Halloween 2014 - Desk Decorating Contest

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Taken on October 2014

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This is photo collage of the desks decorated for the Halloween 2014 Desk Decorating Contest at work.  

Similar to the one from 2012, however this time instead of just the two teams from our work location, it included teams from across the work site locations. Additionally, this time I had no participation in the theme or creation of the one that my team created and didn't keep the information of which team won.

Audio: A sound file I found called Sounds of Halloween that I had since 2008 and was over 30 minutes of just Halloween sounds/music. I took a few snippets of it and slowed it down for this photo collage.

#Halloween #samhain

Immune Booster Beverage

This is the general Immune Booster Beverage that I have throughout the year and almost daily during autumn and winter.

 

It included #honey 🍯 #Lemon 🍋 #LemonRind and #AppleCiderVinegar. 

Variations include adding fresh ginger or ginger tea, or peppermint tea, or grapefruit rind , or orange 🍊 rind.

Audio: Natural - Meditate by Bubblegum from Instagram 

Fiesta de Cumpleaños - 1997

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Taken on July 26, 1997

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This is a short video of a Birthday Party for my cousin and godson Jose David who had just recently turned 2 years old.

His mother recently sent me this video that she took of the original VHS video recording.

In the video you can see some of my family and I'm the one pulling the string of the piñata.

Audio: From the fiesta/video itself

Beauty Collagen Coffee ☕!

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Taken on September  07, 2021

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Beauty Collagen Coffee ☕!

One scoop French Vanilla cappuccino, Lavender Lemon Vital Proteins Beauty Collagen, leftover drip coffee, and ice.

I know, strange combination, but it's delicious and that's my business.

This was a quick video, or reels as Instagram calls them, that I made a few days ago after I'd been adding the Vital Proteins Beauty Collagen for a few days.

Audio: Café Music BGM Channel - Break Time

#Recipes #BeautyCollagen #VitalProteins

Handpay Win at Casino Arizona! - April 2011

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Taken on April 02, 2011

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This is a collage of the photos that I took of my first and only handpay at Casino Arizona. Yes it is very silly that they do hand pays for such small amounts. Unless it's a taxable win, it shouldn't be a hand pay because it takes forever for them to come by. One of the reasons never really enjoyed going to this casino. 

Audio: A song titled Going to the Casino by Philadelphia Grand Jury.

#Casino #Jackpot #CasinoArizona

Ori and the Blind Forest! - Xmas 2015

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Taken on December 25, 2015

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This is a short video that I took of the menu/intro of the Ori and the Blind Forest game on Xbox One. I got myself an Xbox One for Xmas 2015 and was so excited that I took this video because it was the first game I was going to play on it. 

Audio: The music from the video game itself.

#Xbox #XboxOne @OriAndTheBlindForest 

Rain! - March 19, 2006

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Taken on March 19, 2006

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This is a collage of a few of the photos that I took when it was raining. 

Like I wrote on the video, I'd been living in the Phoenix Metro area for almost 8 years and hadn't taken any photos and perhaps should have really just taken video. You can't really tell it is raining in the photos except the first one where you see the water coming off the roof of the  house we lived at the time.

This is the link to where I originally blogged about this rainy day: http://elkirbster.blogspot.com/2006/03/signs-of-rain.html

Audio: A snippet of a royalty free song with rain sounds. So relaxing, so decided  no narration or voice over on this one. 

Candle Making Trip 2006

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Taken on February 2006

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This is a collage of a few of the photos that I took the first time that I made my own candles.. I called it my Candle Making Trip because we took a trip to Ajo, AZ to visit a friend who had supplies to make candles.

This is the link to where I originally blogged about this: http://elkirbster.blogspot.com/2006/02/candlemaking-weekend-trip.html

Audio: Narration by myself. The background music (I slowed it down a bit.) is the song titled Bridget's Cruis from the album with the name of Celtic Spirit [North Quest].

Shaved Head ~ 1st Time!

