Gratuitous Color Shot #6 and #7: Trick + Treat

I can’t say that I’ve been having a lot of fun lately, but I CAN say that I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the fun I’ve been having. Treats have brought much more pleasure than expected and mild tricks have turned out to be brilliantly-colored delights.

In the spirit of Halloween, then, I’m violating my usual SOP and using one of Ms Eileen’s portraits as a Gratuitous Color Shot.

{INSERT EVIL, TRICKERY-LADEN CACKLE HERE}

What can I say? Tromping around a local farm with Eileen was such a blast and her photo of me was so deliciously lush that I couldn’t resist sharing another reminder of our day together…with her permission, of course.

Despite the fact that doing so means I’m featuring 2 pumpkin shots in a row.

Ms Eileen provides the clue that solves the case: OBVIOUSLY it was ‘Vix in the Zinnia Patch with a Demonically Possessed Pumpkin’

Hmmmm; that’s a lot of pumpkin love coming out of the ether. Sure, the color is magical during this time of year, but maybe my lazy subconscious is actually at work?

…pumpkins symbolize prosperity, abundance, descendant’s luck, illustrious children, and enchantment

…pumpkin juice calms down the nervous system

…Cinderella’s masquerade as a wealthy young woman owes a great deal to the transformation of a pumpkin into a (very temporary) coach

…the Gopikas looked upon the pumpkin as a symbol of large-heartedness

…pumpkins are associated with sex and sexuality, fertility, vitality, moisture, creative power, rapid growth, and sudden death

Damn, when my subconscious gets off its arse it doesn’t mess around!

But what of my other recent obsession, the Laughably Short But Ridiculously Wonderful Ferry Ride?

What subterranean meaning doth a $2, 580-foot ferry ride—taken when Mr Vix and I unexpectedly found ourself at a river bank with no other way across, other than walking—haveth?

The 580-foot ferry trip: It takes longer to read this caption than to cross on the Wheatland Ferry

Well, if one is at a tarot card reading, the news isn’t great: apparently, boats tend to forecast that four-letter word, WORK:

Boat symbolism in the tarot reminds us of our responsibility to navigate through emotional tides of life. Furthermore, boats are the vehicle in our energetic seas of existence.

…[R]ecall themes of navigation in ships and boats. Also remember that it is a vehicle in which to move from point “a” to point “b.” Metaphorically speaking, our will is our vehicle—how we navigate it will be either the wind in our sail, or the storm on our seas.

My will is my vehicle?

Now if that isn’t a scary thought to someone prone to (mentally) going around in circles and (literally) crashing into things, I don’t know what is. Next year I hope my subconscious just says “BOO!” and is done with it….