Halloween, Greenwich Village-Style

I happened to be in the West Village in New York City the day before Halloween, and had to take some pictures of the decorations that were carried out so brilliantly by home and business owners alike. I love that the neighborhood got into the spirit (heh) and that some home owners really went for it in a big way. You can find elaborate displays anywhere, sometimes in surprising places, like one lone townhouse on a side street on the Upper East Side. 

Fabulous entrance to a house on Bank Street. I met the owner and she was happy that I got such a kick out of what she and her family had done.

Bat above lovely greenery and metallic decor on West 11th

                                    West 11th Street corner house

                                                 Perry Street skelly

                                      More West 11th, I think, heading toward 6th Avenue

                                                     Fun on West 11th Street

                                                                       Perry Street

Heads up on West 4th Street

                             Spooky red window and door at Marc Jacob's boutique on Bleecker Street

Pumpkin vendor at Union Square Greenmarket

Window of Mexican Restaurant on Hudson Street

                                                               Perry Street

The Reaper on Bank Street

                    West 11th again, quite the display with orange lights wrapped around tree and gate

                                                                      elaborate!

                                           Ralph Lauren on Bleecker - a nice autumn display

                                                             Bank Street pumpkins

               This evil little pumpkin was in the doorway with the hanging heads on West 4th Street

                                                                       Bank street

                                                        Awesome spider on Bank Street

                                                      Carved pumpkins on Bank Street

                                                           Corner house on West 11th

                                      West 11th off Bleecker. Fall foliage has finally arrived.

                              elaborate tombstone on West 11th further East (an oxymoron)

 I have seen a few of these figures in displays. This was in the "yard" of the house on West 11th with the orange tree lights

                                    Great rope spiderweb - and spider upper left! Bank street

                                           Very pretty window boxes on Perry or West 11th

Greenmarket Saturday

I was out bright and very early (early for ME), as the market was opening, around seven AM (!) so I could a) grab the best produce, and b) take some pictures. It was well worth the effort, as the goods were spectacular-looking...food just photographs so brilliantly. I have so many pictures that I don't think I can post them all here, but they're at my Flickr space for a complete viewing. The link will take you to the slideshow of the Greenmarket Pix that I've taken since September. I missed the market last weekend, but tomatoes continue to be prime, the apples look great (wish I liked them) and the cauliflower varieties I think are the stars of the week. The strange looking green vegetable is a Romanesca cauliflower, a cross between broccoli and cauliflower, that I'll try next week. I did buy some purple cauliflower, which I am told tastes just like the white variety.

The lady in the orange sweatshirt is my fabulous neighbor Ruby, who is a Renaissance woman - knitter, chef, fishing enthusiast and market-vendor. She is selling divine milk from Thistle Farms - you have to get there very early to snag the chocolate milk, which is extraordinary.

Duane is our very cheerful honey-and-candle-vendor. It was so early that he hadn't yet unpacked the candles, which was a shame as far as my pictures fared. There are traditional beeswax tapers but also angels and other molded shapes that would make great gifts.

The pumpkins and gourds are also pretty spectacular, and I'm loving the harvest display that was created for maximum seasonal decoration. Enjoy the pictures...and visit your local Greenmarket, if there's one near you. This one is on Isham Street between Cooper and Seaman Avenues in Inwood, in upper Manhattan, just north of the A train's last stop on 207th street.