Scarecrow trail 2019

This year's Scarecrow Trail is now installed in Milroy Park. It will remain there until the end of the month. The exhibits and exhibitors are quite different from last year, which surprised me.

REMC is at the north end of the trail.

 Skater Boy reminds people that Rensselaer still has a roller rink.

The entry from the Bethany Youth Group, "Head over Heels for Jesus," is clever and creative.

 I originally wondered why North Judson High School had an entry, but then figured out that it must be the National Junior Honor Society.

 Little Cousin Jasper is one-dimensional.

I never could get a good picture of the IBEC entry. When I tried to take a picture from the front, the light from the sky overwhelmed the features. Behind this corny scarecrow is General Milroy, overseeing everything.

 I also had problems getting a picture of the Brookside Florist entry. It and several others were set up to be viewed from the street rather than from the walking path. I doubt if people in cars can really see much as they drive by.

 Rensselaer's chapter of Tri Kappa contributed the entry below.

 The scarecrow from the Rensselaer Care Center is fishing.

 The keyboard and the old adding machine should tell you that Huth Thompson is an accounting firm.

 Doctor Frank and Nurse Francine represent Franciscan Health.

 The scarecrow with the swim cap and googles was entered by the Waves Swim Club.

 These two pumpkin heads are distinctive and unlike anything else along the trail. They were entered by the primary and elementary schools.

 Just as it did last year, Brown's Garden Shoppe has a very attractive exhibit.

Earlier this year Chief Industries had an open house and gave away lawn decorations like these created with their plasma cutting machine.

The City of Rensselaer utility office highlights the gas, water, sewer, and electric utilities with its scarecrow.

 The Rotary scarecrow looks like a construction worker but the message is Rotary's End-Polio-Now campaign.

 Brothers Broadcasting had two scarecrows. This one highlights their county music and sports coverage on The Bear, 104.5 FM and 1560 AM.

 The second one is for WLQI, which plays classic rock at 97.7 on the FM dial.

Five posts in five days—highly unusual.

Addendum: We woke up to the first frost of the season this morning.