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Taken on January 08, 2006

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This is collage of a few of the photos that I took the first time that I "shaved" my hair off. Really just cut off my hair using the lowest setting of a multipurpose shaver that I had at the time. 

This is the link to where I originally blogged about this: http://elkirbster.blogspot.com/2006/01/shaved-head.html

Audio: Narration by myself. The background music is the beginning of the son titled Bridget's Cruis from the album with the name of Celtic Spirit [North Quest].

Halloween 2019! Reverse Trick or Treat Bag - Jack O Lantern

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Taken on October 19, 2019

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Reverse Trick-or-Treat

This is my Reverse Trick-or Treat bag for Halloween 2019.  We began this new craft activity at work in 2014, where we would decorate a brown paper bag for Reverse Trick-or-Treat.

Reverse Trick-or-Treat is a simple craft, DIY, where you decorate a brown paper bag, then instead of going trick-or-treating, you bring/deliver treats to everyone that decorated a bag. This is a fun, creative, DIY craft and ideal for any office or school setting. Creativity is your only limit. 

Audio: Narration by myself. The background music is a slowed down snippet of the song titled, Ireland's Green Shore, that came with along a digital compilation of songs with the name of Celtic Sampler Summer 2009.

#Halloween #samhain #craft #Fall #DIY

Halloween 2018! Reverse Trick or Treat Bag - Spiders

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Taken on October 29, 2018

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Reverse Trick-or-Treat This is my Reverse Trick-or Treat bag for Halloween 2018. We began this new craft activity at work in 2014, where we would decorate a brown paper bag for Reverse Trick-or-Treat. Reverse Trick-or-Treat is a simple craft, DIY, where you decorate a brown paper bag, then instead of going trick-or-treating, you bring/deliver treats to everyone that decorated a bag. This is a fun, creative, DIY craft and ideal for any office or school setting. Creativity is your only limit. Audio: Narration by myself. The background music is a slowed down snippet of the song titled, Ireland's Green Shore, that came with along a digital compilation of songs with the name of Celtic Sampler Summer 2009. #Halloween #samhain #craft #Fall #DIY

Halloween 2017! Reverse Trick or Treat Bag - Piñata

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Taken on October 31, 2017

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Reverse Trick-or-Treat

This is my Reverse Trick-or Treat bag for Halloween 2017.  We began this new craft activity at work in 2014, where we would decorate a brown paper bag for Reverse Trick-or-Treat.

Reverse Trick-or-Treat is a simple craft, DIY, where you decorate a brown paper bag, then instead of going trick-or-treating, you bring/deliver treats to everyone that decorated a bag. This is a fun, creative, DIY craft and ideal for any office or school setting. Creativity is your only limit. 

Audio: Narration by myself. The background music is a slowed down snippet of the song titled, Ireland's Green Shore, that came with along a digital compilation of songs with the name of Celtic Sampler Summer 2009.

#Halloween #samhain #craft #Fall #DIY

Halloween 2016! - Reverse Trick or Treat Bag - Ghost

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Taken on October 25, 2016

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Reverse Trick-or-Treat

This is my Reverse Trick-or Treat bag for Halloween 2016.  We began this new craft activity at work in 2014, where we would decorate a brown paper bag for Reverse Trick-or-Treat.

Reverse Trick-or-Treat is a simple craft, DIY, where you decorate a brown paper bag, then instead of going trick-or-treating, you bring/deliver treats to everyone that decorated a bag. This is a fun, creative, DIY craft and ideal for any office or school setting. Creativity is your only limit. 

Audio: Narration by myself. The background music is a slowed down snippet of the song titled, Ireland's Green Shore, that came with along a digital compilation of songs with the name of Celtic Sampler Summer 2009.

#Halloween #samhain #craft #Fall #DIY

Halloween 2015! - Reverse Trick or Treat Bag - Mummy

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Taken on October 25, 2015

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Reverse Trick-or-Treat

This is my Reverse Trick-or Treat bag for Halloween 2015.  We began this new craft activity at work in 2014, where we would decorate a brown paper bag for Reverse Trick-or-Treat.

