We've started our preparations for Halloween 2006. I've put out the first round of the decorations, and am preparing the second wave.

At the moment, I've got most of the decorations for the lawn in position. I picked up some pumpkins and straw from the local garden shop. We've got the fountain set up as well.

We're planning on turning the fountain red for Halloween; but we're going to wait until the last minute to dye it. As usual, I've recycled the Tiki Torches into duty for the holiday.

Although it isn't in the picture below, the air compressor project is flowing nicely. We've acquired a small (2 gallon) 100psi compressor, which will sit behind the house for Halloween. I'm secretly running air lines through the yard, so that the scarecrows will be able to blast the kids with air as they pass. We're going to trigger it with a blow gun, and run the final lines with soft vinyl tubing.

I still need to make a tombstone for Faraday, and I should probably touch-up the others as well. They were made of pink insulation originally, and they require a good paint job each year (as rain is hard on the paint).

We've still got the family "ceramic pumpkin" in the window, and my mother's old scarecrow in the front flower beds.