Claw Scratches from "Scratching at the Window": November 2016

Nov 14, 2016

Halloween 2016

As that other Holiday approaches far too quickly, I want to rewind just a wee bit and share some Hallowe'en fun with you. Elora does Halloween in style with its Monster March parade but this time I want to share with you some of the decorations we got to see our neighbours scare up.

From the elegant to the subtle...

to the just for fun, Elora let its spirits shine.

I had to laugh when I saw this display: is the abandoned bike and shovel supposed to be there? I love the gruesome stories you could make up with these elements!!

However, our haunted friends in Aboyne took the cake with their skeleton horses and carriage display!

The skelly horses each even had their own water buckets!

And here was our offering:

44 children dared to come up to our door on what was one of the most pleasant and mild Hallowe'ens I can remember. We were expecting more ghosts and goblins to drop in... so there's lots of leftover goodies for our guests to enjoy!

As the light started to fade, the lanterns were lit and and the 2 skeleton dogs were added to the cemetery.

Howler was close enough to the walkway that he'd start howling when excited children went by, perfect!

And now all the creepy critters have been packed away (well, never all... there's always a bit of Hallowe'en at our house)...

Until next year!

Nov 5, 2016

By the light of the Hallowe'en moon

Since it's over, I won't be spoiling anyone's fun by sharing these awesome photos of Tim Murton's "Twilight Zoo: Back from the Dead"! It took place here in Elora at our Elora Centre for the Arts from October 12-31 and was eeriely beautiful and spooky.

There photos were all taken by my sister Doris, and I'd say she did a pretty awesome job at capturing the beasts and the atmosphere!

Not only were the beasts awesome but the hand-painted backdrops were gorgeous, really adding to the whole experience. Not to forget the sound effects: the original sound effects were perfect, especially the multiple whispering voices in the Tunnel! The lighting was also just perfect, with just enough to cast eerie shadows everywhere. In the Tunnel, the lights even went fully OUT! for a few seconds at intervals, leaving you utterly alone in the Tunnel with its many creepy flora (I'm sure man-eating) and fauna!