There are some things happening on our street. In the last two weeks there has been a bit of a transformation.

And I’m not talking about autumn. Of course that doesn’t mean I don’t fully appreciate the change of seasons!

It’s a wonderland!

The old brick homes look like they were built for this season.

Doesn’t it all look incredibly homey and cozy?

But the transformation on my mind is not the leaves.

It’s this:

And this:

The street has been invaded by spiders!

HUGE spiders, apparently.

And they have woven their webs with complete abandon.

And if the spider invasion isn’t enough, there’s been a surge of deaths in the neighbourhood too.

City lawns are small… one must conserve space.

In fact, the street looks more like a graveyard!

Some families can’t afford high quality tombstones, I guess.

Poor guy:

It’s not easy to rest in peace these days!

It’s Halloween evening, and we have turned out the lights and are watching TV in peace.

Oh, I had big plans, I did. I was going to introduce Mehmet to his first Halloween, and we were going to carve pumpkins, make treat bags, and enjoy the kids of the neighbourhood as we handed them out.

But a week ago, the poor guy got the Chicken Pox!

Have you ever seen an adult with the Pox? It’s baaaad. He was so so sick for the last week, and new spots are still showing up!

My question is:

Wouldn’t it be fun if he answered the door looking like this?

Happy Halloween!