Views of the Neighborhood – Halloween Decorations

I know it looks scary, but it will get us there.
Welcome to the neighborhood from a friendly witch
Whew. A not so welcome from a ghoul
Happy Ghosts and skellies.
Big ole spider ridden by its last meal.
Almost headless teamster.
A gaggle of ghostly characters.
More mayhem.
A large happy skeleton.
A haunting display in front of the Mary Kay Ash (the founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics) original house in Lakeway.
A spider that goes with the decor.
A happy spider with eyes for you.
A happy dog skeleton and Haunted Mansion blowup.
An amazing display too big for just one photo. Two more to follow.
The second.
The third.
Well, there you have it. There are many more, but it is time to eat and enjoy the music. I hope you have a Happy Halloween and a terrific week.

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95 comments

  1. Chris The Story Reading Ape's avatar

    Fantastic decorations, John, your neighbourhood really knows how to celebrate 😃

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      They do go all out for sure. Thanks, Chris.

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  2. Klausbernd's avatar

    Dear John
    Siri and Selma love these Halloween decorations. It’s great! Unfortunately, Halloween is not that important here. Partly that is because we have nearly no children living in our village.
    When I lived in Germany and Sweden, I was unaware of Halloween.
    Happy Halloween
    The Fab Four of Cley
    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      It seems to be a North American holiday for the most part. Thank you, Klausbernd.

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  3. Dan Antion's avatar

    Amazing displays, John. Where do they store this stuff?

    I think it’s unfair that you have varieties of hushpuppies, and I can’t find one restaurant that makes a decent basic hushpuppy. Accordingly, fried blue corn and pecan hushpuppies for me.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      In Texas, as we discussed, the garage is for junk, not cars. So I imagine that is where they store this stuff. The last house keeps all but the inflatables out all year.

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      1. Dan Antion's avatar

        Ugh. We have one guy who does that.

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  4. GP's avatar

    Lakeway has gone ‘all-out’ for Halloween this year!! Great job! The witch and almost headless teamster are my favorites – that is, if I can’t take the bus!!
    Have a great day, John.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Thank you, GP. Wishing you a great day as well.

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  5. robertawrites235681907's avatar

    Wow, people have gone big this year for Halloween.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Yes, they have. Thanks, Robbie.

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  6. Charles Yallowitz's avatar

    Thank God mail isn’t delivered at night. Those decorations would be unnerving.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Ha ha ha. So true.

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  7. Annette Rochelle Aben's avatar

    Okay, the scary bus and the almost headless teamster… tie for first place for me!

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      I like both, too. Thanks, Annette.

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  8. Cindy Georgakas's avatar

    They went all out with great decorations, John and the menu looks ghoulishly good! Enjoy! 🩷

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Thank you, Cindy. Wishing you a great week ahead.

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      1. Cindy Georgakas's avatar

        You’re welcome, John and same to you!
        💓

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  9. Darlene's avatar

    Once again your community has gone all out with terrific Halloween decorations.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Thank you, Darlene. I have to agree.

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  10. T. W. Dittmer's avatar

    Your neighborhood sure does a great job decorating for Halloween, John.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Thank you, Tim. There were many more, but only so much space.

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  11. TanGental's avatar

    You guys understand horror. Which if you follow your politics is not surprise!! Not that we’re much better….

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Yes indeed. Every day brings something new.

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      1. TanGental's avatar

        It’s a great spectator sport. Not so sure what its like inside the colluseum.

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        1. John W. Howell's avatar

          It is very noisy and the crowd is unruly.

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  12. Liz Gauffreau's avatar

    I’m not crazy about Halloween decorations, but I do love “Werewolves of London.”

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      One of my favorites, too. 😀

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      1. Liz Gauffreau's avatar

        I think songs with howling are hard to resist!

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        1. John W. Howell's avatar

          Ha ha ha. My step brother used to wake me each morning with “Time to get up John Hoooowelllllll.”

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        2. Liz Gauffreau's avatar

          Cute . . . 😁

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  13. lois's avatar

    I love riding around looking at Halloween decorations–and wow, do you have ’em! That is quite the house for Mary Kay Cosmetics. Is the spider in the web the back of the house? Darn, she sold a lot of mascara! 😂

    I thought of you yesterday when I was reading news online. Some woman rescued a kitten. Did not realize it was a puma. Twiggy’s puma stance immediately came to mind. 🤣

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      I think she found out later that it was a puma. “Where does it sit?” “Anywhere it wants.”

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      1. lois's avatar

        “The vet didn’t know what it was but said it was not a normal cat,” 😹

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        1. John W. Howell's avatar

          Kittens can be confusing.

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  14. coldhandboyack's avatar

    You neighborhood looks like so much fun. I can just imagine one of the deer taking on one of those inflatables.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      We always have deer with spider webs in their antlers. I’m sure a couple have taken out an inflatable or two.

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  15. Michele Lee's avatar

    Thank you for taking us through your fun and festive neighborhood! Y’all know how to do it up! 🎃🍬👻That scary bus has been in a few apocalyptic movie scenes. 😆

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Thanks for the visit, Michele. Yes, these folks go all out for sure.

