31 October 2009 Photo(s): Trick Or Treat...

smell my feet...give me something good to eat!

We had about 2 dozen kids tonight and decided it was time to turn out the lights when the teenagers started driving around in their car to get candy. Happy Halloween!!

30 October 2009 Photo: Halloween Cactus?

I have a Christmas cactus that was my mother's and it is still blooming over 20 years later. My sister JoAnne gave it to me a couple years ago and it is doing well. The problem is that it doesn't bloom at Christmas. It doesn't even make it to Thanksgiving anymore which is when it bloomed when my sister had it. Now it is a Halloween cactus...too bad the blooms aren't orange! Here is one of the first buds...more to come soon!This one was taken on November 9 2009. There are several blooms and it should be full by Thanksgiving!

26 October 2009 Photo(s): Ghosts On Parade At Green Lakes

So bear with me since there are many pictures on today's post...I got out of the house yesterday afternoon and headed to one of the NY State Parks. I also finished the ghost cakepops early this morning so I felt I needed to include them in here as well.

Bill and I went out to Green Lakes to check out the fall colors as it was a beautiful sunny Sunday. It is a great place to go hiking but since I couldn't do much hiking, I hobbled down to the lake for a bit and then we drove around and stopped on the side of the road so I could take some photographs. The tree pictures that look like someone was laying on the ground to take the pictures were our attempt of couple photography. I saw the picture I wanted but since I was unable to get on the ground to snap it, I metered the picture and set Bill up in the position I thought would get the shot I wanted. He did a great job! I love them and thanks to Bill for laying down on the wet leaves!

And the Halloween cakepops are FINALLY done. The ghosts are cute and as each time I have made these, I learn something new that would make it easier. If you want a cakepop, come on by to visit.

25 October 2009 Photo: Pumpkin Pops

I started making the latest version of cakepops last night. I always forget how exhausting and time consuming they are to do so I finished them this morning when I got up. I still have the ghosts to finish, but here are the pumpkins. If you haven't seen them before you can see where I made them the first time here: http://wide-angle-lens.blogspot.com/2009/04/30-april-2009-photos-you-can-have-your.html

22 October 2009 Photo: Skull & (Broken) Bones

Because of my broken bone, I have been having to find things around the house to photograph; therefore here is a skull. I guess that means I can now be an honorary member of the Yale Secret Society: Skull & Bones.

When I first started working at Cornell in 1994, I was the Resident Director in the building that housed the University's Secret Society - Quill and Dagger. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quill_and_Dagger

I will never forget getting calls from freaked out students when the new members were getting tapped and they saw people roaming around the building in hoods.

21 October 2009 Photo: Ghostly Trees

So I took this picture through some orange sheer material that is on one of our fall decorations. It sort of made this ghostly image that I thought appropriate being so close to Halloween.

19 October 2009 Photo: They're BAAACCKKK

I know the scarecrows made a recent appearance on the blog but now they have all come out to play. We have done a lot of the decorating but not all. Actually I am not sure if we will get all of it done this year due my injury but we'll see. Bill's loves Halloween so I am going to try to make it happen.

15 October 2009 Photo: If I Only Had A Brain

The scarecrows are hanging out on the deck ready to get put up on the yard. I am singing, "If I only had a brain...I wouldn't have gotten on that ladder!"

14 October 2009 Photo: Wearing Your Heart On Your Gourd

Bill went and bought gourds for our fall decorating. Doesn't it look like a heart on the front gourd? Unfortunately I am still not at capacity to do the outside decorating. Hopefully by the weekend, I will be mobile enough!

8 October 2009 Photo: Spooky Season

The fall season is a favorite in our house. I love the fall leaves...Bill loves Halloween. The house will be transforming over the weekend with decorations for fall and spooky season and here is just a taste.