Creativity Walk

How have residents adapted their homes and businesses to solve problems, brought new ideas into being, and added their own version of beauty to the local landscape?

I live in a lovely neighborhood in downtown Eau Claire where autumn's arrival has very much agreed with the houses and surrounding scenery. The winds of change are a'blowing and Halloween is just around the corner. Many people find joy in expressing their creativity through decorating their homes in celebration and anticipation for this holiday.

Right down the street there is a house that has been decorating for Halloween. There are lively visuals including spiderwebs dangling precariously over the front deck and windows. Looking out is a mummy illuminated by a back light. A witch's silhouette peers out behind the second story window, adding an air of creepiness to every passerby.

There are a lot of families in the neighborhood in which I dwell, so it makes a lot of sense that there are Halloween decorations to enstill that excitement that can truly only come when one is at the age of trick-or-treating.

A way I've noticed problem solving in one house all the leaves that have fallen into their yard being put into seasonal "pumpkin" garbage bags. This is a way to "decorate", aesthetically reflecting the time of year, as well as creatively solving the problem of too many leaves!