The leaves continue their change in nature's colorful transformation to the cooler days of autumn. With these changes come the annual celebration of All Hallow's Eve, what we Americans call Halloween. My wife set out decorations which include pumpkins, faux fall folliage, happy little scarecrows, and hay bales. The atmosphere in our home is much more upbeat compared recent months. My dog Ozzy is caught up in the euphoria, spinning yarns and relishing the joy of celebrating his first fall with a family that loves him.
The yearly halloween moood-setting ritual began earlier this week as we pulled out several dvds such as "Wolfman" and "Van Helsing". Tuesday night we watched "Sleepy Hollow" starring Johnny Depp, which is one of Ozzy's favorite movies. It features a spooky little town, scarecrows, pumpkins, the usual gore, and, of course, the Headless Horseman, whom Ozzy refers to as a "haint". Every time he watches this flick he is glued to the screen.
Thus far our efforts to set the mood for the season have been successful. For the last two days Ozzy has playfully claimed the haints are hanging around the house, and creatures he calls "booger monsters" are scratching at the front door. Last night he approached me from the kitchen in a stealthy fashion, baring his teeth, raking his claws, breathing heavily and growling like a werewolf. I take this as a hint as to what he expects to watch on tv this evening... and we still have over two weeks until "Spooky Day".
Just like Paul Revere rode through the countryside over two hundred years ago, Ozzy is shouting a warning to all who may hear, "The Monsters are Coming"!
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