October Front Porch

It’s possible to see my front porch Halloween plan as excessive in its enthusiasm.  I don’t see it that way…..Halloween is awfully hard to resist and knowing that the front porch will have more visitors than usual this month makes me especially enthusiastic.  Pumpkin and gourd season does that to me.

There is a Halloween flag and some hanging mums.

All of the porch is on Halloween.

There are plenty of pumpkins and mums, of course.

Days are still warm enough to sit out here with a book and I find time to do that whenever I can.  Then I hear crunchy leaves being stirred and it is like Fall is just plain showing off.

That the end of the month will bring costumed children in search of candy to my front door is simply icing on the Halloween cake.  That’s spooky!

October Front Porch

October is the month that first inspired my monthly porch decorations and it remains one of my favorite months to enjoy the porch.  For starters, the prospect of cool weather is usually very welcome come October.  Mums, jack-o-lanterns, gourds, and ghosts are some of the best treats of the month.

My flag welcomes visitors.

So far, it’s been a warm October and so there are summer plants still comfortable outside.  They’re tucked into a corner soaking up the warmth and sunlight.

By the end of the month, I’ll have trick-or-treaters to go with some cooler evenings.  That’s happy!