October 2023 - The Phantom of the Opera and More

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Been feeling poorly lately so I'm pretty much on the couch to recuperate this weekend.  Saw a picture recently on Instagram that showed Lon Chaney with the frightening and iconic makeup job that was done for the 1925 silent film of The Phantom of the Opera. I found the movie on Prime and decided to watch it. It was 90 minutes long and I don't think I've ever sat through a full length silent movie before. I've seen clips of them and maybe a few shorts. The exaggerated facial expressions and body movements of the actors make more sense in a full length format. They look more silly in isolation especially when compared to what we're used to seeing on the screen now. 

I sat outside for a bit on this beautiful fall day.  

Dale and I decided that the leaves are probably about two weeks behind in terms of turning and falling. We're just beginning to notice some fall colors. 

Earlier in the season we founnd a pumpkin vine growing in one of our overgrown gardens. I pulled it up today and found a cute little pumpkin at the end of it. The orange bowl (above) next to the pumpkin was left outside after having been used as a cigar ashtray a few days ago. The water in it shows how much rain we got at the end of this past week. Much needed. 

Also, found a Halloween song by Kate Pierson of the B-52s which was released this past Friday (the 13th). Added it to my Halloween Playlist Vol. 2.