Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Yard Haunt Photo of the Day



This is a good shot of the coffin with the flickering lamp. I particularly like the windows of the house behind. The glow is nice.

We have been so busy getting ready for the baby that I haven't had as much time to work on Halloween as I would like.

Something I have recently become interested in is the works of H. P. Lovecraft. I had heard his name mentioned several times, but it wasn't until recently that I started to read his short stories. If you haven't heard of him, you can read about him. Or, even better, read a few of his stories. The settings are evocative and the plots are interesting. Lovecraft was writing at a time when the horror/science fiction genre was called "weird tales." They are good stories and there is a very active community of fans.

Apart from that Spooky Acres is still plugging along. I entered in an HGTV photo contest. You can find the photos on their web page. I still need to get Spooky Gulch launched, but I am having trouble coming up with a good mounting method for the sign. I don't want to put holes through my hard work. I'm going to brainstorm for a while and see what I come up with.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Giddy-Up 'ter Spooky Gulch




Don, one of the previous owners of our house, was a fan of desert landscape. He also loved circular drives. This love spawned the island in our circular drive. It is home to a very large saguaro cactus. This is where Spooky Gulch is going to be. I am in the process of adding some bits and pieces, but you can see the completed sign and a cow's skull that is still in the painting process


Friday, October 9, 2009

Halloween Cupcake Wrappers




When I imagine a magical world filled with personified sweet foods, I imagine cupcakes dressed up for Halloween. It's just who I am. Anyway, surfing the intertubes with my intertube device I stumbled upon these cupcake wrappers. For the budding Betty Crockers among us (ask me about my ganache) would be intrigued by the possibilities these little paper wrappers could provide.

Howdy Pardner

This is just a preview of something I started working on this morning.


Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Cool Yard Photo of the Day

I went onto the intertubes to find some information on night photography. Taking what I learned from the web and the one photo class that I took at Carl Hayden Community High School I took this picture. I am proud of how the yard looks this year.

Enjoy!


Monday, October 5, 2009

2009 Spooky Acres is Up and Haunting!




After a few hours of hard work I have finished putting up all the major monuments for the yard haunt. It's looking pretty good. Initially I thought that the yard was looking a little crowded, but after being persuaded by my better half I think that it looks pretty good. I like how everything looks at night best. The lighting is great!

To see the rest of the photos click on this link:

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Spooky Acres 2009 will be up soon!

Stay tuned for some pictures of our yard. I will post some tonight (10/4) as it is the night I have decided to put up the haunt.

Some of the new features may include:
A spooky flickering lantern
A lifelike coffin (see my earlier post)
A creepy wreath stand
A new lighting scheme