I’ve said more than once that it feels like Belleville, NJ is the king (or queen) of inflatable lawn decorations for all holiday seasons. The locals are at it […]
Tag: Halloween
Attack of the Pumpkin Scarecrows in Glen Ridge, NJ
I was driving through Glen Ridge, NJ the other day when I pulled over to take in this sight: approximately 30 or more carved pumpkins attached to posts like […]
Ghouls and gravestones in Nutley
For some reason, I haven’t been on as many walks in my Belleville NJ neighborhood as I did last year, when I saw so many Halloween decorations out everywhere. But […]
Halloween Ghosts and Giuseppe Arcimboldo
I saw these whimsical Halloween ghost flower pots in Montvale, NJ, and the flowers as “hair” reminded me of some of Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s paintings … bottom left is a detail […]
Experiencing three holidays in a half hour
I went out for a walk after dinner tonight, and it seems that there are some dueling holiday decorations in the local neighbors’ yards. Within the course of a half […]
Aliens seen handing out candy in Belleville
I’ve seen a handful of fun Halloween decorations in the neighborhood over the past few weeks, but this set-up that I saw last night is my runaway favorite of them […]
The Halloween season is making me see things
I was out for an after-dinner walk the other night, when I noticed what looked to be a flattened styrofoam cup on the street (below left) … but even though […]
I wonder if he barks at Trick or Treaters?
I was running some errands in Bloomfield NJ today, when I passed by a house with this on the front porch … a skeleton dog standing guard at the front […]
Oogie Boogie invades Belleville NJ
It’s almost Halloween, and the residents of Belleville are loading up their yards with inflatable Halloween decorations … when I first saw this green monster (below left), I didn’t know […]
Halloween chalk drawing at the arts supply store
I saw this fun chalk drawing on the sidewalk outside of Jerry’s Artist Outlet in West Orange today … I like how the bat becomes part of the shoulders of […]