More Skeletons

Here are the next group of bony rascals from the good merchants of Manitou. 

Anna's Apothecary has this glittering skeleton that seems to have lost its head.

Mountain High Gallery and Gifts has this group of ace reporters looking for scoops for the skeleton times.

Totally Nuts and Company has a trio of witches.

Not quite sure why the one above is doing the pelvic thrust.

Green Horse Gallery has an ode to Jack and Sally

Piramide has a hippy in the window.

The Manitou Springs Heritage Center has a skeleton with a skull as well as a cute ghost advertising the Ghost Tours.

The MAC has this fun skeleton wrapped up by a spider

 

Dogs Incognito

So yesterday was cats, today is dogs.  I think this the reason to own a white poodle.

 

 

 

If you have a dog you are taking fab photos of, here is a fun contest to enter:

Fidose of Reality Halloween Photo Contest For Dogs 2024

Kagurazaka Cat Festival

 Today I start a five day stint as a cat sitter for Baby M.  It also happens to be October 13, the day of the Kagurazaka cat festival in Tokyo.  This district, a historical Geisha stronghold, hosts a unique parade in which everyone must be dressed as a cat.  I found some fun images online so take a look.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mawari/ 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mawari/

https://www.city-cost.com/blogs/City-Cost/wZPNR-living_shinjuku_ku_tokyo
 

https://ikimasho.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6720.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/96085884@N08/22319589226/

Graveyard is up

 I am disappointed in my new camera's ability to do handheld night shots and in my computers editing software so I apologize for the poor quality of these shots.

Skull projector on the front door.

Addy Ose is being  shadowed by some plant material.  I will have to do some trimming

Kat's hogging all the light

Ghost projector on the new potting shed.

Fall Foliage Pursuit

 His Lordship and I went to do some more fall camping.

We started at the gorgeous Sangre De Cristo Wilderness on the North Crestone Trail near the hippy hamlet of Crestone.  We hiked about 2 1/2 miles in until the trail opened up onto a beautiful view of Fluted Peak and Mount Adams.

 

Here is my dorky self excited that I have finished climbing and now only have to go back down.

We camped at the gorgeous O'Haver lake where we scored a campsite with a view and heard a great horned owl.

Sunrise at lovely O'Haver Lake.  Colorado really is this beautiful.

Eyeglasses

 I often put together a great spooky costume only to have the effect ruin by my eye glasses.  Pairy eyewear  has heard my cries (I literally left dozen of instagram comments asking for Halloween designs) and have started to feature spooky frames.

 First one buys a base frame and then the magnetic toppers let you change out your look.  The new Halloween collection is fabulous.

 

I can't wait to get my first frame.  You can see more of their designs here.