Only 12 more shopping days until my birthday

I awoke to the dulcet tones of chainsaws this morning as a tree crew took down the most peril-inducing limbs of the neighbor's monstrous cherry tree. Hubbyfink and I may no longer fear that we'll be rendered unconscious while walking down our sidewalk if a freak wind pops up. Hooray!

I've finally come up with my Halloween costume. I'd planned on dressing as Alice from "Resident Evil", but I don't really have the duds or the body to pull off that particular ensemble. I do, however, still have my Victorian outfit from last year, fangs, and a red scarf. I need to alter the jacket and skirt and fix my right fang and then I can be Mina Harker. Yay!

How about that moon last night, huh? While driving to choir practice last night, I zoned out while looking at the moon and found myself on the toll road. That was rather alarming. It took a moment to regain my bearings and then I mentally facepalmed myself. Fifty cents and a couple of miles later, I was back on track to carthew's house.

Oh. My. God.

Skeletal yard flamingos. (Third picture down)

LOVE!

ETA: You too can have your own undead flamingo army. Thanks, fizzygeek!