Silliness Halloween Yard Art

cromag · 10-06-2014, 11:01 PM

Around the corner and about two minutes down the highway from us, in a mixed residential/commercial stretch, there's one particular family that really takes Halloween yard decorations to the limit. And possibly beyond.

They have 13 or more lightweight, full-size skeletons and, starting on October 1st, they exhume themselves from the front yard and put on an increasingly elaborate display.

In the past I photographed some of the stages and put them on online for some friends, but a few years ago they started up a special Facebook page. For those of you interested in following this year's "circus" the page is:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/13-Sk...54877904544889

It's just as well. A few years ago I pulled the minivan onto a side street and walked along the shoulder of the road to take some pictures. It's a US highway, with no sidewalk, and I attracted the attention of a police patrol (a new recruit was paired with an older veteran for training purposes). They pulled over and checked my ID ... and a school bus drove by. On the school bus were many of my daughter's friends ... who immediately ran up to her and demanded to know why her dad was being arrested.

Anyway, Facebook just makes it all so much less complicated.

kindlekitten · 10-07-2014, 08:40 AM

Wow! They do go all out! Do they also do Christmas?

(Not real jazzed about the civil war scene)

badgoodDeb · 10-07-2014, 12:51 PM

If you mean the tent? I thought it was just meant to be a tent. (tho I didn't read any comments; maybe they did call it Civil War)

But who's got THAT kind of time? To change the setting (weekly?) so that the tent appears to be erupting from the ground. Wow.

crich70 · 10-07-2014, 01:11 PM

Neat. Thanks for posting it.

HomeInMyShoes · 10-07-2014, 01:24 PM

I'm decorating my front step a little this year, but nothing over the top. My son loves Hallowe'en. His seasons run as: Spring, then Summer, then Hallowe'en time then Winter.

I'm making some lanterns and a door covering and a couple of tombstones and a few paper-mache skeleton heads for the trees. My only problem so far is he doesn't want me using the balloons to make the skeleton heads. I can blow them up, but then he says he wants them. Sigh. I'm sure he'll come around once I've blown up about 3 or 4 hundred balloons.

crich70 · 10-07-2014, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

I'm decorating my front step a little this year, but nothing over the top. My son loves Hallowe'en. His seasons run as: Spring, then Summer, then Hallowe'en time then Winter.

I'm making some lanterns and a door covering and a couple of tombstones and a few paper-mache skeleton heads for the trees. My only problem so far is he doesn't want me using the balloons to make the skeleton heads. I can blow them up, but then he says he wants them. Sigh. I'm sure he'll come around once I've blown up about 3 or 4 hundred balloons.

How old is your son HomeInMyShoes?

cromag · 10-07-2014, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

Wow! They do go all out! Do they also do Christmas?
...

Nope, just Halloween.

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

If you mean the tent? I thought it was just meant to be a tent. (tho I didn't read any comments; maybe they did call it Civil War)

But who's got THAT kind of time? To change the setting (weekly?) so that the tent appears to be erupting from the ground. Wow.

Unless the weather gets bad they change it at least a little bit every day.

HomeInMyShoes · 10-07-2014, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

How old is your son HomeInMyShoes?

Five at the end of the year. He's hilarious.

crich70 · 10-07-2014, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Five at the end of the year. He's hilarious.

Ah, just the right age to enjoy the magic of holidays like Halloween and Christmas.

HomeInMyShoes · 10-07-2014, 04:47 PM

Definitely. Definitely into the running around and getting candy.

cromag · 11-06-2014, 03:43 AM

The skeletons are in for the season. If you didn't follow along through the month there are some "photo albums" at their Facebook page that are worth checking out. It was a real traffic stopper this year.

cromag · 10-22-2015, 01:28 AM

The skeletons came back out on October 1st. This time the property owners have "built" an abandoned mine, a railroad, and a small cemetery -- with a hint of a special appearance to come.

cromag · 10-22-2015, 09:49 PM

Some photos of this year's performance:

https://gma.yahoo.com/photos/spooky-...478942045.html

10-06-2014, 11:01 PM	#1
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 24,276 Karma: 459220161 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Halloween Yard Art Around the corner and about two minutes down the highway from us, in a mixed residential/commercial stretch, there's one particular family that really takes Halloween yard decorations to the limit. And possibly beyond. They have 13 or more lightweight, full-size skeletons and, starting on October 1st, they exhume themselves from the front yard and put on an increasingly elaborate display. In the past I photographed some of the stages and put them on online for some friends, but a few years ago they started up a special Facebook page. For those of you interested in following this year's "circus" the page is: https://www.facebook.com/pages/13-Sk...54877904544889 It's just as well. A few years ago I pulled the minivan onto a side street and walked along the shoulder of the road to take some pictures. It's a US highway, with no sidewalk, and I attracted the attention of a police patrol (a new recruit was paired with an older veteran for training purposes). They pulled over and checked my ID ... and a school bus drove by. On the school bus were many of my daughter's friends ... who immediately ran up to her and demanded to know why her dad was being arrested. Anyway, Facebook just makes it all so much less complicated.

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badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	If you mean the tent? I thought it was just meant to be a tent. (tho I didn't read any comments; maybe they did call it Civil War) But who's got THAT kind of time? To change the setting (weekly?) so that the tent appears to be erupting from the ground. Wow.

10-07-2014, 01:11 PM	#4
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Neat. Thanks for posting it.

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HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I'm decorating my front step a little this year, but nothing over the top. My son loves Hallowe'en. His seasons run as: Spring, then Summer, then Hallowe'en time then Winter. I'm making some lanterns and a door covering and a couple of tombstones and a few paper-mache skeleton heads for the trees. My only problem so far is he doesn't want me using the balloons to make the skeleton heads. I can blow them up, but then he says he wants them. Sigh. I'm sure he'll come around once I've blown up about 3 or 4 hundred balloons.

10-07-2014, 04:47 PM	#10
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Definitely. Definitely into the running around and getting candy.

11-06-2014, 03:43 AM	#11
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 24,276 Karma: 459220161 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	The skeletons are in for the season. If you didn't follow along through the month there are some "photo albums" at their Facebook page that are worth checking out. It was a real traffic stopper this year.

10-22-2015, 01:28 AM	#12
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 24,276 Karma: 459220161 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	The skeletons came back out on October 1st. This time the property owners have "built" an abandoned mine, a railroad, and a small cemetery -- with a hint of a special appearance to come.

10-22-2015, 09:49 PM	#13
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 24,276 Karma: 459220161 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Some photos of this year's performance: https://gma.yahoo.com/photos/spooky-...478942045.html

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