Happy Halloween 2012!

The East Coast of the USA has been taking stock of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Sandy, who graced the Eastern seaboard with high winds, rain and early snowfall, in addition to leaving downed trees, flooding, wrecked infrastructure and residences in her wake.  Now she is inflicting damage on Canada before she is finished.  Perhaps it is finally time to recognize once and for all that climate change is real and not something imagined as some people who should know better keep saying.

While it may take time for New York City and New Jersey, along with other areas that bore the brunt of Sandy's wrath, to return to a semblance of normal life, today is a Big Day for children everywhere else.  It is All Hallows Eve, better known as Halloween.  As it was with my own children, my grandchildren prefer Halloween above all other celebrations.

This is partly due to carving pumpkins into jack o'lanterns, as Prince Tyger helped his father do last year.

The Prince really was quite good at scraping out the pulp, which is definitely the messiest part.

But the favorite part - for nearly all children - is dressing up, such as here with Prince Tyger and friend Prince K, attired as Superheroes.  Although Spider-Man is definitely a favorite for Prince Tyger, he had to be satisfied to be Superman instead.

But at least he wasn't a mere cow, as was Prince Lightning's fate last year.

Prince Lightning was not happy about that.

So Princes Tyger and K left him behind with Sweet Momma H while they went off to collect their trick-or-treat goodies.

And Prince Lightning will appreciate the holiday a lot more this year.

For some great pumpkin carvings, check these out.  Happy Halloween!