When witches go riding,
and black cats are seen,
the moon laughs and whispers,
‘tis near Halloween.
~Author Unknown~
Souzana
asked us to dress up for dance class on Monday night. Truth be
told, I wasn't in any mood to play along with the Halloween festivities.
Since my sons are now grown and don't live at home, I no longer
have the box of costumes and accessories which were always a lifesaver
in years gone by. What in the world could I be?
I went out with my friend Abby earlier last week,
and one of our stops took us to JoAnns. I saw cat ears with an
attached bow tie, and decided that it would definitely be better
than nothing. I didn't even buy face paint, hoping that I could
reproduce a cat using only makeup pencils. The result was quite
admirable considering my limited tools. Armed only with a black
eyeliner pencil, I transformed myself into a Halloween feline.
Ironically, my less than excited mood was definitely lifted once
the transformation was made.
A few nights ago, we had
another gorgeous moonlit night. The skies were full of clouds,
which made the moon look even more eerie - and Halloween like.
I set up my tripod in the back yard and took a few photos. I also
moved my tripod to the front yard and snapped a couple of photos.
While I was photographing the front yard using a long exposure,
a car drove by. The head lights and brake lights left a streak
of color in the photo.
A couple of days ago, I took Sedona out for a drive.
Our travels took us to Chena Lakes. I wasn't too surprised to
see that the lake was frozen over, nor was I surprised to see
someone ice fishing from the bank. However, I don't think the
ice is thick enough to be walking or driving a snowmachine across
it. Apparently not everyone feels the same way I do - and maybe
I'm just too overly cautious. There were obvious snow machine
tracks on the lake, and leading all the way to the center. Call
me chicken, but I wouldn't be driving out on the water yet. Not
with afternoon temps topping 20F above zero!
My new camera lens arrived yesterday. I've taken
a few photos to experiment with my close-up filters. I don't have
anything worthwhile to share. I'm hoping that Steve and I will
go for a drive sometime next week while he's off. Perhaps Chena
Hot Springs. Perhaps down the Parks Highway towards Denali. We'll
see if he's up to it.
I don't have much else to write about today, but
I wanted to finish up the month of October. It's hard to believe
that November is tomorrow! *shakes head* I'm not ready for the
holiday season at all!
