What Scares You?
Of what are you afraid? (Besides oversaturated with color images.)
What gives you the shivers? Is it the vastness of the universe?
What makes you gulp and have difficulty swallowing? Witches and supernatural beings? *
What makes you hide your face behind the pillow? A fear of heights and/or falling down stairs?
What causes tingles up and down your spine? Aliens?**
What makes your heart skip and your tummy tumble? Fear of the unknown?
What makes you gasp in fright? The thought of broken glass?
What enters your consciousness and won’t go away, seeping into your darkest dreams?
Rushing waters?
What causes you to turn and flee…
…If you are not frozen in place from fear? Pink blizzards or binocular peeping LTBs***?
What is it that you dread the most…
…That you avoid at all cost? Weeds or dark caves hidden by giant Rhododendrons?
What indeed could be worse, stinging insects or…
…The photo bomber nostril shot?
Happy Hallowe’en to you all!
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For previous haunted holiday posts:
Black And Blood-2008
Hallowe’en Fun-2009
Faire Hallowe’en Fun-2010
Ravin’ Faire Hallowe’en-2011
*Photo courtesy of Gail of Clay and Limestone
**Photo courtesy of offspring Gardoctor of his kitten, Loki.
*** The very brave and unafraid LTB, offspring of offspring Semi enjoyed a trip with me to Bald River Falls near Tellico Plains, Tennessee this past August. Click here for more info about the area. He especially liked looking into the dark caves with the binoculars from a safe distance. After noticing that there was poison ivy everywhere along the paths, we both decided it was a good time to head for home. Scary stuff!
Frances
Great photos, none scary and all very nice
Happy Halloween!
Mark and Gaz said this on October 31, 2012 at 5:19 am |
Weeds scare the bejeebers out of me. I don’t like most of them. Happy Halloween.
Lisa at Greenbow said this on October 31, 2012 at 7:05 am |
Great photos!!
thecoolcatblog said this on October 31, 2012 at 7:23 am |
Poison ivy that carpets parts of my woods – that will do it! Thanks for the fun trip.
Barbara H. said this on October 31, 2012 at 7:29 am |
Looks like a great adventure for grandmother and grandson. How nice that it is well preserved in pictures and will now live forever in cyberspace to be shared with generations yet unborn. For me, the photos drove home the truth that my greatest fear (which fortunately I don’t over dwell on) is the fear of something bad happening to a precious family member. Besides that, I get that visceral gut check when I get close to the edge in an elevation situation… otherwise know as fear of heights.
michaele anderson (@meander1) said this on October 31, 2012 at 7:41 am |
Those are wonderful pictures! LTB looks right at home in the forest. Love your nostril photobomb. I need to bring dahlias back into my garden that red is fantastic! Happy Halloween đź‘» love semi
Semi said this on October 31, 2012 at 7:43 am |
Such a cute post! Happy Halloween!
Leslie said this on October 31, 2012 at 8:19 am |
What scares me are the invasives that are marching into my yard from everywhere. They are parachuting in on the wind, crawling through the soil and hitch hiking on potted plants!
Love this fun post and seeing you and LTB. xxoogail PS Thank you for the linkage! It was a wonderful visit.
Gail said this on October 31, 2012 at 8:25 am |
Happy Halloween. I think I’m most afraid of broken glass and the wide angle shot.
Dee A. Nash said this on October 31, 2012 at 8:27 am |
Those slippery rocks look a bit scary to me; LTB looks like an intrepid adventurer exploring them. I am afraid of the dentist…which is where I’m heading this Halloween morning, unfortunately. Hope you and all the Faire clan have a Happy Halloween!
Rose said this on October 31, 2012 at 8:29 am |
Fun post, Frances — love your sense of humor. Happy Halloween!
Pam/Digging said this on October 31, 2012 at 8:52 am |
Almost any picture of myself scares me these days, Frances, but I can’t see you, or even your nostrils, having that problem! Love the alien kitten.
Helen at Toronto Gardens said this on October 31, 2012 at 9:03 am |
What Gail said: invasives. Oh, and I hate wild parsnip. I would probably be scared of poison ivy if it plagued the area.
Kathy from Cold Climate Gardening said this on October 31, 2012 at 9:42 am |
Boo! (Happy Halloween!)
shenandoah kepler (@shenandoahkeple) said this on October 31, 2012 at 10:42 am |
Snakes! Although I o try to handle them at all opportunities to get over it.. I do fear running into poison ivy since I know its here in Michigan. I’ve yet to find someone who actually knows what it looks like to identify it for me. all they say is “it has three leaves!”…well, so do a lot of other plants growing in the unkept areas of our acreage……
I also have had a fear of shopping! It isn’t something I have ever done “just for fun” I go out and get what I absolutely need. Garden centers are totally different however. I have also found that with the right person I can get into it and endure it!. Plus, now I realize when Im getting all anxious an a good cup of tea settles me down.
I fear losing my health!… Either my mobility or my eye sight…. I fear something happening to my girls and not being there for them.
However, I dwell on none of this. I fight to be positive about all things and therefore bring only positive things into my life!….
Mermaid at Frog Hollow said this on October 31, 2012 at 10:59 am |
Fantastic travels for you & youngster. Love the red in the garden.
Lola said this on October 31, 2012 at 11:08 am |
Hey ! Thanks for beautiful pictures, and what a marvellous place you have there ! There’s no fear in your garden : ) I am also afraid of that something bad happens to my family members, and as a new double grandma also I’m worried about what kind of world my grandchildren are living. But now : happy halloween ! Greetings from Finland.
pivi said this on October 31, 2012 at 11:35 am |
Those really big black wasps that nectar on the oregano and milkweed.
gardeninacity said this on October 31, 2012 at 1:29 pm |
For me, the sight of vole holes all over my garden!
Happy Halloween!
Curbstone Valley Farm said this on October 31, 2012 at 2:25 pm |
I think what scares me the most today right now is that I may wake up tomorrow looking like my picture on today’s
post. Yea, every year I get a little closer. Thanks for the food for thought, Frances.
Carolyn said this on October 31, 2012 at 3:04 pm |
What a fun post & beautiful pictures! What casues me to run away screaming is the misuse of the apostrophe s, especially to make singular nouns plural! O.K. that and flying but I’ve found that Xanax helps with the flying phobia. Come to think of it Xanax would probably help with the whole irritation about apostrophes, too…hmmm. Happy All Hallows’ Eve!
Peter/Outlaw said this on October 31, 2012 at 5:49 pm |
Judging from my nightmares, what scares me is having to go back to a suit and tie job with deadlines, evaluations, payroll charts and constant scrutiny from a boss with little-man syndrome.
Les said this on October 31, 2012 at 7:27 pm |
I’m fearless! Happy Halloween!
indygardener said this on October 31, 2012 at 7:51 pm |
Cute, photo bomb nostril shot. hahahaa
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