Second Best

Halloween is the second largest holiday for outdoor decorating, right behind Christmas.  No surprise that Christmas is number one, who doesn't need a pick me up during the dark, cold days of winter?

But Halloween does seem like an odd second, doesn't?  What about Thanksgiving?  Or Easter?  Or the 4th of July?  No, Halloween wins!

This year I came across quite a few yards and lawns with Halloween decorations on the near west side of Madison.  Some ghoulish, some classic and some just downright fun!  Some of these displays are best viewed at night when the real character of the holiday comes out.

Take a drive through your neighborhood in the next few days and enjoy the second best holiday, at least as far as outdoor decorating goes.  Check out the ghosts and ghouls and pumpkins of all shapes and sizes.  You'll find blow-up spiders, witches hanging from trees and graveyards galore.  Happy Halloween!