Just have a Happy Halloween!!!

[whippledaddy 5]

Okay, here's a little Halloween present for you all:

It’s the end of October, and darkness hurries to evict the daylight. Yards are blanketed with leaves, hillsides blaze with color.

The wind swirls outside, windows rattle, the sky is as grey as ashes. Clouds scud Eastward seeking tomorrow’s sun.

If you dare, if you are foolish enough to go outside, the wind will tug at your hair, begging you to come play. But it sings with a voice that is more like a dirge.

The night is darker now than it was at the end of a summer day. The walk from car to house is long, and (even if you are a grown up), a little......frightening. Your steps speed up as you approach your door. You fumble for your keys, and struggle to use the lock, rendered invisible in the darkness.

It’s easy now to imagine swift footfalls coming up behind you and hot breath at the back of your neck. It’s almost second nature to wonder if you saw movement in the shadows. Even the October wind seems to whisper your name.

Finally the key finds the lock. You feel foolish as you bolt your door behind you. You are inside. Home. Safe. The October world is out there. Here your lamps cheer you, and you head to the kitchen to make a cup of tea.

But......

Wait.....

Was that a noise........Upstairs?

[dylansmom 27]

Whipple! I'm so happy to "see" you!!! Please give Patty a hug for me, and know that I'm thinking of both of you.

((((((HUGS))))))) ~Kelly Girl

[the best me 6]

Ahhhhhh, Whippledaddy! So, so, so great to see your post. Lovely picture painting as always, even with the spooky Halloween strain of lyric.

How's thangs! I miss you and hope you are well. Please give us an update on your dear wife.

Look everybody! Ryan came back for a visit!! Yippeee!! Ya'll say HI!

[Vera 7]

Hey Whip, I've missed you!

Hope all is well.

In the summer evenings as the sun was setting, I'd say "You can smell the Honeysuckle wind"

[donali 57]

CAN IT BE?!?! Is it TRULY our beloved WhippleDaddy?!?!

Oh, happy day!! Rejoicing commences!!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Halloween!!

:banana :banana :banana

[Mita 2]

Nice to hear from you again:)

[Jammin & Losin 1]

Whipple~ I to have missed you posting and have often wondered if you and Patty were doing well and I sure hope to see you posting more often. You touch so many lives with your words...we need you here... your such a wonderful suport!!! Take care and thanks for shareing!

[Marimaru 7]

It's great to hear from you again! I always loved the things that you wrote. Glad to see you around!