Trick-or-Treat!

   Yesterday was a gorgeous day, perfect for raking, but I decided I needed to get out and stretch my eyes a bit.  You know what I mean?  Like when you've been only using your closeup and medium distance vision for too long, and now you feel cramped and need to look far away?  (Or maybe it was just a convenient excuse for NOT raking...?)
   I decided to head east, leave behind the purple and yellow Vikings fans, and hang out in Packer Country, Wisconsin.  (I am a Packer fan and sometimes I get slightly nauseous amongst all the horrible purple hype in Minnesota.)

See? There is such a thing as Packer Country.  Here's the sign! 

There were hawks everywhere, soaring in the big blue sky, even hunting from trees beside the road. I saw lots of Canada geese gleaning the fields and two Bald-headed eagles circling overhead.

This is a Red-tailed hawk.

   I needed a pumpkin to make a jack-o-lantern for the chair on my front porch.  There were pumpkin stands everywhere along the road.  I chose this one because they had a pile of pumpkins for only $1, which was exactly the price I wanted to pay.

 

Which one is just right?

 

Yes, I need a few of these, too.



Thursday night is Halloween in the U.S., when the kids dress up and go from house to house and collect candy.  My grandsons are practicing saying "Trick or Treat!" when someone answers the door.  It's pretty exciting, being out in the dark and all.  I saw a reproduction of an antique card in a shop that said this:

"At midnight neath the witches' tree,
Who dares keep Hallow-E'en with me?"

I'm well stocked with candy, so come on over.  I just hope I recognize you in your costume!


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