Be sure to pick up your pagan hunting permit for this tonight's festivities

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Fed up with all the trashy, skimpy, sexy Halloween costumes?

Here is an alternative for you:  Spooky Holy Ghost Costume 

Tired of the routine, boring harvest festival at the church?

Turn Halloween into a fun filled night of Wicca Hunting.

 

    

In his youth, my dad was in the Navy.

He didn't talk much about those days, 

but I know he had a lot of shore leave in Italy 

and developed a love for Italian food.

 

 I'm sure you've noticed I go to the Hannah Home donation boxes often.

The two pictures above are from there.

Simplifying requires a lot of trips to the charity box. 

Being a professor necessitates a lot of books.

The ones above are a few of those I use in my classes.

   

I found this pot in my parent's backyard.

 

I hope I'm not turning into a pot head!

   

Peace 
Love 
Light

       

Legend has it many years ago there was a car wreck on an old bridge and a young girl named Gloria was killed. Some say her body was never found. The legend also goes that if you call her name from the bridge she will appear in front of you.
~ Alabama Ghosts
  
   
"It is said to be that if you get on the Bridge at night and say Gloria 3 times, she will appear. The story that we have been told is that she was either going to the prom or getting married and found out she was preg[nant] or fighting with her boyfriend. Like I said we have heard 2 differen[t] stories, but both say she was killed one night. Some say she was hit by a car and the others say she jumped from the bridge. So the true story is yet to be confirmed..."~ Gloria's Bridge
  
   

I love the aura of fantasy fair rides often have.

Giant monkeys

  

And happy dragons

always appeal to my child self's sense of wonder and magic.

 

  Some one asked about unusual foods at the fair.
I should have tried one of these donut burgers just for the experience.
   

Ever since I was a kid, I've loved the lights. 
My grandmother did too.
Of course, ice cream is great too!

The entire purpose of this photo walk was to take pictures of the fair after dark.
Part four in this series will be devoted to those pictures.
  

  My life through a cellular lens

  

 I spent a little time this week at Desoto Caverns Park.

It isn't far from my house and is a nice place to hang out.

 

 I also stopped by the local bakery.

That was fun. 

These people are so friendly!

   

 If you've been following my plogs at all, you know I went to the Alabama National Fair.

 There was no one at the donation center truck.

I almost went in the truck and took a picture looking out.

Maybe next time.

 

The person wasn't far.  Their drink still had ice in it.

  

    I was sitting on the steps at my parent's old place and
this seemed like a nice (though odd) fall color shot.
   

    

Everyone seemed to have a great time riding this ride.

            

 It wasn't too fast and didn't twirl you around.  

Other than being upside down about a third of the time,

it was a pretty tame looking ride.

  

Mom stands and watches, occasionally taking pictures with her phone.

   

I went to the fair part one 

   

Photos were taken at the Alabama National Fair.

      

 Lucy after she retired.

    

 Lucy?  Lucy?

I don't know if Ricky can survive two.

    

 Ricky and Lucy

I have no clue why there were so many Lucy look a likes that day.

 Of course, all the other things were there as well.

  

 That includes a world of culinary delights to titillate the taste buds.

  

This is one of my favorite rides. 
If I hadn't been carrying a lot of camera gear, I'd have ridden it.