Halloween Decor




When we arrived in Tacoma, front-yard Halloween decorations were in full swing. This is of note because it was September 19. I have no idea when it started.

Tacoma is surrounded by pumpkin patches. I don’t know if these pumpkin patches inspire the passion for Halloween, or if the pumpkin matches were started to meet the outrageous local demand for pumpkins. Either way, it looks like they had a good crop this year.

When we were returning from our aforementioned beach excursion, I needed to use the restroom, so I stopped at one of the larger pumpkin patches along I-5 in between Olympia and Tacoma. I thought I’d just quickly use a porta-john (they’re called Honey Pots here), but they were all inside the gate. The admission charge to this pumpkin patch was $23, so I decided I didn’t need to use the restroom as urgently as I thought I did a few minutes prior. I was in the minority, though. Hundreds of


people were there, happy to pay.

Back to the yard decorations here in Tacoma – they are both creative and elaborate. Rather than trying to describe them, I’ll post some pics as a sample. The local grocery store has a “Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin” contest. Ann and I both have our names in the hat. 










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