By Vladimir Brezina
… and the residents of our neighborhood don’t let you forget it!
(click on any photo to start slideshow)
Last year’s Halloween photos are here, and the previous year’s here.
... kayaked the waters around New York for more than 15 years in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He was originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He was a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He died in 2016.
... is a kayaker and technology researcher at Nemertes Research. She's an erstwhile engineer, particle physicist, and science fiction writer. She was born in California and has lived in Italy, Norway, Hawaii, and a few other places. She currently resides in New York City.
 | CurlsnSkirls on The First Leg! |
 | Johna Till Johnson on The First Leg! |
| Johna Till Johnson on The First Leg! |
 | Marilyn Albright on The First Leg! |
| CurlsnSkirls on The First Leg! |
| Johna Till Johnson on Looks Like They Made It! |
 | Pit on Looks Like They Made It! |
| Johna Till Johnson on More Scenes From the Nort… |
| CurlsnSkirls on Halfway There! |
 | Larry Jensen on More Scenes From the Nort… |
| Johna Till Johnson on R2AK: Scenes From the Northern… |
 | Frank Winters on R2AK: Scenes From the Northern… |
| Johna Till Johnson on Halfway There! |
| CurlsnSkirls on Halfway There! |
| Johna Till Johnson on And They’re Off! |
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Boo! What a thorough Halloween gallery.
Looks like many are feeling the spirit to celebrate in elaborate ways.
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Feeling the spirit to compete with the neighbors… ;-)
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Some scary images!
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I worked quite hard to make the photos scary, at least :-)
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I may get concerned if these were my neighbors. ;). Great pics.
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It’s all for the children! The Halloween party is coming up! :-)
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“The Walking Dead ” seems to have invaded your neighborhood…I love the enthusiasm!
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There is certainly plenty of that! :-)
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Your neighborhood sure knows how to have fun. :-)
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They work hard to have fun ;-)
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That’s the spirit! :-)
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I enjoy seeing the creative work people do to their homes for this holiday and Christmas. Impressive …
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And the party is still to come… :-)
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Gruesome!
It was a dark and stormy nigh: two friends sat alone; one was called Johna, the other called Vlad. Johna said to Vlad, “Vlad, tell us a story” and the story began..
It was a dark and stormy night: two friends sat alone; one was called Johna, the other called Vlad. Johna said to Vlad…….
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Wait, that was last year’s story! No wonder we got nothing done all year… ;-)
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Gross, ghostly ghoulish, and fun! That guy on the spikes needs to see a doctor! Yikes!
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He’ll rise again as a zombie—very popular in NYC these days ;-)
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I recall seeing a prop ghost on the cliff overlooking the Harlem, somewhere between the Henry Hudson and the Columbia C. Might make this a kayaking post after all :)
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Hope it’s still there next time we go round :-) Thanks, Julie!!
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Happy Halloween
:)
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And Happy Halloween to you! :-)
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:) BOOOOOO
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What scary anatomical imaginings your neighbors have!
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Actually, many of them you can simply buy at the Halloween store. But others are indeed quite artistic. Of course, this being the Upper East Side, some of those are outsourced to the professionals, no expense spared ;-)
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Thanks for the NYT link, will check it out. The octopedic (well, octo-handed, I guess) baby skeleton is truly creepy!
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