The Headless Horseman chasing poor Ichabod Crane.
"On mounting a rising ground, which brought the figure of his fellow-traveller in relief against the sky, gigantic in height, and muffled in a cloak, Ichabod was horror-struck, on perceiving that he was headless!--but his horror was still more increased, on observing that the head, which should have rested on his shoulders was carried before him on the pommel of the saddle..."
"An opening in the trees now cheered him with the hopes that the church bridge was at hand. The wavering reflection of a silver star in the bosom of the brook told him that he was not mistaken. He saw the walls of the church dimly glaring under the trees beyond. He recollected the place where Brom Bones's ghostly competitor had disappeared. "If I can but reach that bridge," thought Ichabod, "I am safe."
We took a stroll in the Sleepy Hollow cemetery, it was a really neat old cemetery but being there at night was a bit spooky!
Washington Irving's family plot
After Sleepy Hollow we went to the Great Jack 'O Lantern Blaze in nearby Croton-on-Hudson, NY. This was so much fun, they had over 4,000 individually hand-carved pumpkins. We took a ton of pictures:
So many pumpkins! I wonder how many people are involved in carving them all?
A gigantic spider's web with arachnids all around it.
Dinosaurs!
Toadstools and fairies
A sunken ship with fish swimming around it
These are just so cool, they would be so tricky to carve!
This was probably my favorite, a busy beehive swarming with bees!
Sunflowers
The jack 'o lantern blaze was so much fun, it was more than we were expecting it to be!
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That is the most neatest thing I've seen! I'm so glad you go to these places so I can see what exciting things are out there. I'm glad you had a great time!
I'm so jealous! I used to love that Disney movie with Ichabod Crane...The pumpkin scenes look amazing in the photos!! Who knew pumpkin carving was an art, eh?
Oh wow, I'm SOOOO jelous! You two are always doing the coolest things! It really makes me miss the East Coast. Last year I really wanted to go to Salem for Halloween, but I was too sick. Anyway, like I always say "LIVE IT UP!"
Sounds like the perfect thing to do on Halloween night. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery looks so spooky -- I would have been afraid to be there! And those pumpkins are AMAZING. We may have to do that someday.
When are we going to get to see you guys? What are your holiday plans?
Looks like lots of fun. We'll have to go some Halloween.
I love this post Amy! Really I've looked at the pumpkin pictures tons of times, and made Nathan come over to look too. I think the beehive one is my favorite too. How did you even know about the Jack o lantern blaze? We are already making our plans to go there next Halloween!
I LOVE the Jack o lanterns! I think I think my favorite was the sunflowers. It looks like you had a lot of fun! Love ya!
I LOVE this! How fun!!! We miss you!
What a perfect thing to do on Halloween...I love it! I'm putting this on our "To Do" list for next year.
I loved this post! Fun and scarey!
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