Children of the corn

This is the "lovely" objet outside the front door, which is best approached with your eyes downcast if not closed, a shame the ikea delivery guys didn't damage it when they delivered the sofa the other day! It is also set-off so well by the current display outside the block which is a mind blowing collection of pumpkins, corn and dried things....

I know that it has been Halloween (small children did knock on the door but looked like something out of ET so we didn't answer.I also am not too keen on sharing my sweets at the best of times, and you have to think of their teeth too don't you!)

But this collection has been up for weeks, and looks set to stay, added to the collection of sub-tropical looking palms that have recently appeared behind the postboxes....I'm not really sure what to make of it - except that I can only blame the neighbour opposite as none of the other blocks here seem to be dogged by this demostration of appaling taste!