Things That Go Bump In The Night

Happy Hallowe'en!

The Glebe neighbourhood particularly puts a lot of energy into decorating for the occasion.  

This very large skeleton in front of a house here warranted two shots.

I liked what this house was doing.

On another day, I passed by this house, decorated for the occasion. I noticed the cat sitting in the basement window. I've photographed them before- they are one of two cats living inside this house.

Shops get into decorating for Hallowe'en too.

Another house, very well done.

One bright day I was in the Byward Market, where this very large skeleton was outside the main market building.

I finish in the front yard of a house in the Glebe with these decorations.

Ghosts, Goblins, And Hallowe'en Night

 It is Hallowe'en today, and so time for the proverbial things that go bump in the night. I tend to spend a lot of time in and around the Glebe neighbourhood, and homes and businesses do a lot of decorating for the occasion. This is the front window display of a pet grooming business.

Homes have a lot of creative ideas in the neighbourhood in how they decorate.

On Wednesday night, I went to the National Arts Centre for a Hallowe'en theme concert, with classical music and film score selections appropriate to the occasion. One of the large spaces in the building was decorated for photo ops.

Lots of guests were wearing costumes for this, the first night of a three night run of the concert, and most of the orchestra were in costume as well. It was a fun concert, and well worth attending. From the classical side of things, there were pieces like Ride of the Valkyries, The Hall of the Mountain King, Witches' Ride from Hansel and Gretel, and the Danse Macabre by Saint-Saens.

Film score selections included music from Psycho, Joker, The Witches Of Eastwick, Aliens, Signs, Jaws, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the Harry Potter films. The conductor was a delight, remarking on how her father had taken the family to see Aliens when she was six, and of course it terrified her. She also remarked on how the music for that film is beautiful, thrilling, and even violent, and the suite they played definitely reflected that. It is an odd thing to both have music make you smile, and unnerve you, best reflected in the opening notes of the Jaws theme. And closing a concert like this with music from Harry Potter? Just perfect.

Ghosts, Ghouls, And Jack O-Lanterns

 Happy Hallowe'en! 

I start today in the Byward Market, where some weeks ago I was passing through one afternoon and noticed this skeleton.

I did not notice the bee in this shot until after I looked at the shots.

This oversized skeleton was across the street, outside the main market building. A bird at its base could have cared less.

This is the front porch of a home in Little Italy.

While these are the decorations of a home in the Glebe.

More decorations around homes in the Glebe.

As some of my friends like to say that I'm a vampire, I told them this is what's left of the last member of the Van Helsing family who came after me.

This is the front window of a Glebe shop- appropriately a pet grooming shop.

And I finish with more homes in the Glebe.

This one is arranged perfectly on the door itself.

A Night When Spirits Of The Underworld Walk The Earth

Happy Hallowe'en!

I start today in the Glebe, where one morning I passed by this house, with Hallowe'en decorations already out. The skeletal Cerberus appealed to me.

Another night, and a few blocks away, I was at Lansdowne Park, where one of the restaurants tends to decorate their patio area for the occasion. 

Yesterday, these were outside the same restaurant.

And a few nights ago, on my way home, I took a route I normally don't take, and my reward for it was several homes with Hallowe'en decorations.