crows to burnaby

So we kind of meant to go to the Parade of Lost Souls on Saturday night, but our group headed over a bit late and didn't really know where it started or ended. We hovered in the Commercial Drive area near Grandview Park and saw the occasional elaborate dragon, but they seemed to be isolated incidents rather than the actual parade. But we had a great time, gawking at the costumes and being gawked at in return.

Greg in particular was a celebrity. He'd done a fine job as the main character, V, in V for Vendetta. We expected to see other Vs on the street, but didn't run into any, and so Greg was extremely popular, with lots of people stopping him and asking to take his picture. At one point he had a crowd formed around him, taking turns taking pictures with him, flashbulbs going off like paparazzi. It was dizzying. (He told us afterwards that he had had a cookie in his mouth the whole time, but because it was under the mask no one could tell - but he couldn't take a moment to remove the cookie or finish eating it.)

I decided to take advantage of my newly-recharged bright red hair, and went as a red fox. I made a tail and ears, which for me is pretty impressive as I'm not exactly famous for my crafting & sewing ability. I wouldn't look too closely at the seamwork, but, well, there you go. I don't have it on in this picture, but I also had a cardigan in the same colour, upon which I pinned on some white fake fur so that it looked more foxlike. It's a challenge to come up with a Halloween costume that keeps you warm outside but doesn't look all bloated and puffy, and I was pretty pleased with this one.

Hopefully the people dressed as bunnies and mice weren't too disturbed by my stalking and hunting them. But hey, it's instinct, what could I do?