It's beginning to look a lot like...

Tonight I went looking for Halloween decorations. My two local favorites (here and here) aren't decorated this year, so I got in the car and drove around Downey.

And drove...and drove. Apparently, people aren't decorating this year, at least not in the old-fashioned way. There were quite a few of the cartoon-like inflatable decorations, such as Mike and Sully, at right. But none of the truly ghoulish decor that is so fun to photograph.

And then, at last, I saw a house in the distance, all lit up with decorations! I pulled up—and saw this house above, all ready for Christmas! And it's not even Halloween yet!