I loved this piece of durable plastic Hallowonderful! It has that authentic, honest feel of decorations of the 60s and 70s, only it is modern.

beware of the goblins and ghosts and all the little Disney princesses.

Don't underestimate dumpster finds! This little guy is a gem!

Don't underestimate dumpster finds! This little guy is a gem! Can you see the original Revansj painting in this photo?

We do this with an Halloween theme, but really it is for our Fall Harvest Fest...a time for all our critters and visitors to stock up for Winter...Tomorrow is the set up...The squirrels will be petrified! Until they see all the goodies inside! The raccoon will probably try to tote one away...The chippies will stuff their cheeks until you think they will explode...But we haven't forgotten the birds...And family and friends will expect treats too!

Came across this friend on Halloween.

Don't underestimate dumpster finds! This little guy is a gem!

Unusual jack-o-lantern on display in our neighborhood.

this is the backside of my Jack 'o Lantern. I always carve 2 faces in my lantern. This way I don't cut a top.

It's that time.

this is carving #2

Toby says "Happy Halloween!"

Turnips were used as vessels for ghoulish faces and candles long before Irish settlers adopted the pumpkin we are familiar with today. The folklore of these immigrants told of a man known as Stingy Jack; one of the few to have ever cheated the grave, and the Devil himself. When his time came to naturally die, Jack could not find his way into heaven, being a dishonest and lazy soul. Likewise, the Devil refused his admittance to the underworld, having been outsmarted and humiliated by Jack previously. Barred from a proper afterlife, Jack was forced to wander the earth forever as an undead husk. The Devil snidely offered Jack a single ember to light his way, as he sought his resting place in vain. Having no use for his favorite food any longer, he placed the ember inside of a hollowed turnip, and eventually became known as Jack-o'-the-Lantern.

Happy Halloween.

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The black squirrel nibbles the pumpkin face

unfortunately it didn't last very long the cat jumped out of the pumpkin but I may try to put him back in with toothpicks.

Toby says "Happy Halloween!"

Toby says "Happy Halloween!"

Jason Macendale, Jr., a mercenary and ex-C.I.A. agent who created the Jack O'Lantern identity, but abandoned it when he became the fourth person to operate as the Hobgoblin.

"Wow, that kid did a great job of carving my mouth in the lines! Wink wink!"

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My pumpkin, Jack Skellington

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Don't underestimate dumpster finds! This little guy is a gem!

This jack-o'-lantern in Sidney, Ohio, may be scary, but it doesn't seem to bother a kitten who decided to take an afternoon nap inside it on Friday, Oct., 14, 2005. (AP Photo/ Sidney Daily News, Erin Pence)

This slug looks like it's in the Halloween mood. Looks like it's carving it's own jack-o-lantern out of this puffball. lol. In fact he makes a pretty good jack-o-lantern tongue!