A Spooky Surprise

We stopped at the impressive Halloween display. An incredible fantasy land of inflatables. Clearly a family that loves the holiday and wants to make it special for others.

“Let’s get out of the car,” my daughter pleaded. “I bet we can see more that way.”

So, we became the intrusive sort of Halloween gazers, now peering through the front gates to get a better look at all that was inside. Skeletons, Dragons, Eyeballs, Ghosts and Ghouls.

My daughter asked, “What’s that noise?”

I listened and heard a beeping sound. I stepped back, thinking we had triggered an alarm system. 

Were we going to have an angry confrontation, being accused of trespassing?

Moments later, the gate began to open. Should we run?

Joel and Daniel, the homeowners came out to greet us.

“Come on into the yard and look around. And thank you for visiting.”

The proceeded to give us a tour of an incredible display of inflatables. My pictures here don’t do it justice.

But it wasn’t the inflatables that inspired this piece. It was the warmth with which this wonderful couple welcomed us, rewarding our “friendly trespassing” with a private tour of their ghostly landscape.

On the ride home, my simple words to my daughter:

“There are indeed many good people in this world.”

Thank you Joel and Daniel for the reminder.