Jack-o-lantern house
This is the aforementioned house at night. I don’t think they quite made it up to one jack-o-lantern a day this year. Perhaps they also counted the bats hanging on the porch to get to the correct number of days.

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This is the aforementioned house at night. I don’t think they quite made it up to one jack-o-lantern a day this year. Perhaps they also counted the bats hanging on the porch to get to the correct number of days.
Photo taken October 2004
Granite Street in Ashland is famous for its catering to trick or treaters. Many houses get very decked out. One in particular (shown in tomorrow’s entry) turns into a haunted mansion. Children are invited in for a tour by the witch on the porch. Only some come back out. Expect to hear some screams.
While the upcoming election has taken over the front yards of most houses in town, Halloween is winning the battle in this home’s front yard on Siskiyou Boulevard.
You need no calendar in my neighborhood when October rolls around. Just drive by the above house and count the jack-o’-lanterns. If it isn’t evening yet, add one to the number and you’ve got the current date. You see, each night they carve a pumpkin and put it out front. Every night they are all lit up. My kids love going by the place daily in October to see the new carving of the day. On Halloween, 31 jack-o’-lanterns are all glowing for the trick or treaters. However, our street never gets more than just a few (because it’s up a steep hill) so not many know of this house in town.