Monday, November 1, 2010
Halloween 2010
Halloween 2010 has come and gone. It was a great night in our new digs. Over the last couple of weeks most of the neighbors would walk by and stare at the goings on. But they would do so quietly. Waiting… Watching… If I dare say, there was a level of uncertainty and a bit of morbid curiosity seasoned with a bit of apprehension as to what was about to be unleashed into their small quiet community. But the night came and sure enough once it was dark the trick-or-treaters arrived. It wasn’t a steady stream but small groups arriving at intervals. Almost as if they were each awaiting the safe return of the previous group before venturing out.
I refuse to compare it to our previous location. It was just a different experience all together. For our first year we nearly hit one hundred visitors (rough estimate based on remaining candy). And while we packed in nearly three times that many at our old location what we got here was much better.
Things slowed down around 8:00-8:30 most likely due to being a school night. But in retrospect I liked it that way. Usually around nine we would get the older teens looking for a free hand out not even wearing a costume. But again, not here. Guess the old saying holds true… Quality over quantity!
While all went well during the evening, we did hit some bumps during setup. The wind was pretty bad and I was hesitant to put the gargoyles up on the columns in fear they’d go flying off in a big gust sending some poor soul to the hospital. However the biggest trouble was with our new addition The Soul Reaver Pumpkin Scarecrow. No matter how I weighted the base it just could stand the winds. It eventually toppled over. In the end I had to move it closer to the line of trees along the side of the house and secure him to the tree with some rope. While he withstood the rest of the evening and through the night and into the morning, the beating it had taken from the wind earlier in the day light hours was too much. After removing him from his tether he just gave up and fell over.
I’ll just have to reinforce the base and rebuild the support frame, he’ll be good as new.
Anyways, we’re all looking forward to next year with great delight. I’ve got a couple early ideas of the direction I want to go so well… It’s gonna be fun!
I have plenty of pics from the evening over at Faegoria.com, click on the image below and head over to check em out.
