This month’s article is dedicated to goblins and ghosts we may have envisioned as children. The photograph I have chosen is one I named Ghostly. It appears to be a stormy early evening, and soon these trees will come to life entangling anyone that happens by.
Nighttime is nothing more than an absence of light; however, the movies tell us if anything bad is going to happen to you, it will happen during those dark hours when the shadows grow to frightening proportions, and every scratch on the window becomes an ax-wielding intruder.
As a child, I remember walking through the woods after dark hearing all the night sounds: branches falling from a tree, a twig cracking as I stepped on it, or the footsteps of a mouse scurrying across dry leaves – sounds that would be completely benign in the daylight. These same innocent sounds at night would send a chill up my spine, making me run through the woods to the sanctuary of my home.
There would be a nice warm fire burning in the old wood stove, and my mother would be setting in her favorite chair reading or crocheting. She would look up, and I would act as calm as I could. I was way too cool to let on I had been scared.
As we enter autumn, the trees start losing their leaves, and many plants are turning brown and becoming dormant for their long winter nap. With fewer and fewer flowers left to lift our spirits, we may become a bit depressed. After the leaves have fallen from the trees, it is very easy to think of the topiaries that came to life in Steven King’s The Shining, or the trees so often found in fantasy forests that reach out their bare limbs to snare unsuspecting passersby.
I believe that quote should have a ‘doff of hat’ to the insanely brilliant spike milligan
“things that go bump in the night
shouldn’t really give one a fright
it is the hole in each ear
that lets in the fear
that – and the absence of light”
Excellent addition! Thank you for your comment!