There has been a bit of Transmogrification going on in my town as Halloween approaches…
Our neighbor and his dogs were mysteriously transmogrified overnight:
Then our town was transmogrified into a witch’s coven and they jammed the streets on a bike ride, brooms on board:

Not to be left out, our beloved town’s waterfront fountain transmogrified from crimson to sapphire, almost overnight:
On my morning walk today, I found a fruit-bearing sago palm was transmogrified into a banana spider’s lair:
Lastly, a tiny seed, over the summer, transmogrified into a beautiful, soft blossom of cotton, across the road from our house:
Hocus pocus, you’re a bat!!
Thank You, God, for transformations. We are the clay, You are the Potter. Thank You for metamorphosis and for all things changed and different. Change is challenging, but it beats stagnation any day. Please give us grace and wisdom in the face of change.
God, please help us to be aware of when it’s time to change, give us the courage to go forth and to endure the process…knowing that we will be blessed, one way or another, by the transformation.
And, if I may be so petty, please grant our Cubs a miracle.
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I love the creativity of Halloween! Some of the costumes and ideas that people come up with are truly awesome.
I couldn’t agree more, Mary. Halloween is definitely more about smiling than beguiling! Thank you for visiting…
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The cotton is incredible. Is transmogrify from Calvin and Hobbes? Am I remembering correctly?
Yes! Wasn’t that the best?! The link to the WPC talks about how the author thought it was a term Bill Watterson, Calvin’s creator, had made up. But it turns out it’s a legit word meaning change. Calvin tried to turn Susie into a bowl of chowder with his transmogrifier ray gun. Great memory, Mrs. Betsy!
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Learn something every day.
Love the first shot…nice post.
Thank you, and welcome! Love your photography, too.
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