The Horror! The Horror!

I suppose I should be thankful that it is, at least, October, not June or July, but the Hallowe'en decorations are starting to go up. Specifically, Neighbor Dan from across the street was out yesterday afternoon installing not one but two giant blow-up haunted castles on his front lawn along with a giant blow-up ghost and a couple of blow-up pumpkins. And this just the start.

This is, of course, my brother's fault. He gets all sappy when it comes to almost every holiday and confessed that Neighbor Dan never put up decorations at all until after he saw my brother's inflatable menagerie. Also, Neighbor Dan is not, technically, the first to install, even this year, since my brother bought two new inflatables and "tested" one to make sure it worked properly.

It's a fifteen foot tall black cat with six inch claws and a painted Cheshire cat grin on a head that swivels from side to side. It's lit from within, the tail sticks straight up and you can walk under the arched belly. He "tested" it in September. Mom came out and down the driveway to get a good look at it. Apparently, he also bought a blow-up hearse. Haven't seen that one, yet.