halloween in the hood

Happy Halloween! 

One of the many things I love about my neighborhood is the number of kids who show up to trick-or-treat at our house. I also love that my neighbors embrace Halloween and get creative with their decorations. 

Ernie the beagle and I took a walk around the ‘hood' and snapped pics of some of our favorites . . .

I love this webbed fence that our contractor neighbor constructed. Very original.

This neighbor always displays picture-perfect outdoor decor.

Ernie growled at this in full daylight. I can only imagine the scare factor at night.

This was definitely a two-person job ...

... and I'm "digging" this skeleton vignette out front.

I want that giant spiderweb and spiders.

This thing is like a train wreck -- weird and creepy and I can't stop staring.

This house was the first to get all decked out.

I'm loving these spider pumpkins.

My neighbor next door always jump starts my decorating ...

... and the neighbor across the street ups the ante ...

... she's definitely going for that spooky vibe ...

... and seems to add more layers and details every year.

I'll bring this post to a close with some shots of my Halloween house:

I snapped this before adding the bats around the door ...

I added some dollar store skeletons to my DIY drop cloth wreath.

The mums no longer look so healthy ... I definitely have a black thumb.

And yes, the witch is "out" -- and about -- snapping pics for the blog ...