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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Zombies for Easter?!?
I see a lot of things when I go to work. Some of the most interesting things, over the years, have been animal sightings. Sure, there is the familiar scurrying of squirrels and chipmunks. A few rabbits. Of course, there are the domesticated animals--dogs and cats, chickens, goats, cows, horses, the occasional mule or pony. The best ones are the more unusual ones. Deer running across the road. Turkeys by the dozen strutting in fields, with the occasional flyover. Same goes for heron. I mostly see the in the creeks and streams, but I have almost hit one as it was walking on the road. It ultimately flew over my car. That happens somewhat frequently, heron flying over or even beside my car. The elk might be the best ones, though. When I first noticed them starting to congregate in a field not even a third of the way to work, it was thrilling. It was among the first thing I would take a picture of with my digital camera. I've seen over two dozen at once there. Young and old, antlered and without. Yes, the animals are a magnificent sight. Flowers and trees aren't as great, but the scenery does provide some variety over the seasons. Then there are the decorations. As each holiday rolls around, certain houses would light up and add to each one's particular spirit. Sometimes a house would stop for awhile, only to start back. Sometimes, it would be a one-time thing, never to pop up again. Others are different. Last summer, a house changed out the regular scarecrow in the garden for a zombie version. You could tell it was supposed to be a zombie by its face, a grotesque horrifying visage. Weird, but different. Then, once October came around, they went all out. There were zombie tableaus all over the yard. Each one a scary and disturbing piece of art. Sure, some were probably meant to be other scary things, but I'll call them zombies to keep things simple. If one didn't pay close attention, you could think that some of them could be real, which was probably the point. The zombies stayed up a few weeks after Halloween before they were all taken down. Then, the next round began. One morning, close to Thanksgiving or soon after, the house had a zombie Santa set up. Same figure as before with the same face, just wearing a Santa costume. Other zombies came to join him, mostly women in long red dresses, I think. No zombie elves, or anything like that. If you didn't look at the faces, it would have been a lovely Christmas set piece. The faces gave a strange vibe. While Santa got taken down in early January, the rest of the zombies stayed out in their red dresses. Zombie Valentine's Day, I guess. The zombies even had wigs to add to the effect. But wait, we have another holiday coming up. In late February, one of the zombies was dressed up in a white dress with a green jacket. Soon after, a green hat with a shamrock on it, as well as a long red wig, was added. Similar get-ups were added to three more zombies. Fairly appropriate to St. Patrick's Day, if one overlooked the faces. Now, I'm starting to worry. The zombies were still wearing green the last time I was out. However, Easter is coming up. I am scared of what I'll see the next time I can go out. I know that adult sized bunny footy pajamas exist. Bunny ear headpieces. And so on. For the life of me, I don't know what to think if that house puts up zombies for Easter. The two things don't really go well together. Sure, someone with the right blend of dark humor could make it work, but it still seems the wrong way to go. Stay tuned.
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