October 27, 2009

inflatable memories

I can vividly remember the first time I saw a giant Halloween inflatable on someone's front lawn. I was driving along one evening just after dark, when there, high on a hilltop, sat the largest inflatable pumpkin I had ever seen. I slowed down. My head turned.

I didn't swerve. I didn't hit a tree. I didn't plow into a crowd of pedestrians. But I did admire it. It was bright. It was stunning. It was unique. It was the embodiment of Halloween. I had not seen its like before.

Then, suddenly, I saw its like everywhere.





The unique has become ubiquitous.


7 comments:

Judith said...

LOL yeh, but I hate to think what will come next in the decorating fads! I prefer old fasioned, bales of hay, pumpkins, and some scarecrows to add spice! LOL

Rue said...

I'm with Judith - give me a creaky gate, a few handmade gravestones, some hay and a pile of pumpkins anyday!

The Frog Queen said...

Amen sister!!!! That is why I own a dart gun :D

Cheers!

Just kidding...really....

halloween spirit said...

Lol! It is tempting sometimes :)

Judith & Rue - I'm with you :)

Wendy the (Very) Good Witch said...

I laugh, I laugh! I had a friend who hated those things with a vengeance. He would rant on and on about how horrible they are. Funny thing is, our neighbor 2 doors down, has brother who works for a company that sells them, so he gets new ones for gifts all the time. We come the other night, and he had a Santa in a hot air balloon on the lawn that his brother gave him for his birthday. UGH! I can appreciate the larger than life, in your face factor....but then the love affair ends.

halloween spirit said...

Lol! Some of the Christmas inflatables make the Halloween versions look conservative. Santa in a hot air balloon. What were they thinking?!!

Bridgett said...

I've gott agree with Judith too...I like the less 'artificial, in your face' look myself. :)