And finally, you gotta have a good costume, or at least a great mask--like this one being worn today by yours truly. Veneta, Oregon; July, 2009.

And you gotta have a haunted house for Halloween. Let's use this one. Saratoga Springs, New York; August, 2007.

Continuing in our preparations for Halloween: You gotta have pumpkins. Right? Of course, these aren't real pumpkins, they're the cloned-face wagon train ceramic variety. And this photo wasn't taken in October. And it was taken in the depths of the Great Southwest. Oh, well; they fit in with the color of the other pottery. (click on the thumbnail to see for yourself) Sedona, Arizona; May, 2010.

Next in our run-up to All Hallows Eve: We take the cornstalks from yesterday and create some artful displays with them, like these in my workplace. Redmond, Oregon; October, 2010.

It's the week to the run up to All Hallows Eve, so we gotta get ready. First thing we need to do is traipes out to a corn field for stalks in order to begin the decorating. Merrill, Oregon; October, 2010.

Simply a window on a rural house in the Burgundy region of France; September, 2009.

Late afternoon's light is a great time to catch Autumn's paintbrush. Ashland, Oregon; October, 2006.

You gotta love Fall! In its way, it's as beautiful as Spring. Only different. Klamath Falls, Oregon; October, 2010.

Further plays Red Rocks. (Click on thumbnail for the light show) Morrison, Colorado; September, 2010.

From across the street, I look at this tree every morning out my dining room window. It's green all Spring and Summer, but in the Fall it changes color to this firey version. I'll be moving in the next couple of months after living in the same house for 26 years. I think I shall miss this tree. Madras, Oregon; October, 2010.

I found this architectural filagree in an old factory that had been converted into an artisan market. (Click the thumbnail for much better sense of the detail) Camdentown, London, UK; September, 2009.

The late afternoon sun lights up a budding flower. Salem, Oregon; September, 2010.

Dusk over town last night, taken from the hill above my house. Madras, Oregon; October, 2010.

He decided to sit up and pose for me. (Click on the thumbnail for a better view) Cottonwood, Arizona; May, 2010.

Another in my series of lines, light, patterns and colors. (Click on the thumbnail for better perspective) Patio of the Hilton Bayfront Hotel, San Diego, California; October, 2010.

Along the waterfront, with the skyline in the distance. San Diego, California; October, 2010.

Above Mt. Rainier, taken at 30,000-some odd feet with my iPhone. Over Washington state; October, 2010.

Although it's a little shaky because I used the extreme zoom on my little point and shoot, here's something you don't see very day: A tree full of turkey vultures! Madras, Oregon; September, 2010.

Clouds drift in. Crater Lake National Park, Oregon; July, 2010.

Curly fries ready for eating. Oregon State Fair, Salem, Oregon; September, 2010.

Inside the cathedral. (Click on the thumbnail to get a better detail of those windows) Chartes, France; September, 2009.