A Masterpiece

"Sunset is the opening music of the night."

                                                                                     -- Mehmet Murat ildan

Hanging Around

 "Don't wait for inspiration.  

It comes while working."

                                                                                      --Henri Matisse

Halloween Fun

"My Halloween costume was so bad that 

people opened their doors and took candy from me."

                                                                                 --Glen Nesbitt

"Sisters!  All Hallows' Eve has become a night of frolic, 

where children wear costumes and run amok."

                                                                    --Winifred Sanderson, Hocus Pocus

"Have you come to sing pumpkin carols?"

                                                        --Linus, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

 

Seeing Both Sides

"Every truth has two sides; 

it is as well to look at both, 

before we commit ourselves to either."

-                                                                                                                            -Aesop

 

It's That Time

 

Recently Reiman Gardens, on the Iowa State University campus in Ames, Iowa, hosted the annual autumn happening known as "Spirits in the Gardens."  It is spectacular to walk through the multi-acre property and take in the diverse and precisely carved jack o' lanterns that illuminate the night.  And there are more than a few pumpkins -- there are hundreds, at least.  Look for more images in coming posts from my visit to this festive event.

"The fifth one said, 'I'm ready for some fun!' "

                                                                          --Five Little Pumpkins

Inside & Out

 

"If I were a bird, I would fly about the Earth seeking the consecutive autumns."

                                                                         --George Eliot

Autumn Splendor

"Autumn carries more gold in its pocket 

than all the other seasons."

                                                                                        --Jim Bishop