Halloween in Klamath

I traveled to Klamath on October 31. The real reason for the trip was the need to get all my "stuff" out of Melody's space, but the great side benefit of it all was a magical Halloween night sending Hillary and Savannah off to a costume party and then trick-or-treating on Pacific Terrace with my grandson. Melody and I had a magnificent time, kicking deep piles of leaves, smelling wood smoke on the crisp night air, and listening to all the kids and parents laughing as they made their way through the night.

It's been a long time since the reality of Halloween tradition has lived up to my memories and fantasies of what Halloween is all about. It smelled like Halloween is supposed to smell. I ate a tootsie roll and it tasted like Halloween is supposed to taste. No more artificial mall tricks or gather at the school or church treats. It was the real thing.

I am not sure what happened in the intervening years, I just know that for a time, there weren't any kids at my door. For a time, there was no place to go and the newpapers were touting all the other things to do on Halloween night. For a time. But last Friday night, my kind of Halloween came back in full force. I'm just tickled that it did so while I still had a grandson still young enough to participate and I got to share it with him.

More photos of all the fun we had are here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/kyotesue/HomeToKlamathForHalloween#