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This scene above is part of my regular commute to work. The view of the little white church nestled in fall foliage across Crystal Lake opens up after a long drive crossing through kaleidoscopic tree tunnels this time of the year, past few weeks on a different vibe pass this less serene vista on my commute  Within the "Halloween Manor" can be found this army of corn stalk zombies.   I have not seen anything quite like this creative use of corn stalks before. Note exactly your friendly scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz. I explored the history of more traditional ways of displaying corn stalks in a previous blog here .  So far we have had a warm and colorful autumn, but that is about to change let's review what has happened so far and what is to come.  do decorations here? what is more common is this pic of standard corn stalks  it is very common to display corn stalks  this derived from stook, more on this below or separate blog hay and straw bales a...

a x x outline or profile of mountain peaks  with handwritten notes of  distance, color,  buy make camera lucida  x x Whiteface  from Fellows Hill Road photo/s close approximation of the scene  x x skill at capturing overall view and details  x 1860 map suggests was road in the 1820's  Durgin covered bridge also see usgs maps  location swamps, when route 25 built  Weygant  Seven miles to Sandwich  x x z