

 Second Post of the Day

A few Fall photos as we end October and celebrate Halloween.

Tuesday evening I heard a leaf blower going and looked out the window to discover it was operating in my yard. A man was blowing all our leaves to the curb where the city will come around and collect them.

I don't have a clue who he was but he did say he lived on the next street over. He blew all the leaves for three homes on our street - ours, our next door neighbors', and a home across the street and down a way. Interestingly, enough, I think he targeted homes where he knew there was some sort of issue - I'm often in our yard or the park on my walker; perhaps he'd seen that and thought he'd help us out? He never said why.

Bob, our next door neighbor, sadly is in the end stages of cancer and in palliative care so no doubt he really needed and appreciated that help. And the home across the street that Mr. Leaf Blower did? The husband suddenly died of a heart attack. He was only in his forties, and he left behind a wife and several kids. 

Whatever his reasons were for including us in his act of service, we join the other two families in being grateful for his kindness. (And if I can find out where he lives, I'm going to bake him some bread and take it to him.)

It's Halloween - how about a Halloweenishy picture?

Doesn't this look like some sort of monster or alien that is oozing its innards?

It's huge, too. It may look familiar as I posted a photo of it earlier this fall. (When it was in better shape.)

It's a giant puffball alongside the lane to Leslie's farm. They're edible, but I think that that one is well past its prime!

Speaking of Halloween... My sister Leslie and I enjoy re-enacting 18th century living history. Our sister, Jenny? Well, she's a witch.

She even came with me to BreyerFest in 2017 and found new pieces for her witches outfit while walking the halls of the Clarion!

She lives in Indianapolis, and her village of Irvington has a huge, week long Halloween Festival that draws people from all over to attend. (This was their 78th year!) A group of local women began a tongue-in-cheek witches' group that doubles as a service organization and they have become a much anticipated crowd favorite of the Irvington Halloween Festival. 

Jenny and the rest of the witches performing in the Halloween parade. There are a few warlocks who have joined them, too. 

They have become so well known that they have even been asked to march in the Indy 500 and the Indianapolis St. Patricks's Day parades!

Busy day ahead and lots of trick or treaters expected tonight. Hope those 16 bags of candy are enough.

Tammo can't wait for all the kids to come by!

Happy Halloween!