Odd

A few weeks or so ago I posted a picture of the old and traditional tofu shop below. An image that had me waffling on for a little while about chain stores and the plight of small, independent places.

And yet despite taking the picture, doing some post-processing work and then reviewing the whole thing prior to publishing it, I never once noticed the ghostly apparition in the top window panel until a reader recently pointed it out. A sight that if not quite screaming to be heard, is, now I know it’s there, quite literally screaming to be seen.

Opting for a similar approach to last year, and in no way content with merely looking sad or strangely serene, this season’s scarecrows are once again set on being sinister.

Or, at the very least, a tad intimidating.

The addition of raggedy flags only adding to the effect.

Although for some, equally ragged fashion,

along with weather affected features, are probably more than enough.

And definitely so when it comes to this truly frightening figure.

A face that does away with sinister and deals only in the demonic.

Some mannequins, somehow, appear more than a little melancholy, but despite being a bit dirty and somewhat dishevelled, this fella, with his slightly shaded seat and sun hat,

looks largely content with his lot in life.