Rough Draft

Stage I: frontal view

Stage I: rear view

Stage II: frontal view

Stage II: rear view

Stage III: frontal view

Stage III: rear view

Tomorrow, I'll add lots of light to the display for Trick or Treat Round 1. I've been told to expect about 15 residents and 5 staff members. The weather should be good with partly cloudy skies, temps in the high 40s by showtime, and light to moderate wind.

Haunted Graveyard

Found this great yard haunt from 2011 featured on Pumpkinrot's blog.  A little too dark for my taste, but I appreciate the effort and creativity. Check it out.

Permission Granted

Mother in Law Holidays has agreed to allow me to put up a Halloween wreath on the front door of her house for this year's yard haunt.  We've never had a wreath before, so this will be a nice addition.

Image Source:  This is not the wreath, but hopefully we can find something akin to this style

Also, she has kindly agreed to let me use several of her front yard garden stones to add to the tombstone tally, 7 of them to be precise. These will lie flat on the grass, unlike the others which will be vertically displayed, and they should add a nice, realistic touch. A bit of whitewash, maybe some water-based paint to write epitaphs, and a glowing lantern by each one could make for an even richer and more extensive graveyard scene.

Image Source:  These are not the stones, but they will look similar

Halloween Forest

Now imagine lighting this place up.

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