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      1. Michele Lee's avatar

        You’re welcome and happy Sunday to you and yours!

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        1. John W. Howell's avatar

          Thank you, Michele.

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  16. Rebecca Cuningham's avatar

    Looks very ready for Halloween! Aroooo!

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      It is Aroooooooo

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      1. Rebecca Cuningham's avatar

        I stand corrected o, werewolf of London. 😉

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        1. John W. Howell's avatar

          Not a correction, but an agreement, and answering howl.

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  17. bruce@ssa's avatar

    Great decorations all, John. The neighborhood certainly rises to the occasion for Halloween. Nice to enjoy these sights with a little Zevon…and some pecan hushpuppies.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      I agree, Bruce. Thanks for stopping by.

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  18. Debbie's avatar

    Lakeway folks go all out with their Halloween decorations, don’t they? I kind of like the mailbox spider with the fuzzy feet, but I’d really like a tour of Mary Kay’s house!

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      I would like a tour of Mary Kay’s house, too.

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  19. The Coastal Crone's avatar

    Quite a collection! Spiders seem to be growing in popularity. My favorite is the first witch. As someone else said, I would like a tour of Mary Kay’s house. She was big back in her day and those pink cars were easy to spot. A fine Halloween tour! I wasn’t sure the bus would make it though.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Ha ha ha. The bus only looks shaky. That first witch talks, too. “I need one of your eyes to finish the potion. It won’t hurt.”

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  20. Unknown's avatar
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    now that is one scary Halloween 🎃 display.

    goodness me I’m scared, but then again I just love the bus, not scary for me

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      I’m glad you like the bus. I do, too.

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  21. equipsblog's avatar

    Even before I read the comments, I recognized that Texas architecture. My husband’s siblings and their children all lived there until recently. Now some of them are in various states and even Europe. Love the ghouls. Your menu is a tad spicy for me. Loved the ride. Did you ever feature it as your Uber one Saturday? Hope it’s got your voodoo rangers. How do the girls like it?

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      No, I never featured it. The girls have not seen it. Thanks, Lois.

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      1. equipsblog's avatar

        You are welcome, Pat

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    2. John W. Howell's avatar

      Yeah. Sorry pat. Had a brain freeze.

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  22. petespringer's avatar

    The climate wouldn’t agree with us, but I sure like everything your city does, John. That bus could make its own haunted house.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Thank you, Pete. Yeah, Northern Californians die here. Way too hot.

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  23. Book Club Mom's avatar

    Hi John – I love the happy spider! Love Warren too!

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Thanks, Barbara. I like ’em both, too.

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  24. Resa's avatar

    AaaRRRRoooo – Love that song!

    Fab decorations, John. Thanks for the tour!

    💀X 🎃X 👻X

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      So glad you could come along, Resa. You win the emoji award. 🏆X

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      1. Resa's avatar

        Pleasure!
        🏆X – thanks, and I’m sharing!

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  25. noelleg44's avatar

    Your neighborhood really goes all out. There was one house in Boothbay Harbor , Maine, that had maybe a dozen skeletons crawling up the side of the house, hanging off the roof, etc. Pretty scary!

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  26. thomasstigwikman's avatar

    You certainly have some great Halloween decorations in your neighborhood. However, mist spiders have eight eyes not two. The Halloween decorations in my neighborhood have the same problem.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      I guess the spider maker dropped the ball. 😀

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      1. thomasstigwikman's avatar

        Ha ha you can say that

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  27. Bipolar Mum Journey's avatar

    Awesome, puts the uk to shame 😳😂🫣

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      As we know the colonists are a little daft, Gemma. Thank you for the visit and best wishes to you. 😊

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  28. Author Jan Sikes's avatar

    Yikes! That tour bus is scarier than the decorations! Thanks for the tour, John!

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      I’m glad you liked it, Jan

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  29. Tails Around the Ranch's avatar

    Oh my gosh…your neighborhood is very enthusiastic when it comes to Halloween! 🎃

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      It is Monika. Thank you.

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  30. Sorryless's avatar

    You went ALL out with this Halloween post, Boss. From the bus to all the spooky lawn decorations . . of which it was impossible for me to pick a favorite. Even though I really really dig that old coach.

    PS- Imma take a double order of the hush puppies, they sound amazing.

    Double PS- Perfect song

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      A double hush puppy order on its way. I love the song.

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  31. Teri Polen's avatar

    I always enjoy your yearly Halloween decoration posts, John!

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Thanks, Teri. i’m glad you do.

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  32. olganm's avatar

    What a fabulous display, John! We don’t get many Halloween decorations here, in Barcelona, especially in the city (some stores and shops, but not regular apartments or houses), so it’s great to see those. Many thanks!

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      It is a fun celebration here for sure. I’m glad you enjoyed the tour, Olga.

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  33. dgkaye's avatar

    A spooky filled neighborhood of fun! 🙂

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  34. Jennie's avatar

    Your community goes all out for Halloween. I love the photos, especially the wagon. The house that has three photos of decorations – I can’t imagine putting it all away after Halloween.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      They leave all but the inflatables out all year.

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