Scarecrow-a-day #14 – Pioneer Days – Just Kids And Scarecrows

It begins! The first batch of Pioneer Days pictures.

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Scarecrow-a-day #13 – 1 Scarecrow, Many Quotes From Pioneer Days

I’ve almost got a group of scarecrow pictures ready from last Sunday. Watch for them tomorrow.

Quotes you wouldn’t hear anywhere else…

“Go stuff it” (Don’s favorite)

“I don’t want my eyes to match”

“I can’t find my legs”

“I want my whole face green”

“You’re sitting on my head”

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Scarecrow-a-day #12 – Gruesome Golfer

Here is one from the Hoffman Estate Park District site. Its from their Scarecrow Festival last year. Hope I get to go Saturday.

Scarecrow-a-day #11 – Hoffman Estates Festival Sept 25 2010

Hoffman Estates is having their 3rd Annual Scarecrow Festival Saturday, September 25, from Noon – 3:00 PM. For more information, visit www.heparks.org.

This event will be held in conjunction with Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play. There will be a scarecrow contest, food, games & activities, children’s entertainment, an outdoor climbing wall and more!

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Scarecrow-a-day #10 – Pantyhose

What are pantyhose when they aren’t pantyhose? Why, a scarecrow of course.

I can’t begin to tell you have to make this unique scarecrow, but I sure do like it. We saw it in Door County.

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Scarecrow-a-day #9 – Pioneer Days

Wonderful day! I bet the Garden Club and the crowd made a hundred scarecrows at Elk Grove Pioneer Days today. We were very busy making scarecrow parts and helping people build scarecrows. Mostly we spent our time smiling. What a great family event. More pics to come after I get them cleaned up, but this . . . → Read More: Scarecrow-a-day #9 – Pioneer Days

August Closeups Of My Garden

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Scarecrow-a-day #8 – Pink Hat

Kids love kid sized scarecrows. We’ll see how many they make tomorrow at Pioneer Days in Elk Grove. Traditionally, we make about 100 scarecrows, and we’ve got the materials for that many this time too.

Scarecrow-a-day #7 – Anna T And Friend

So who’s cuter, Anna or her friend? Anna!!!!

Scarecrow-a-day #6 – Allium hair from Cathy

Remember those alliums you had in the garden earlier this year? Cathy’s got a great shot of them here. They’ve been repurposed as scarecrow hair. Thanks for sending in this picture!