Icicles

Ok, nope, I'm not looking forward to this but it's a pretty sight.


Dripping icicles
Slow steady drops of water
Freeze again tonight

Icicle picture by Martin Cathrae

 
 
 
 

Frankenstein's Monster

 

Frankenstein's monster
Wreaked havoc on the village
Misunderstood wretch



Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley. In 1931 it was made into a movie
by Universal Pictures. Boris Karloff starred as the Monster.

Here are some links with more information about this
iconic movie.

Wikipedia information about Frankenstein

Wikipedia article on the 1931 Frankenstein film

IMDB information on the 1931 Frankenstein movie

Some quotes from the 1931 Frankenstein movie on Wikiquotes

Project Gutenberg's E Text of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for anyone who may wish to read it



Frankenstein's monster (Boris Karloff).jpg from Wikipedia

Poster - Frankenstein 02.jpg from Wikimedia Commons

Praying Mantis

The praying mantis
Garbed in his fine greenery
Elegantly preys

Picture of Praying Mantis by beni195bb

City Lights

Lights of the city
Glow through a complicated
Landscape of concrete


I found oodles of pictures that would go with this Haiku.
I tried adding a picture to this haiku, but I just felt that it detracted
from the image that the haiku itself imparts, so... no picture!

Vintage Halloween Postcards

A Halloween blog
For Vintage Postcard Junkies
Who could ask for more

When I was looking for a picture to go along with my Halloween
Haiku, I found some marvelous images of vintage Halloween
postcards. I put them in a blog article on Sirius Reflections. I just
think old vintage postcards are so cool. Particularly the holiday
ones. If you are interested here is the link to the blog article.
http://siriusreflections.blogspot.com/2013/10/happy-halloween-vintage-halloween.html
I picked two of them out and they are below!


Happy Halloween!!!

Bwah hah hah.....

Dracula

Bela Lugosi
1931 Dracula
Wants to drink your blood

 A screenshot from Dracula

Screenshot from Internet Archive of the movie Dracula (1931)



Another fine shot of Bela Lugosi as Dracula.

 A screenshot from Dracula

Screenshot from Internet Archive of the movie Dracula (1931)




Here is some information on Bela Lugosi and the 1931 version of Dracula.

Wikipedia entry on the 1931 Dracula Film with Bela Lugosi

IMDB Entry on 1931 Dracula Movie with Bela Lugosi

2 Cool clips on YouTube from the 1931 Dracula Movie

Bela lugosi Dracula Clip by Bastonproducciones

Dracula Movie CLIP - Dracula's Wives Awaken (1931) HD by movieclips

Pumpkin Pie

I want pumpkin pie
Autumns delicious pastry
Delicately spiced

Picture of Pumpkin Pie by Russ Brown


And I could not resist adding this picture of a most delightful
pumpkin display!

Picture of Pumpkin Display by Lilla Frerichs





And here is a link to a tried and true old classic recipe for pumpkin pie.

LIBBYS® Famous Pumpkin Pie

Trick or Treat

Trick or treat is it
Candy corn and popcorn balls
Bobbing for apples?

Who knew bobbing for apples could be so elegant!
 

Howard Chandler Christy's painting Halloween as reproduced in Scribner's Magazine January 1916

Tuck’s Halloween Postcard Vintage Graphic ~ Bobbing for Apples

Image from the Old Design Shop Vintage Image Treasury



Halloween Information:


All you could ever want to know about Halloween!

Halloween by Wikipedia


Why do we bob for apples on Halloween?

Urban Legends from About dot Com

Barrel of Monkeys

Barrel of monkeys
Intertwining plastic arms
Link to childhood past

Picture of Giant Barrel of Monkeys by The unPixie



Here is a link to the Wikipedia article about the Barrel of Monkeys game.

Barrel of Monkeys Game 

And these guys are still manufactured and sold!

BARREL OF MONKEYS Game