Soulful Pumpkin

This little one tops my list of pumpkins with personality for this year. He/she was sitting sweetly all my his/her self on a post outside a house. I found the face captivating and had to brake for a photo! Happy Halloween all.

Part of the Art Scene

This Halloween decoration graces the lawn of the Rockport Art Association. The lights for eyes didn't exactly come out when I took the photo in the day time. I like the easel in the back. Make no mistake that this is a ghost of an artist from the past.

Rockport Spook

This street decoration in Rockport is so popular I had to wait my turn to get his picture. I overheard someone say "I'll be he'll win the competition." I would think so too. He is done up with creativity and flair. I would hate to bump into on the street at night if I didn't know he was standing on the corner.

Folk Art

Is it my imagination or has Halloween become a new outpouring of community creativity and expression? Someone at my book group said the other night she heard more people spend money on Halloween decorations than on Christmas decorations. It certainly seems so in my neck of the woods. I love the creativity and imagine gleeful homeowners coming up with new ways to make ghosts and goblins.

This house tries to outdo itself every year. I couldn't quite get a full shot of all that goes on in their yard. This is only the middle section of the display.

I have much more coming over the week to scare and amuse you as I have fun driving (yes, I'm back behind the wheel) around Cape Ann!

The Helper

Here he is - William, my lovely office assistant. He's staffing the phone. Maybe he is willing it to ring! If only I could teach him to do project budgets. I am tackling a mega one right now which isn't any fun. I need all the feline support I can get.

Tricky Tide

The tide is a tricky thing. I learned growing up to walk "out with the tide" and come back in before the tide turns. As kids we would delight in the "city folk" who would get trapped out on the sand flats because the tide would fill in their path back to the beach. They did know about the tides. Of course, we kids were very malicious in our attitudes towards the summer residents of our town.

When I came off Good Harbor Beach Sunday, the tide had come up from the marsh into the parking lot. I will admit the little Cape Codder in me got evil pleasure from thinking about the owners of the cars wading to get into their vehicles! You can take the kid out of Cape Cod, but you can't take the Cape Cod out of the kid!

Good Harbor Beach

I still can't drive yet which is frustrating. Next Tuesday should be the date when my surgeon lets me start living outside the house again!

However, friends do come take me off for outings as my friend Jess did on Sunday. Columbus Day Weekend was spectacular weather. Jess and her dog took a long walk on Good Harbor beach while I basked in the precious fall sun near the closed bath house. This is the view from my chair. I guess you could say it was my view of the world.

Home

I am trying to get back to my blogging. The hip replacement recovery is slow so I haven't been out and about with my camera. I did take this shot yesterday of my own sweet little cottage as it sits ready for viewing. Three people have looked at the house already. There is an open house scheduled for this Sunday which I hope will draw visitors to the area who are going to the Cape Ann Artisans Tour. You can see why I am very sad to be leaving my wonderful space.