Thursday, July 14, 2011

My Electronic Scrapbook: Westwood Plateau, Vancouver, Halloween & Snow, October & November 2002

Scrapbook: Westwood Plateau, British Columbia, Halloween 2002

Yes, our neighbourhood seemed to love Halloween! But as I was going through my photographs I totally forgot that we spent Halloween that year in Vancouver! Which is why I am making this scrapbook, to keep our story clear and true.

Our ties to Vancouver were still super strong and we had no idea just how much more popular Halloween was in our new neighbourhood yet.

Scrapbook: Westwood Plateau, British Columbia, Halloween 2002

Reg makes a Drop Dead Fred every year since this Halloween just like this creepy little guy!

Scrapbook: Heart in trail in Westwood Plateau, British Columbia, Fall 2002

On my walks I start to collect natural heart-shaped photographs like this one. It is my sacred shape and it just kept showing up everywhere!

Scrapbook: Vancouver, British Columbia, Halloween 2002

Reg spent so much time designing his warlock costume for Halloween. Researching sacred symbols and adding them to his warlock outfit. I got dressed up as a witch and we drove in to Vancouver to go trick or treating with Cathy and her daughters.

Scrapbook: Vancouver, British Columbia, Halloween 2002

There were some people in Vancouver who had decorated jack-o-lanterns and their front lawns but as usual, not very many.

Scrapbook: Vancouver, British Columbia, Halloween 2002

Well we were dressed up! Reg with his group of witches! I tried to do mini readings for people as we walked through the hood but I think I just creeped people out.
Scrapbook: Westwood Plateau, British Columbia, Fall & Winter 2002

I seem to have very few photographs between Halloween and late November. On my dad's birthday and Reg's mom's birthday we woke up to... snow! But it was mountain snow. I just had to investigate.

Scrapbook: Westwood Plateau, British Columbia, Fall & Winter 2002

Wow, it was already so hard to go hiking in Ridge Park, doing so on top of snow? Not easy!

Scrapbook: Westwood Plateau, British Columbia, Fall & Winter 2002

The world was encased in snow and ice and made beautiful photographs.

Scrapbook: Westwood Plateau, British Columbia, Fall & Winter 2002

Of course the snow did not last long. We definitely got more than the Lower Mainland because we were on a mountain but it went away very fast.

Scrapbook: Westwood Plateau, British Columbia, Fall & Winter 2002

Our street would soon be clear again but what I did not know is the world was about to become oh so very dark!

6 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

That Halloween photo of all of you is priceless!

Suzie Ridler said...

Thanks Debra, I totally agree! :) Love that photo.

Cathy Fletcher said...

Forgot all about this! I believe that violet costume had a gigantic soft sculpture of a spider on the back...
Hey, you left off on a cliffhanger!

Wasn't that the time that some guy at one of the houses we trick-or-treated at menaced Elizabeth and she totally menaced back...something about what happened to the pumpkin that rolled across the street (it died!!! she said, without hesitation, and the guy shut right up and the woman roommate laughed and laughed...)

Suzie Ridler said...

Did it really Cathy? I think it's my cape but Reg could have attached something to it. Yes, Elizabeth did make thatt dark ominous joke! OMG, too funny!

Her Speak said...

Looks like you tore it up!! How fun! You gotta bring that kookey juju into your life now! I'd love to see spooky Suzie throw a Halloween blog party. :D <3

AvaDJ said...

As usual you and Reg rock and know how to celebrate. Now you got me all excited about Halloween lol.
All the winter photos are really pretty, it's nice to get just a little winter at a time.