Halloween Pics are Coming!

Many, many photos taken. Once they are sorted they will be posted. Stay tuned!

All Saints Day Recovery

The Halloween storms were something to behold. The wreckage is everywhere.

As we prepare to set up tonight's haunt on this perfect fall day (almost - it could be a few degrees cooler I thought I'd post a pic of what it looks like today in Middle Tennessee..

And the Winds Blew!

Working in the garage getting preparations wrapped up for the day-late haunt when the storm peaked.

The winds were supposed to top out at 40 but the tree benders that came through were easily in hurricane range (72+) at times.

Made for a very unusual and pretty eerie Halloween.

We received one group of kids - right in the midst of the winds.

I hope they return tomorrow..

Here is a sneak peak of one of the scenes we tuned up..

The Spooky Franklin Poem

Spooky, aka Nancy lives year-long in our upstairs window. Come Oct the red light comes on.. And it's quite a creepy view for anyone walking or driving by...

This is her tune..

Spooky loves the little children

All the little children of the world

Be they yellow, black or white

Spooky eats one every night

Spooky loves the little children of the world...

Happy Halloween~

A Day Later

Two posts back I spoke of not screwing with Halloween..
Well the one person that can override it - has done just that.

Mother Nature

In any other scenario I would vote on the side of keeping the fun on the actual night of the 31st, but the soggy stuff has arrived and we celebrate Halloween on All Saints Day (Nov 1) instead this year.

My neighborhood has switched things at the last minute as well so we proceed as though we got an extra day of the season...

Safe Haunting~

Spooky Setup Snaps

 Here's a few sneaky setup snaps for Spooky Franklin 2013 - with some funky iPhone fx for kicks. The finished arrangement will be entirely different but since nobody gets to see these much...  A pre setup - then await the storm's passing - and resume..

Halloween is almost upon us!

Halloween Extended due to The Devil's Pecker

The Devil's Pecker 

These storm fronts that swing across the nation from north to south border are referred to as The Devil's Pecker.

This year the Pecker swingeth 'cross the valley on Halloween.

Obviously this ruins any haunt plans for the 31st. Fortunately Nov 1 appears to be spooky perfect. Despite the date change I predict the best haunt to date.

Can't wait to snap some shots with the new camera this year!