Friday, 30 October 2015

Witching time




















Hallowe'en down at the castle. It was built over 500 years ago, so if there are ghosts anywhere this would be the place. We went to a party there and rampaged around for a while, following a spooky trail, bobbing for apples and playing with friends.

I do like Hallowe'en. The opportunity to put black round my photos and quote a bit of Shakespeare.

"'Tis now the very witching time of night,
When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out
Contagion to this world."

Enjoy. CJ xx
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28 comments:

  1. Amy at love made my home30 October 2015 at 22:25

    Fantastic day out!! Great pumpkins and wonderful topiary hedges! xx

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  2. Jennifer Hays31 October 2015 at 00:01

    Oooh, spooky! I'm so excited for Halloween, it's one of my favorite holidays to celebrate. Hope you have fun. :)

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  3. Teresa Kasner31 October 2015 at 00:42

    Wow! What a perfect place for Halloween! I would love to go somewhere that wonderful for the day.. you and your family are so lucky! WoooOOOoooo..

    BooOOOoooOOOoooOOOoooOOOooo
    *H*A*P*P*Y* *H*A*L*L*O*W*E*E*N*!*
    BooOOOoooOOOoooOOOoooOOOooo

    ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

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  4. ellen31 October 2015 at 00:58

    What wonderful and perfect photos. Happy Halloween to you. Not much going on here in the boonies, but I love looking at the spookiness of your fun.

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  5. dianne31 October 2015 at 02:05

    Such a wonderful place to celebrate Halloween, great castle, beautiful gardens, hedges, pumpkins and owls. Glad you and your family had a fun time.
    Happy Halloween!
    xoxoxo ♡

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  6. Anonymous31 October 2015 at 02:57

    What a perfect place to be "spooky" ---- Beautiful photos and the two of the owls are AMAZING!!!!

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  7. Gracie Saylor31 October 2015 at 06:14

    ...a great location for seasonal rampaging :) ...and the black around the photos is very effective! ...along with the quote! xx

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  8. Flighty31 October 2015 at 06:44

    Wonderful pictures, I especially like the owls which are such fascinating birds. Flighty xx

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  9. Sarah31 October 2015 at 07:51

    Love your atmospheric photos! That place looks fantastically spooky... We're off to the not so spooky cricket club tonight for potato pie and fancy dress. Have a great Halloween! x

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  10. driftwood31 October 2015 at 08:26

    I am very impressed by the black round your photos. technical witchery! x

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  11. Anonymous31 October 2015 at 08:57

    That yew hedge is amazing. I wonder how old it is. I'm not a fan of Halloween at all; just can't get into it, probably because I'm a wuss.

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  12. Patricia (La Chatte Gitane)31 October 2015 at 09:03

    Such beautiful and atmospheric photos.

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  13. Crimson Kettle31 October 2015 at 09:19

    What an excellent place for a Hallowe'en party! Glad you had a good time. :-)

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  14. Anne31 October 2015 at 09:42

    Very atmospheric - wonderful!

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  15. Jo31 October 2015 at 10:15

    I think I remember you going to a party here last year, it's such a wonderful setting for Halloween. Love the owls, such beautiful birds.

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  16. Sue Garrett31 October 2015 at 10:22

    Love the owls :-)

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  17. annie31 October 2015 at 10:56

    What a great building! Glad you had a good time.

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  18. Down by the sea31 October 2015 at 19:56

    it does feel spooky around the castle! Wonderful atmospheric pictures! Sarah x

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  19. Pats.1 November 2015 at 08:45

    Hope it was as good as last year. Quite a magical mystery tour!

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  20. Sarah 1 November 2015 at 09:26

    I love all your photos, especially the owls. And a quote from Hamlet too. You made my Hallowe'en.

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  21. Life With The Crew1 November 2015 at 09:35

    I like the spooky effect. :) The lantern carving is fantastic - great picture. I think that an event at someplace like that castle, which has a natural spookiness to it, is a much better Halloween time than what goes on here in the States. We have tacky "Fields of Horror, Massacre Hay Rides" and awful things like that which are filled with fake blood, plastic masks, and lots of screaming. I do not like Halloween here. It is about that and bad candy. (I only ever ate the PB Cups.)

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  22. Gillian Roe1 November 2015 at 16:15

    Fabulous photos! I love the filter you used on them, it worked perfectly. Sounds like an excellent way to spend Halloween. xx

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  23. Anonymous1 November 2015 at 17:11

    OMG (as our eldest would say) - we had our honeymoon there! They very kindly upgraded us to the honeymoon suite which, not surprisingly, was all rather elegant and lovely. Lovely to see it in your photos. XX

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  24. Giselle Cz.2 November 2015 at 05:20

    Great pictures, some are quite scary:) xx

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  25. Leanne2 November 2015 at 14:17

    Hey CJ,
    I wouldn't mind that kind of Halloween shin dig. You wouldn't believe me if I relayed the tale of the Halloween party I took Olly too, but a drunk Dad in charge of fireworks wasn't even the worst if it. I am traumatized.
    Leanne xx

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  26. Christina2 November 2015 at 16:50

    The pumpkin picture is great! I would be more inclined to like Halloween if we had a fancy castle nearby! Have a lovely week. x

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  27. elns3 November 2015 at 01:49

    Beautiful photos! Really captures the season and the spirit of the holiday.

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