Reverse Trick-or-Treat is a simple craft, DIY, where you decorate a brown paper bag, then instead of going trick-or-treating, you bring/deliver treats to everyone that decorated a bag. This is a fun, creative, DIY craft and ideal for any office or school setting. Creativity is your only limit. 

Audio: Narration by myself. The background music is a slowed down snippet of the song titled, Ireland's Green Shore, that came with along a digital compilation of songs with the name of Celtic Sampler Summer 2009.

#Halloween #samhain #craft #Fall #DIY

Halloween 2014! - Reverse Trick or Treat Bag - Bat

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Taken on October 28, 2014

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Reverse Trick-or-Treat

In 2014, for Halloween, we began a new craft where we would decorate a brown paper bag for Reverse Trick-or-Treat.

Reverse Trick-or-Treat is a simple craft, DIY, where you decorate a brown paper bag, then instead of going trick-or-treating, you bring/deliver treats to everyone that decorated a bag. This is a fun, creative, DIY craft and ideal for any office or school setting. Creativity is your only limit. 

Audio: Narration by myself. The background music is a slowed down snippet of the song titled, Ireland's Green Shore, that came with along a digital compilation of songs with the name of Celtic Sampler Summer 2009.

#Halloween #samhain #Fall  #DIY #craft

Fiesta de Cumpleaños - 1996

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Taken on September 21, 1996

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This is a snippet of the 1996 Fiesta de Cumpleños, birthday party, that my Tia Gloria did for my cousins. Although their birthdays are not on the same day nor months, my aunt did a double birthday party for them. The original recording was made by me with one of those over the shoulder VHS cameras. This snippet was sent to me by another aunt, Tia Magda, who has the tape/VHS. Audio: Just the sounds of the video, party itself.

Birthday Trip 2005 - Eagle Pass, Piedras Negras, San Antonio

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Taken on March 2005

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This is a photo collage of the photos that I took during my Birthday Trip 2005. We drove from Phoenix, Arizona to Eagle Pass, Texas. During the visit we went also to Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. We also took a quick trip to San Antonio, Texas and went to the river walk, the Alamo, and the wax museum. 

I did make a separate photo collage of the ones that Aaron took as well as the ones from the wax museum both from my camera and Aaron's Camera.

Birthday Trip 2005 - From Aaron's Camera - https://youtu.be/UF8XhS-U3XA

Birthday Trip 2005 - Visit to Wax Museum San Antonio - https://youtu.be/9xEPH4YHOqI

Birthday Trip 2005 - Visit to Wax Museum San Antonio - From Aaron's Camera - https://youtu.be/F63_hNd-I1s

Audio:  Narration by me and in the background, the song titled Nocturne in Paris from the album Buddha Bar IV. It was a 2 disc/CD compilation. This one is on the second CD. I slowed it down to fit most of the photo collage.

#EaglePass #PiedrasNegras #SanAntonio 

Birthday Trip 2005 - From Aaron's Camera

========================= Taken on March 2005 ========================= This is a photo collage of the photos that Aaron took during my Birthday Trip 2005. We drove from Phoenix, Arizona to Eagle Pass, Texas. During the visit we went also to Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. We also took a quick trip to San Antonio, Texas and went to the river walk, the Alamo, and the wax museum. I did make separate photo collages made for the photos of the wax museum both from my camera and Aaron's Camera. Birthday Trip 2005 - Visit to Wax Museum San Antonio - https://youtu.be/9xEPH4YHOqI Birthday Trip 2005 - Visit to Wax Museum San Antonio - From Aaron's Camera - https://youtu.be/F63_hNd-I1s Audio: Narration by me and in the background, the song titled Time Passing by Party People from the album Buddha Bar IV. It was a 2 disc/CD compilation. This one is on the second CD. I slowed it down by half to fit the entire photo collage. #EaglePass #PiedrasNegras #SanAntonio 

Birthday Trip 2005 - Visit to Wax Museum San Antonio - From Aaron's Camera

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Taken on March 2005

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This is a photo collage of the photos that Aaron took during our Visit to the Wax Museum in San Antonio. In one of the photos you see a younger Kirbster (me). Haha!

