I’ve never seen anything quite like it, and immediately, I absolutely fell in love with it!!
Across the core of the small city of Hartwell, Georgia, population 4,200, you’ll find autumn scarecrows on almost every street. Scores of them line the city square and surrounding streets. At first, at a distance, some of them fooled me for actual people. They’ve been specially placed as we usher in the fall season, Halloween well on its way. They simply refer to their straw men as scarecrows, and the scarecrows represent anything from fashions and lifestyles, to pop culture icons, to churches and unique businesses. Though I don’t know that I’ve seen even half of the scarecrows erected throughout the city, and didn’t snap pics of all I spotted, here are some of the many I walked by:

In front of the local United Methodist Church

Her sign reads: "We believe if you wear enough pretty lipstick, sparkly jewelry, and great shoes, no one will notice the size of your butt!"

Behind the window of the local pharmacy, the scarecrow counts out a prescription for candy corn!

Local merchant Cris shows off her lovely Lucy display. Thanks for your help, Cris!!

"Y-M-C-A!!!!"

Fun Stuff!!

One of the funniest parts of it all, was since the scarecrows from a distance often look like people, people standing still on the sidewalk at a distance (in a cell phone conversation or whatever), would start fooling us for people!!