Runaway Pumpkin

I like to keep these digs current, but I'm not finished blogging through my experience Down South yet, and there's still a bunch of past news to note before Mini Nerd drags itself back to the present. But I'm enforcing another (sadly, short) intermission to recognize a holiday of great importance to me: All Hallows.

It runs neck-in-neck with Christmas for my favorite celebratory time of year (make of that pagan/Christian dichotomy what you will), and usually I dedicate the entire month of October to savoring its creepy vibe. Unfortunately, I've been too busy these days to add a 'grave' prefix to any of the yards available to me, and I've no office space to decorate with knick-knacks both seasonal and spooky. So, I'm making do with a Mini Nerd makeover and a few upcoming posts to satiate that inner ghoul.

For a thematic segue - from discussing my Down South photos to some trickery and treats over the next little while - I'm using a pair of images snapped while on vacation with Mike and Carolyn. We saw this post's namesake nearly every day as we sped past him on our way to historic destinations and comic shops galore, and then again on our way home. But not once could I capture him in-camera to my liking, so jumpin' fast was this Jack-flash.

Candy corn in the previous post was a passable preview, but now I'll let good 'ole Jack-O bring home this year's monster mashup.