Audio:  The song titled Twilight by Delirium from the album Karma.

#SanAntonio #WaxMuseum 

Hello Kitty and Aaron! - 2005

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Taken on November 2005

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A photo collage of Hello Kitty and Aaron. The first few photos of Hello Kitty using my first every digital camera which was an HP Photosmart that had come in a camera and printer bundle. Hello Kitty was maybe a year or less old here.

Audio: Brief Narration by myself and the background music is just snippet of the intro of the song Sube, Subey by Thalia feat. Fonseca from the album Valiente which I also slowed down a bit. 

#HelloKitty #Cat #Kitty

Birthday Trip 2005 - Visit to Wax Museum San Antonio

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Taken on March 2005

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This is a photo collage of photos I took during my visit to the Wax Museum in San Antonio as part of my Birthday Trip in 2005. 

Audio: Myth by Delirum from the album Poem, but I slowed  it down by half.

#SanAntonio #WaxMuseum

De Noche - March 2005

========================= Taken on March 2005 ========================= A short video taken by Aaron of when we went driving at night in Eagle Pass, Texas through an area where you can see the lights of the city. Audio: From the video itself. #EaglePass

Platicando y Guacamole Taco - March 2005

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Taken on March 2005

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A short video taken by Aaron of just sitting down and chatting with my cousin Cecy in Eagle Pass, Texas, while the fire is getting prepared outside for cookout. She is really grown here from the last time I'd seen her and her sister when they lived in Seattle, Washington. 

At the end, my cousin Jerry walks in and is about to make himself a guacamole taco.

Audio: From the video itself.

#EaglePass

Still Driving in Mexico - March 2005

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Taken on March 2005

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Another short video taken by Aaron of me driving in Mexico, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico to be exact, after having just arrived to visit home, Eagle Pass, TX.

Audio: From the video itself.

#PiedrasNegras #EaglePass

Driving in Mexico - March 2005

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Taken on March 2005

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A short video taken by Aaron of me driving in Mexico, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico to be exact, after having just arrived to visit home, Eagle Pass, TX.

Audio: From the video itself.

#PiedrasNegras #EaglePass

Kirby's Home - March 2005 Visit to Eagle Pass

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Taken on March 2005

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A short video taken by Aaron after just arriving to visit home, Eagle Pass, TX.

In the video you can see me taking out some of my bags/luggage, the old house, a bit of the street, and some of the plants including the sour orange tree.

Audio: From the video itself.

#EaglePass

Solar Powered Tiki Torch

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Taken on February 19, 2021

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Solar powered tiki torch. Such nice weather in AZ. #TikiTorch Audio: Just the ambient sounds of the environment.

Coffee Time ☕

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Almost every morning I make a morning coffee ☕.

#coffee

Audio: From the environment itself. The dripping of the coffee and in one part Sammy meowing in the background.

Whirlm Romancing - Viva Piñata - Xbox 360 via Xbox One

Whirlm Romancing - Viva Piñata - Xbox 360 via Xbox One

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Taken on February 14, 2021

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It's Valentines 💗 so playing #VivaPiñata and romancing some whirlms. #Xbox #Xbox360 🎮 #XboxOne #VivaPinata #piñata #console #VideoGames

Audio: From the game itself.

Dia De Los Muertos 2012

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Taken on November 02, 2012

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Dia de los Muertos 2012. 

The tradition in my family is to visit at the cemetery. Liking far away from where I grew up means I can't visit during dia de los muertos. 

This is a photo of a pillow that made me remember the celebrations.

Audio: Narration by me. Random guitar notes that I created on a mini guitar that I got at the Arizona State Fair.

