Figure 1 – The beginning of Halloween in Salem, MA 2019. (c) DE Wolf 2019.

Well, Salem is Halloween, and last night it all kicked off with a giant parade. Photography was trickier than I expected. I might as well have left my DSLR at home, despite ISO 6400. So I left it cumbersomely hanging from my neck and switched to my iPhone XS, which had its own set of problems. As a result, I took the approach of snapping as many images as I could, in the hope that I would capture something good. Over the next few days I will post a few images. But to begin with, I will note that the shops are all decorated for the big month and this particular shop,  “Maria’s Sweet Somethings” is offering up all sorts of goodies. “Trick or Treat, everyone!”