Charlotte is still being good about sticking to her diet, but hasn’t been as vigilant about getting in her evening walks of late. So when she and Daisy Mouse finally did head out for some exercise last night, after several weeks off, it came as a bit of a shock—not just how hard it is to get moving again, but also how dark it’s become, right after dinner.
Besides being pitch black, the neighborhood has been all decked out in fairly frightening Halloween finery since Charlotte last saw it—making for a bit of a nervous viewing experience, I think. (She and Daisy were home in record time.)
But while Charlotte’s cast her vote for “no more evening power walks,” the rest of us are getting ready to cast our own votes on a matter of a bit more importance, eh?
With the 2012 presidential election happening so soon after Halloween, some of us who entered the current Blown Covers Contest took the suggestion to try combining the two themes—Halloween & the election—in one or more of our sketches. Just for fun, here’s mine.
I figured that no matter which candidate you are rooting for, the economy is a huge issue and concern, is it not? So I drew an alarmed (and alarming) green ghost, meant to suggest the “dead” dollar, anxiously observing the two candidates-as-jousters.
And while we’ll all have to wait for the results of that contest, the Halloween Blown Covers Contest results are already in progress. You can browse through (and comment on) all 104 drawings in the slush pile—some political, some not—plus admire the Runners-up revealed so far (including a wonderful Halloween cat by my colleague Kim Murton). More Runners-up will be posted every day on the Blown Covers site, through October 19th, when the Halloween-themed winner will be revealed. So, lots more eye candy ahead!
—And more doodles from me, soon. 🙂
Thanks, as always, for stopping by The (Not Quite) Daily Cat Doodle, and have a great Monday!
Oh Jean these are so much fun….
Thanks, Barbara!
I was getting nostalgic the other day thinking of Halloween in NYC…wondering if they still hang that giant spider on the side of the Jefferson Market Library. — And remembering when the parade was still a little West Village neighborhood affair. (Bet you miss those days as well!)
Even the moon looks scared.
You will laugh, but it really was very spooky walking around last night — my inspiration for this doodle. Not only was it much darker than I expected, but since it was so early still, there were lots of other noises around in the dark…people, animals, who-knows-what…moving around, scuffling.
Meanwhile, the creepiest decoration was a life-size (and life-like) “corpse” hanging from a chandelier inside a turret, with flashing strobes trained on it.
Good thing I had Charlotte and Daisy along to protect me! 😉
God! Those original Village Halloween Parades were so great. To bad they had to turn it into a Macy’s Day Parade. I loved to walk that winding path from Westbeth through the Village and if the gay guys said they like my outfit, it totally made the night worthwhile. Here’s to the good old days when life was perfect. Just joking!
Love Jill
What a great memory, Jill! 😉
Speaking of memories of the “old parade,” I remember years and years ago (late 70s?) seeing Andy Warhol in the crowd on one of those West Village streets, just one of the crowd, filming it with a small handheld video camera. The costumes were so incredibly creative, I can still remember some of them years later. And loved those ginormous puppets towering above the crowd.
I recall the last time I was in NYC on Halloween (probably 20 some years ago) it felt much wilder, as did the subway ride home. Too many people out and about dressed like Freddy Krueger.
P.S. Looks like the giant spider is back this year…good news!
http://www.halloween-nyc.com/artistry.php