HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM THE OVERLOOK...

Look who I found under a tree at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO, this summer...

Happy Halloween, to you and yours...

have fun, but play it safe!  Back in a few, my pretties ~ brewing up some lovely blog posts.

"You're scared of Room 237, ain't ya?"...Danny Torrance

ENT UNDER GLASS - FALL AT THE BELLAGIO, LAS VEGAS on "TRAVEL TUESDAY"

Living in a city with trees with no discernible leaves that change colors, the surefire way I can tell something's up (other than a little crispness in the morning air, while afternoons still climb to the upper 90's), is to head to the Bellagio Conservatory, where it's all spelled out for me...FALL HAS ARRIVED!

So, four times a year I grab my friend Jackie (or whatever lucky family member happens to be in town at the time), and head to the Vegas Strip for the "Changing O' the Seasons".  Always stunning - and looming LARGE...the cornucopia stands 15 feet tall and 20 feet long.  Some of the pumpkins on display this year top the scales at close to 900 lbs.

Full sized house and waterwheel - I think I could live there...tourists and all...yeah, I'd probably stay in the house until everyone left at night.

We found a pretty vantage point for photos, thanks to an unnamed source - I could tell you where it was, but then I'd have to kill you.

I had no idea there WAS such a thing, and thankfully the gardens spelled THIS out for me, too...my dear friend Bobbie, just informed me that this wonderful creature is a Tolkein derived entity...

He is pretty delightful, indeed!  A little "green around the gills" perhaps, but such wonderful blue eyes.

What fall garden wouldn't be complete without a giant scarecrow?  They've got one.

A talking tree?  They've got that covered, too.  3 to 10 foot falling glass leaves, overhead.  Yep, they pretty much thought of everything.  A few things that might creep into your nightmares - most of it making for pleasant dreams, though...

Or dreams come true...you'll always find a bride at any given casino, on any given day in Vegas.  The covered bridge made for a beautiful backdrop.  We did have a chuckle at the Pot/Chrysanthemum signage...looked more like chrysanthemums than pot to me, but I guess that's why I need things spelled out. Hope your fall is off to a wonderful start.  I'm just glad I know it officially started.  Happy Tuesday...