#DiaDeLosMuertos

Dia De Los Muertos 2013

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Taken on November 01, 2013

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Dia De Los Muertos 2013!

Dia de los Muertos takes place on the 2nd of November.  In 2013 the First Friday event in Phoenix was November1st, so they had a Dia De Los Muertos theme for it. We pained our faces before heading out for the event.  

These is  a photo collage of the photos we took of our painted faces.

Audio: Narration by myself and some random mini guitar notes that I created. 

* I don't know how to play guitar, so it is whatever it came out. HAHA!

#DiaDeLosMuertos

Halloween 2013!

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Taken on October 31, 2013

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These are the photos of Halloween 2013!  

For every Halloween I've had the desire to take photos and/or videos. After having taken so many the year before, Halloween 2012, I took just  a smaller number of photos and couldn't find any videos. If I find some videos I'll upload them at a later time, but for now these are all I could find.

No enormous prop this year. Just a Happy Halloween sign and the lady prop that we've used previously.

Audio:  Slowed down the intro of the song Scorn by Portishead that I have from the soundtrack from the movie The Craft and other bits of it and weaved it a bit along with slowed down intro of the song Europa by Monica Naranjo from the Tarantula album.

 

#Hallowen #Samhain #costumes

Halloween 2013 - The Winners ~ Pumpkin Decorating Contest

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Taken on October 31, 2013

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The winners for the annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest at work are always announced via email. These are the photos (not taken by my) that were in that email.

Audio: Slowed down to 0.50 (and separately 0.20 and stacked them) the intro of the song Scorn by Portishead that I have from the soundtrack from the movie The Craft. 

#Hallowen​ #Samhain​ #pumpkin

Halloween 2013 - Apple iPod Touch 4th Gen ~ Pumpkin Decorating Contest

Taken on October 31, 2013

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This particular year I took photos and videos of the annual Halloween Pumpkin Decorating Contest at work with both the SONY Cyber-shot camera that I had at the time as well as the iPod Touch 4th Gen that  I had at the time. 

I've previously uploaded the videos individually. 

This is a photo and video collage of the annual Halloween Pumpkin Decorating Contest from work taken with the iPod Touch 4th Gen.

Audio: Slowed down to 0.25 the intro of the song Scorn by Portishead that I have from the soundtrack from the movie The Craft. 

#Hallowen​ #Samhain​ #pumpkin

Halloween 2013 - SONY Cyber-shot ~ Pumpkin Decorating Contest

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Taken on October 31, 2013

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As you can probably tell by now, I enjoy taking multiple photos and/or videos, specially on holidays like Halloween. I also like making multiple photo and/or video collages of them. 

This particular year I took photos and videos of the annual Halloween Pumpkin Decorating Contest at work with both the SONY Cyber-shot camera that I had at the time as well as the iPod Touch 4th Gen that  I had at the time. 

I've previously uploaded the videos individually. 

This is a photo and video collage of the annual Halloween Pumpkin Decorating Contest from work taken with the CONY Cyber-shot camera.

Audio: Slowed down to half the intro of the song Scorn by Portishead that I have from the soundtrack from the movie The Craft for the photo part and then just the audio of the video itself for the video part. 

#Hallowen #Samhain #pumpkin

Halloween 2013 - A Snippet - Pumpkin Decorating Contest

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Taken on October 31, 2013

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This is a short snippet video of the annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest at work.  

Every year I take photos and video using at least two different devices. This is the video I was taking with the iPod 4 Touch but I believe the battery ran out.

Audio: From the video itself.

#Halloween #Samhain #pumpkin

Halloween 2013 - Pumpkin Decorating Contest

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Taken on October 31, 2013

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This is the quick video I took of the annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest at work. This year I had no involvement in the decorating of the pumpkin that my team did and so I can't quite remember which one it was that our team decorated. #Halloween #Samhain #pumpkin Audio: No music added, just from the video itself.