Look who came home with me from Dollar Tree

Isn't he an aristocratic looking little bird? I also brought home nine of his friends. They will be playing the important role of place card holders at this year's Halloween party. I might decorate them with rhinestones, bows, or little hats and masks. I'm undecided on what they'll be wearing at this point, but they'll probably be holding little signs bearing each guest's name.

These birds were such a deal for one dollar each! I've seen similar ones being sold for six dollars at craft stores. Being that this was Dollar Tree, some picking and choosing needed to be done. Some birds had missing feathers or were funky in other ways. So, I would say that if you want some of these, you need to get to your local Dollar Store right away, while there are still good birds on hand.

Each of these birds has such a different character. Some of them have outstretched wings or are tilting their heads to the side.

I love how their little eyes are glowing in this photo!


Even though I know these birds aren't real, they still freak me out a little. Something about a bunch of birds, even fake ones, looking at me reminded me too much of a certain movie!


If I have any of these birds left over after the party, I can always cover myself with them and be Tippi Hedren's character in The Birds.

Isn't that an amazing photo? The silhouette of the bird and the shadows that fall across her face are beautiful.

For those of you who would like to dress as Tippi Hedren this Halloween, I found a good how-to article:

http://felinofelice.blogspot.com/2009/09/on-subject-of-costumes.html

So long as you can find an old green dress suit at Goodwill, you should be good to go!

Oh, and don't think I forgot about you guys. You can easily go as Rod Taylor's character:

Just find an old jacket and wear a dress shirt and tie. Then adhere the crows and there ya go! This could actually make a nice couples costume.

Speaking of costumes, I should have a package arriving in the mail soon! Hopefully, my next blog post will be a review of that costume.

Out of the fog

Last night, I took a walk in the fog and captured some interesting street scenes with my camera. There is something about being outside as a foggy night turns from a hazy blue to pitch black, that reminds me of several urban legends from my childhood. Every time a car drove by, I thought of all those old stories involving a ghost car! I got a few photos of car headlights driving through the fog, although they appear more as neon streaks of light than cars. Those probably would have been cooler shots, had the cars been sitting still in the fog. Oh well, they're still fun and weird in their way! You can click on these photos to see them a lot larger.

There's a car in the distance...I like this one because it's not clear what the glowing orb of light is.

Here's one of a fast moving car. The lights show up, but I can't see any other part of the car!

A photo of a street lamp that gives me a nostalgic autumn feeling.

Just dark and spooky goodness. :)

I titled this blog post "Out of the fog" because last night it seemed like someone or something would be emerging from the fog at any second. Every time I think of a headline for a blog post, I check to see if anyone else has used that phrase online. I was surprised when my search turned up an old movie titled "Out of the Fog" because I'd never heard of it! I'm not really sure if it's spooky enough to fit with my blog, but it is strange. At least it's fitting with what seems to be my theme this week: movies from 1941. Although, aside from the overacting done by the female lead, this doesn't have much in common with "The Wolfman." Dramatic acting sure seems different now from what was being done in the 1940s! Some of the lines that are spoken in this trailer made me laugh, although I doubt that was the intended reaction. :)

Is anyone out there familiar with this movie, or the actress Ida Lupino?

P.S. ~ I was going to include something about the movie "The Fog" but both the 1980 and 2005 version of that look beyond lame to me. At least the trailers look bad. If for some reason you think either version of "The Fog" was a masterpiece, let me know. I might be willing to give it a chance!